Friday, March 24, 2023
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Gurn twitter account - usually a lot of interesting stuff
In the meantime if there's not much being posted here it's worth having a look at the Gurn twitter account. Quite a lot happens in the Nairn twittersphere these days and you can scroll down the wee twitter box on the right hand side as far as you like to see what the latest craic is. You don't have to have an account to look at tweets either.
Tweets by @GurnNurn
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Sunday, March 12, 2023
From the Gurn's gardening correspondent - "Looking around the town, it is pleasing to report that the colourful displays of flowers are already appearing along the roadsides."
Now the results are visible for the folk of Nairn and anyone passing through the town to see and enjoy. The purple flowers beside the A96 on the way out towards Inverness are looking good. At Moss-side Road two areas of white blooms have appeared. Beech Avenue has yellow crocuses, and the cemetery field led by the Grantown Road has a multi-coloured display. In the shade by the hospital car park flowers are just beginning to appear. The areas alongside the A96 towards Sainsburys at Balmakeith have fared less well: as that area was left to go wild, the bulbs have been fighting a losing battle under the bigger tougher plants that have been allowed to flourish there. And in the little leisure parkie between James' kiosk and the swimming pool, most of the bulbs planted by KNC a year or two seem to have been wiped out or mown to destruction although a few snowdrops survive in the sheltered area under the trees.
Most people probably don't pause to think how all these colourful displays came to be there. So it is perhaps worth a brief thank you to the enthusiasts of Keeping Nairnshire Colourful who put in many hours of work throughout the year for no reward other than the knowledge that they are making our town just a bit more attractive for everyone to enjoy.
And it's not over yet. Another few weeks and the golden yellow daffodils will be appearing, and perhaps - like Wordsworth - we will all see them "fluttering and dancing in the breeze".

Saturday, March 11, 2023
Feasability study for a 'Nairn Wastebusters'
Press release from Highland Council:
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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Thursday, January 05, 2023
"Its amazing what you can achieve when everyone is working together." An update on local projects from Cllr Michael Green
gurnnurn.com has a wee blether with Councillor Michael Green. An update on plans for a Nairn Waste Busters, changes to the Nairn Common Good Fund and development at the harbour. "Its amazing what you can achieve when everyone is working together."
Update: Support for Michael from Sheena Baker, former Chair of Nairn West and Suburban Community Council who told the Gurn:
"Great to hear good progress on all three topics. Each topic is important for the town and hopefully can progress speedily.
I
have prattled on for too long now about the importance of all the
various organisations and interested parties working as Team Nairn.
I
wish all of our elected members success in achieving a consensual
programme for the town and look forward to the CC’s, NICE, Greenhive,
businesses and their organisations, plus any interested individuals or
other organisations falling in line with the members to get the
programme and funding in place and allocated to Nairn.
Only then will things improve!
Good luck Michael and your fellow Councillors."