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Draft minutes of the 2026 AGM of TCC

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MINUTES OF TIREE COMMUNITY COUNCIL (TCC)

2025–6 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)

7 pm 18 June 2026

In person at the Trust Offices, Crossapol; Zoom; and streamed on the Tiree Community Council Facebook page

  1. Present: In person: Gerard McGoogan (chair) and John MacCaskill. Online: Dr John Holliday and Frances Khetrat. Kirsty MacFarlane Convenor of Coll CC also joined online.
  2. Apologies: Tim Arkless
  3. Minutes of the 2024–5 TCC AGM and matters arising: these were accepted as a true record. Proposed JMC, seconded JH. There were no matters arising.
  4. Chair’s report: 2025–6 has been a busy year with a lot of meetings, including with other island CCs, the police, health board and the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretaries. Over half the minutes over the last year were taken up with transport. JMC has borne the brunt of this and GMG paid tribute to him for his work. There should be a proper transport post on the next TCC. JMC said that our relationship with Coll CC was excellent, that transport problems were being brought to him earlier, and that CalMac local management had been very responsive. We had met the CEO and other managers from CalMac. The £4.4 m Business Resilience Fund was extended to include Tiree and other islands from the Inner Hebrides after lobbying from TCC among other CCs, and a number of local businesses had applied successfully. A few had not heard in time, and we should redouble our efforts to publicise any next round. The Oban air service had become less reliable. The new Transport Forum Facebook page has been useful. Storm Amy had a bruising impact on Tiree, with a prolonged communications outage. The island had rallied impressively to solve the many problems. This effort had been led by the team at Tiree Broadband and Rhoda Meek’s political lobbying. Some lessons have been learned, but the essential vulnerability of the island to future similar weather events remains. The Tiree library closed but re-opened with reduced hours after lobbying by TCC. Unresolved issues were the Ring’n’Ride bus, the community garden and three remaining telephone boxes.
  5. Presentation of accounts: (GMG) This year we have overspent by £135. The previous year, we had overspent by around £1000. These were legacy costs due to a planning permission application and a copyright infringement cost of £150 (down from an original charge of £800). GMG had paid a number of small items personally and then claimed them back. These are marked ‘GMC’ in the accounts. We have paid £940 of restricted funds earmarked for the bicycle repair stations to the Tiree Trust. They have now taken over this project. JMC thanked GMG for his considerable work on all this. Next year there will be an additional £357 in the grant from Argyll and Bute Council (ABC).
  6. Election of officers:  The current holders of the posts were re-elected unanimously. Convenor (GMG), proposed JMcC, seconded JH, Secretary (JH) proposed GMG, seconded FK, Treasurer (FK), proposed GMG, seconded JH.
  7. AOCB: there was none.

The meeting closed at 7.30 pm.

Dr John Holliday, 21 June 2026

Draft minutes TCC June 2026

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Following on from the AGM

TIREE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

JUNE PUBLIC MEETING

7 pm 18 June 2026

In person at the Trust Offices, Crossapol; Zoom; and streamed on the Tiree Community Council Facebook page

