A Gurn from Nurn

Sunday, June 05, 2011

Nairnshire Challenge 2011 - Pictures

First few pictures now up on the Gurn flickr pages. Lots more to come over the next few days.

Tip - To see larger images if browsing pictures on flickr, click the Actions tab above the individual picture and then click "View all sizes."
Update latest 07/06/11 - 1343 images uploaded including first batch taken in town. Quite a few images taken in the town to go up yet.

Transport Authorities practice to meet anticipated demand from Nairnites for travel to Sainsbury's

Well that's what this observer thought it was until Laurie, in charge of traffic management for Today's Nairnshire Challenge, put me right. Good luck to all participants today. Hopefully we'll have some pictures of the event on the Gurnflickr pages later this evening.

Saturday, June 04, 2011

Buckie lifeboat arrives at Nairn harbour

The Buckie lifeboat vists Nairn Harbourfest 2011. Picture Murray MacRae.

Memories of fluffy clouds in the windy city

Nairnite Ricky Cameron muses on his membership of the Cloud Apreciation Society.

Friday, June 03, 2011

BBC Plonkers

Mrs Gurnmeister gasped with indignation this evening while watching Landward on BBC2 as the reporter referred to "the Nairn in Morayshire".

Apart from that elementary mistake the snippet on the River Nairn was as advertised, Nairn anglers were shown catching North American Signal Crayfish in traps. The mannie from SNH was rather defeatist however, claiming that very little could be done but Nairn anglers feel that they can make a difference. Amazing isn't it? The authorities are keen to spend big money on getting all the mink but when it comes to these crayfish beasties that like to eat salmon eggs it's a different story. Bin the defeatist mannie and spend the equivalent of his salary on a few more traps?

PS if you didn't see Landward then issue 12 is available on the BBC iPlayer for a few days. The Nairn item is about 10.48 minutes into the video.

Dangerous White Line?

Concerns were expressed at Wedensday night's Suburban CC meeting that motorists could find themselves driving up onto the pavement in foggy conditions etc, if they followed the white line on the new pavement at the Sandown crossroads. The inside white line must be there to prevent cyclists from riding into the the regular drain recesses along the road that cut into the pavement.

Councillors also discussed posssible future options for Sandown Farm Lane to reduce the frequency and speed of rat-runners. There were calls for the 60 m.ph. limit to be reduced to 30. The possibilities of speed bumps and the suggestion of blocking the road off were also discussed.