  1. Present: In person: Gerard McGoogan (chair) and John MacCaskill. Online: Dr John Holliday and Frances Khetrat. Kirsty MacFarlane Convenor of Coll CC also joined online.
  2. Apologies: Cllr Willie Hume, Tim Arkless.
  3. Declarations of interest: JH and GMG are trustees of Solar, which uses the Scarinish phone box. JH is a trustee of the Hynish Trust.
  4. Minutes of last meeting: these were accepted as a true record. Proposed JMC, seconded FK.
  5. Matters arising (not covered later): the mirror at Pier View. JH has contacted West Highland Housing Association and it should be installed soon.
  6. Correspondence:
  • We have received the Coll Place Plan, which was excellent. KMF said that it had taken a meeting almost every week for 18 months to produce it
  • The May police report for Tiree and Coll recorded 7 calls and 3 crimes
  • JH had contacted the doctors about the state of the present mortuary. Police Scotland will make it secure and wind and watertight. A replacement will be considered in the longer term
  1. Meeting reports: 
  • PlanetYouth: JH had attended. This youth work project has been rolled out nationally. Tiree already has an excellent youth programme, but there may be some additional funding available to expand this
  • Mull CC: JH had attended. there was nothing to report relevant to Tiree
  • Coll CC: JH had attended. The Coll capital roads maintenance budget for this financial year is £0. JH will write to Cllr Willie Hume to find out about the equivalent situation for Tiree. Coll has similar issues with the use of single-track roads by visitors. Coll CC has asked if the Tiree poster on the ferry could be changed to include ‘Tiree and Coll’. Their secretary will write to us about this
  1. Transport (JMC):
  • Members of Tiree Transport Forum had met the CalMac CEO Duncan Mackison and other members of his management team. This meeting has been separately minuted. They acknowledged that the Isle of Mull is not suitable for the Tiree run. KMF had also had a meeting with the group, and had liaised with JMC. She felt that the Area Manager should be out on the network and in the communities every other month or so, and having joint meetings with both islands. JMC agreed to support a joint letter to this effect. The company now agrees that the Colonsay service needs to be de-tangled from Coll and Tiree
  • A Freedom of Information request has gone in about the failure of the Isle of Mull to complete service on three specific days. On 7 May, the statement from the company was that weather conditions ‘were outwith the safety parameters of the vessel’. There was no acknowledgement of the state of the vessel’s bow visor. Transport Scotland has advised us that a FOI application should not be necessary in such circumstances. JMC will follow this matter up with CalMac
  • Deck space pilot: The pilot had been withdrawn during the turmoil of the last two months. JMC favours going back to a 7-day booking period for this. KMF said that the current 14-day period suited their community better, as one could be sure of making the return booking before one set off. We agreed to continue to monitor the situation. One problem is that it is, deliberately, poorly advertised. Michael Scobie, head of communications, has promised a mailshot to islanders about this and medical priority schemes once they are finalised. JMC and KMF will contact Area Manager Stephen Wood about this
  • KMF and JMC had written to CMAL about a new ferry. Kevin Hobbs CEO of CMAL has replied suggesting that a programme to procure a new vessel for Coll and Tiree is indeed likely to start next year, although no funding has been allocated for this yet. There are issues to do with the shallow berthing at the Tiree pier and the state of the pier itself that will also need to be addressed. Hobbs will visit the islands later this year
  • Kevin Hobbs also said that the new marshalling area and office at the pier are now going ahead
  • Transport Scotland (TS) Community Needs Assessment meeting at An Talla. GMG and JMC had attended and there was a healthy turnout from the island. One member of the public had put their points across very strongly, and it was important to treat visiting politicians and civil servants with respect
  • An online visitor survey for the Inner Hebrides conducted by Stantec concluded in June
  • The winter timetable submission from Tiree and Coll has gone to TS and will be passed to the Cabinet Secretary
  • Round 2 of the Business Resilience Fund: GMG has extracted the openly-published data from HIE on the Tiree and Coll businesses that have benefited. A typical grant was £5,500. One Tiree company had not heard of the fund, and if the fund is repeated—as promised in the SNP manifesto—we need to improve the publicity. Any future fund will only apply to tourist businesses and those handling perishable goods. A better way would be to have an improved weather cancellation compensation scheme
  • The Glen Sannox will not be coming to Tiree for a berthing trial
  • Coll, Tiree and Colonsay all agree to ask for a change in days to the HebAir service. KMF will write accordingly. A new contract for this service is not far away
  • Additional ‘bank’ flights for Sea Change and TMF have been agreed. The arrangements for the additional flights for the Tiree Ultra Marathon (early September) and Livestock Sales (October) are at the final stages of putting on the Loganair on-line booking system, and should be in place within the next week or so

  1. Dental service: JH had met the Chief Dental Officer John Lyon and his deputy Gill Rees from the Highland Health Board along with two other members of their team. The minutes of that meeting have not been made available yet. They acknowledged that the service has reduced since the turn of the year. Instead of a dentist on site four days a month, they were coming for four hours a month. Taking one of two children to Oban means taking them off school for a couple of days and can cost around £200. This is impossible for many families. Lack of staff, contracts which do not specify overnights away from home and the use of an air service with a 55% success rate have contributed to this. They have plans to boost the service over the next three months, and we will meet again at the end of this period. Some Coll patients are also registered at the Tiree practice.
  1. Broadband resilience: GMG has written to BT but has not had a reply. He noted the passing of Tiree Broadband, which has been incredibly successful. He thanked those behind the project from the beginning.
  2. TCC projects: 
  • Telephone boxes: three still need to be disconnected. This will have to be done by the next community council
  • Community Garden: GMG has spoken to a number of people about our Keder house, which is still in storage. We agreed to pass it to Heylipol Church Trust. If they are not successful, we will have to think again
  • Bicycle pumps: a cheque for £940 of restricted funds has been [assed to the Tiree Trust, who will now take over this project
  1. Recent planning applications: there have been 30 applications this year, the same number as last year. Some, however, are just amendments of previous applications. Most are at the east end of the island. The fragility of the road around Gott Bay to future sea level rises will need to be considered in times to come. No applications this month came within our protocol.
  2. Councillors’ reports: Jim Lynch had sent his written report. There were no others.
  3. Upcoming community council elections: nominations are still live, and we are keen for as many as possible, particularly from younger and Gaelic-speaking islanders. An election would be good. Nomination details are on our website and Facebook page.
  4. MachairWind: this is set to be a large wind farm closer to Colonsay than to us. The nearest turbine will be 18 miles away from Hynish. The turbines will be very tall. We have asked for response from the public. There has been little reaction on the island, but we have around 14 replies to our Facebook post. Most have been against; some are in favour. JH will draft a letter summarising this for submission to the Marine Directorate when the time comes.
  5. AOCB: this is likely to be the last public meeting of this session of TCC. As usual, there will be no meeting in July and due to the community council elections, no meeting is currently scheduled for August.
  6. Final remarks: JH thanked councillors and members of the public for the support of the community council, which was more needed than ever.

The meeting closed at 9 pm.

Dr John Holliday, 22 June 2026

Agenda TCC June meeting and AGM Thursday 18 June (change of date)

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TIREE COMMUNITY COUNCIL (TCC)

2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Thursday 18 June 2026 7pm

In-person at the Trust Offices, Crossapol; Zoom; and streamed on the Tiree Community Council Facebook page

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  1. Welcome
  2. Apologies
  3. Minutes of 2025 TCC AGM and matters arising
  4. Chair’s report
  5. Presentation of accounts
  6. Election of officers: Convenor, Secretary, Treasurer
  7. AOCB

following on

TIREE COMMUNITY COUNCIL (TCC)

JUNE PUBLIC MEETING

As above

  1. Welcome
  2. Apologies
  3. Declarations of interest
  4. Minutes of last meeting
  5. Matters arising(not covered later): mortuary
  6. Correspondence:
  7. Meetings reports: MachairWind; Mull CC; Coll CC
  8. Transport
  9. Dental service
  10. Broadband resilience
  11. TCC projects: 
  • Telephone boxes
  • Community Garden/
  • Bicycle pumps
  1. Recent planning applications
  2. Councillors’ reports
  3. Upcoming community council elections
  4. AOCB
  5. Final remarks

Meeting with CalMac 22 May 2026

NOTES ON THE MEETING OF CALMAC MANAGEMENT WITH TIREE COMMUNITY COUNCIL (TCC) AND THE TIREE TRANSPORT FORM (TTF)

1pm 27 May 2026, Business Centre, Crossapol

Present: Duncan Mackison, CEO CalMac; Finlay MacRae, Head of Operations;  Stephen Wood, Area Manager; Michael Scobbie, Head of Communications; John MacCaskill (chair TTF); Ann MacDonald; Kirsteen MacKinnon; Donnie MacInnes; Dr John Holiday (TCC); Phyl Meyer (TTF) joined the meeting online.

DMK outlined the published fleet roll-out plans with new large and small vessels joining the fleet over the next year. This will improve reliability. He acknowledged that he had given a similar report at his last visit to Tiree two years ago, but he hoped that we were closer to the promised improvements this time. The new vessels have more powerful bow thrusters and a new propulsion system, which should help, over time, create a channel in the sea bed beside the pier. There was, going forward, a need for a new vessel every 18 months.

JMC indicated to the CalMac reps that it is the intention of the Tiree and Coll community representatives to jointly write to Stephen Flynn, MSP, the new Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport, urging the commencement of the process for a new vessel for the route urgently. From start to launch takes around ten years. With the MV Clansman being 28 years old and our other potential vessel, the MV Hebrides, being 26 years old, it is imperative that this process starts soon. DMK agreed that this was the correct method to raise this matter, and urged us to do so.

There was an ambition to de-tangle the Tiree-Coll route from Colonsay.

The carriage of dangerous goods on the new vessels is likely to be different going forward, as various exemptions currently offered by the MCA to the older vessels expire.

There was an acknowledgement that the LOTI and the Isle of Mull were no longer suitable for the Tiree-Coll run, and every effort would be made in future not to deploy them here apart from the traditional IoM runs at TMF. The trim for the IoM was particularly sensitive, and it may have been the case that heavy loads had been denied passage on this vessel because of this.

They were still hoping for the Tiree pier and marshalling area refurbishment, but no funding has been identified yet.

CalMac was looking forward to the arrival of a new government-appointed chair of the Community Engagement Board.

CalMac was looking into freight only services to Tiree from Oban. A freight-only service out of Troon for the whole west coast has been suggested.

There was strong support for the continuation of the Coll-Tiree-Barra link, particularly to continue the links between Tiree and Coll and to allow day visits from Oban. Because the Tiree-Barra link was thinly used, there have been considerations how to use the vessel instead of steaming north: either tying up or doing an alternative run.

There was an acknowledgement that two back-to-back evening sailings on successive dayswas unbalanced, and an attempt would be made to change this.

Changing the timetable was difficult. The port of Oban was at capacity. Limitations of crew hours was an increasing problem as vessels were deployed back and forth across the network. Crews usually stay with their vessels in dry dock, but consideration is being given to deploy masters to sea duty if required. A number of senior, experienced crew were expected to retire in the next few years. Training new officers for induction on different vessels and routes will take time. CalMac have asked the Scottish Government for an increase in manpower resources and a standby vessel for the fleet.

Members of TTF and TCC asked CalMac to provide more details about interruptions in sailings instead of just ‘weather’ and ‘technical’. DMK has shown the chief executive of British Columbia Ferries around the network. Their cancellation announcement protocol was worth looking at.

There was a discussion about the priority matrix at Oban after the cancellation of sailings. There have been times when this has not appeared to work. Part of the reason was the unprecedented number of cancellations, meaning the system was overwhelmed. The hauliers asked for better communications with port staff after hours. Hauliers were also being charged for sailings they had been denied. These matters are being looked at.

The priority desk pilot group has not met for 18 months. Mull, Coll and Tiree were diverging in the systems they preferred. The pilot had also been cancelled at times of peak demand. There was an urgent need for another meeting.

The meeting concluded with a representation of the impact that ferry cancellations have had on Tiree in April and early May. TCC had had received significantly more correspondence over this period than for any other comparable period. Small local businesses have lost £10,000s, and even resilient islanders were in despair, thinking of winding up their businesses and even leaving the island. DMK accepted these points; he had heard similar points from many other communities that the company serves. The company would respond, and was hopeful that the additional resources coming through would make a real difference.

TCC and TTF thanked the CalMac team for coming out and for the constructive meeting.

Dr John Holliday, 28 May 2026

MachairWind

We are keen to get your feedback on this development.

Iona Community Council has produced this information sheet. The company has its own website. The nearest turbines will be around 18 miles from Hynish. The array will definitely be visible from Tiree. Photomontages produced by campaigners and the company are very different.

The application to the Marine Directorate has been put back to the middle or end of June, after which TCC would have a month to give our reaction.

We need your opinions.

Iona brief MachairWind v2

https://www.scottishpowerrenewables.com/offshore/machairwind

Minutes Tiree Community Council May 2026 meeting

MINUTES

APRIL PUBLIC MEETING OF TIREE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

7 pm 20 May 2026

In-person at the Trust Offices, Crossapol; Zoom; and streamed on the Tiree Community Council Facebook page

  1. Present: Gerard McGoogan (chair), John MacCaskill, Frances Khetrat (in person); Dr John Holliday (online); Sergeant Matt Shaw (online). There was one member of the public who joined online towards the end of the meeting. By the following evening, there had been 345 views on FB
  2. Apologies: Cllr Willie Hume, Tim Arkless.
  3. Scottish Parliamentary elections: we congratulated Jenni Minto on her re-election as constituency MSP. There are also seven list MSPs for the Highlands and Islands.
  4. Declarations of interest: GMG and JH are directors of Solar, who use the Scarinish phone box.
  5. Minutes of last meeting: these were agreed as accurate. Proposed by JMC and seconded by FK.
  6. Matters arising (not covered later):
  • Argyll and Bute Council (ABC) has given an uplift to all community councils of £20,000, divided equally between all of them
  • GMG has talked to the LPG and heating oil distributors on the island, and told them about available grants. The ABC energy saving visit has been re-scheduled to 26-27 May
  • Patient travel expenses. JH will re-start this now Jenni Minto is back in post
  • Library: Louise Cook has been appointed librarian at 8 hours a week. We welcomed this. It will not be moving to the school after all.
  • Mirror at Tank Farm: this has not been installed and is needed more than ever in the busier summer months. JH will chase up West Highland HA
  1. Police presentation: Sgt Matt Shaw is part of the management team for the southern Inner Hebrides. He is reviewing the evidence for the police model in this area, including the number of officers, the state of their police stations, vehicles, shift patterns and community wants. Police Scotland aims are: Safer Communities, Less Crime, Supported Victims and a Thriving Workforce. He is looking at best practice around Britain and the world. He is aware of the obligations imposed by the Islands Act. He is sending out an anonymous questionnaire, and is asking that we distribute it. He is asking for honesty. He is keen on parity of service for islanders, and his initial feeling is that service to some of the islands is below that on the mainland. TCC has been told that the Tiree community likes to have a police presence. There has been a lack of clarity over when they can be called out while off duty. Sometimes back cover for officers on leave, away with court appearances or for training has been lacking. Prevention is also important. Corroboration is a problem with single-manned posts. Body worn videos are now worn in Argyll. While evidence from these is accepted by the courts, there is a current discussion on their use with the Scottish Police Federation. They are not currently routinely used for corroboration. The one-officer model we have on Tiree is very rare, with only one other example. Models based on demand analysis do not work well on small, remote islands. Recruitment is also getting harder, and the high housing costs have a negative impact. JH will post the questionnaire on out Facebook page.
  2. Mortuary: the doctors had told JH that access had been an issue last year. MS said that Police Scotland (PS) thinks they own this facility, although some documents have not yet been found. His estates department will send in a team soon to make it functional. PS will look at the mortuary in the longer term to see where we go from here. PS does not normally own and run mortuaries.
  3. Correspondence:
  • Local Place Plan has been delayed. TCC is not currently taking part in this.
  • PS monthly report: 6 calls for Tiree and Coll, 0 crimes
  • The Hynish road has a passing place sign but no passing place. The road is busier with the developments at the Hynish Trust. JH will write to Willie Hume about the whole stretch of road
  1. Meetings report:
  • Mull CC meeting: nothing to report
  • Planet Youth: FK reported that she had been to a meeting about this project, which originated in Iceland, aiming to combat drink and drug about and mental well-being. TCC will stay involved, as the whole community needs to be part of this. Next meeting is in June
  • Seagrass survey: GMG had met them
  1. Transport (JMC):
  • TCC and Coll have battled with CalMac for the last month to get the Clansman back on the route. Businesses have been severely impacted. The Transport Forum and Coll CC will get together soon to write a framework, including the need to start planning a new ferry for Coll and Tiree. Mull have already started this process, although no funding has been allocated
  • Tiree Transport Forum and TCC are meeting the CalMac CEO next week (1300 27 June)
  • The Deck Space Pilot has been abandoned during the recent ferry difficulties and has only now been re-introduced. It is now set at 14 days, while many people now on Tiree would prefer to revert back to a 7 days booking window (JMC to check if this is possible or not via CalMac Area Management). Publicising it has also been limited, and many island passengers did not know what had been happening
  • Tiree Transport Forum met Stephen Wood on 29 April. It was a hard-hitting meeting, but most of the issues need to be dealt with a higher levels of management
  • Winter timetable consultation ‘26/27 is currently open. We are looking for the same timetable as last year, plus a weekly freight-only Oban-Tiree sailing. Coll supports this. We should hear by June. TTF feel that the LOTI is no longer fit for purpose
  • The new Tiree Transport Forum FB page had 282,000 views in the last month. Thanks to David Beaman for setting this up
  • The Isle of Mull did not sail recently in seemingly reasonable conditions. We have written to CalMac to find out why
  • There is an on-line ‘Island Visitors: Community Needs Assessment Survey’ now available for visitors to complete (as per a link shortly to be made available on the TCC website and also available now on the Tiree Transport Forum FB Page. This survey, run by Transport Scotland, closes on 14 June 2026. There is also a separate Community Needs Assessment Drop-in session at An Talla on 10 June from 1530 to 1900) for Tiree residents, again facilitated by Transport Scotland. TCC urges the community to attend and make the case for improved transport links to/from Tiree. JH will put the up on the TCC FB page
  • Kirsty MacFarlane from Coll has made a Freedom of Information request about loading factors on the boat. Cars and passengers carried this March are down 26% compared to last year, and last year was bad enough
  • An Islands Residents Card is being considered
  • Our meeting with the Loganair CEO has been postponed to the summer
  • JMC had attended the airport users’ group meeting on 30 April. They are going to expand the carpark by nine places, and introduce a one-way system
  • JMC has a new point of contact with Loganair
  • We thanked JMC for his hard work, as well as the Tiree port team
  • Islands Business Resilience Fund: GMG submitted a response to a survey on the first round of this. The fund needs to be set up quickly. Hauliers should also be included. The SNP have promised a £10 million fund within 20 days of assuming office. He hoped it would be less restrictive than the last one, which left a few Tiree businesses unable to apply. The economic damage is likely to be long term. GMG will write to Joe Reade on Mull and also contact other islands
  • There was no news on a community bus
  1. MachairWind proposal: JH has been attending a group organised by Iona CC. Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) is working on a proposal to build a large windfarm off Iona, Colonsay and Islay. There will be 90 turbines, possibly up to 340 m high (7 x higher than Skerryvore Lighthouse). The nearest will be 18 miles away from Hynish. There will be red lights on the top of each tower. SPR will be making an application to the Marine Directorate towards the end of June. Tiree has not been designated a ‘host community’, and, as such, is unlikely to get much from any community benefit fund. The company’s photomontage shows a few white dots on the horizon towards Colonsay; those generated by campaigners on Iona are much more intrusive. JH will put the relevant links for both sides of the argument on our FB page and website. We are asking for views on this.
  2. Dental service: JH is to meet NHS Highland Dental management on 11 June. The service has improved to some extent recently.
  3. Broadband/Resilience: there was an in-person de-brief on Storm Amy three weeks ago. It was useful, but we still feel that the emergency response team does not understand the true impact of an event like this on an island. MCG has written to Ofcom about the different compensation packages from the various ISPs. Sky has been the best. He has also written to BT and is awaiting a response.
  4. TCC projects:
  • Telephone boxes: we now have a quote to disconnect the electrical grid from three boxes. GMG will proceed. We will then uplift the boxes at Kenovay and Scarinish. JH will find out about the Community Support Fund
  • Community Garden: this was set up by TCC but is now managed by Tiree Community Business. We debated what we should do with the Keder house which we procured three years ago but is still in storage. GMG had discussed this with the manager of the Trust. The school and the possible community garden at Heylipol Church were mentioned. Sam Bouchnak, a member of the Tiree Community Garden WhatsApp page, joined to say that the group was still active and hoped to use the Keder house themselves. GMG will negotiate with the different parties
  • Bicycle pump: the Trust will take this over, and we will pass on the funds that pertain to this project
  1. Visitor Levy: an amended Levy has returned from the Scottish Parliament and will be consulted on by ABC. TCC will respond appropriately.
  2. Recent planning applications: there were three planning applications in the previous four weeks, none of which concerned TCC.
  3. Drinks Licence extension: the Reef Inn has applied to extend its licensed hours to 11am to midnight. We had no objections.
  4. Councillors’ reports: Jim Lynch has provided a written report of his month’s activities.
  5. Upcoming community council elections: the next meeting of TCC will be its last. Nominations for the new TCC will open on 5 June and close on 25 June. Anyone 16 and over and on the electoral roll can apply. We encouraged a wide application.
  6. AOCB: there was none.
  7. Next meeting including AGM will be held on 7pm 17 June in person and online and on Facebook

Dr John Holliday 21 May 2026

Agenda April public meeting of Tiree Community Council 7pm 20th May 2026

In-person at the Trust Offices, Crossapol; Zoom; and streamed on the Tiree Community Council Facebook page

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1. Welcome: including new MSPs (list and constituency)
2. Apologies
3. Declarations of interest
4. Minutes of last meeting
5. Matters arising (not covered later): Tiree library
6. Police presentation
7. Correspondence: Local Place Plan delayed; Sky
8. Meetings report: Islands Business Resilience Fund Review; Mull CC meeting; Debrief of Tiree sub-sea cable and storm Incident; Planet Youth
9. Transport
10. MachairWind proposal
11. Dental service
12. Mortuary
13. Broadband/Resilience
14. TCC projects: Telephone boxes/Community Garden/ Bicycle pump
15. Visitor Levy
16. Recent planning applications
17. Councillors’ reports
18. Upcoming community council elections
19. AOCB
20. Next meeting including AGM will be held on 7pm 10th June in person, online and on Facebook