Project Sponsors
We are grateful to the sponsors who have helped to get the project off the ground and carry it through to a successful conclusion.
This page lists all the people who have given materials, equipment, time, or
other contributions to the project
Thanks are due to :
John Kirk, Rothiemoon, Nethybridge
Tel 01479 821348 or 07774 173173
For all your plant hire, drainage
and landscaping works including septic tanks and soakaways –
John kindly provided a digger and driver for 3 days which carried out all
our major hard landscaping work.
Spey Valley Hire Centre, Aviemore
Tel 01479 810555
All Machinery Hire and materials ideal for our project. We are indebted
to Brian and his team for delivering everything we needed from a rotovator
to the sand and cement - usually at very short notice! Thanks guys!
Highland Council - Badenoch & Strathspey Area
Quite apart from their valuable financial assistance, we would like to
thank Richard Porteous and his Highland Council team for all their help in
supplying advice and assistance for the project together with the safety
fencing and loads more - many thanks!
Bradstone
http://www.bradstone.com
Tel 01335 372289 - Local supplier is Spey Valley Hire Limited.
Bradstone has very kindly supplied all the materials required to pave the access
path from the entrance down into the lower part of the garden - generally known
as “lock block” together with granite sets and edging kerbs.
Acorn Signs, Inverness
http://www.acornsigns.co.uk
Tel 01463 713708
Thanks for supplying the signwriting on our banner.
Auchgourish Gardens
http://www.auchgourishgardens.com
Tel 01479 831464
Iain Brodie of Auchgourish Gardens is providing and landscaping the upper rockery of
our community garden together with the design and installation of the natural water
feature in the lower garden. His hard work will be rewarded!
BSW Sawmills, Boat of Garten
http://www.bsw.co.uk
Tel 01479 831251
We are over the moon that BSW, our local sawmill and supplier of fine timber, have
agreed to supply the materials required to replace all the fencing surrounding the
community garden. They have also offered to supply the handrail for our access path.
This is much more than we ever expected and our thanks go to Scott Shiells and Ronnie
Grant for this huge donation. They also make wonderful decking.
David Ritchie, Haulage Contractor, Carr-bridge
Tel 01479 841217
Thanks to David for all the aggregate delivered and also for transporting the topsoil.
Speyside Heather Garden & Visitor Centre
http://www.heathercentre.com
Tel 01479 851359
The Lambies’ award winning talents will be evident in their part of our Community Garden. As well as landscaping and planting their designated area, they have been extremely
helpful in providing useful contacts and advice in our project.
Tullochs
currently building in Aviemore, courtesy of Tony Miller, thanks for all the
topsoil and the use of the forklift - saved us a lot of time!
Russwood Timber, Newtonmore
http://www.russwood-joinery-products.co.uk
Tel 01540 673648
Thanks for supplying the railway sleepers at their lowest price possible. The sleepers play
an important part of the garden theme by providing edging and some seating.
Pitebe Lawn Turf, Milton of Fintray, Aberdeen.
Tel 01224 7911211
Anne Smith has generously donated Pitbe’s super turf required for our central garden area.
Ewan MacDonald, Inverness.
Tel 01463 790711
Evan and his team from Inverness for making such a smooth job of laying our pathway paving.
Graham MacPherson, Boat of Garten
http://www.boatofgarten.com/macpherson
Tel 01479 831355
Our local Electrical Contractor for installing and supplying all the light fittings, cabling
and labour for the garden lighting displays and power supply.
The Boat Hotel, Boat of Garten
http://www.boathotel.co.uk
Tel 01479 831258
They kept us going with teas and coffees throughout the project and they kindly offered
to provide the catering for the TV crew during their stay and also food, wine and
refreshments for the opening. We also appreciate their patience
(and that of their guests) for putting up with our “building site” conditions in their
car park area over the summer months.
Cairgorms Partnership, and
14 The Square, Grantown on Spey
Scottish National Heritage
Auchentoul, Aviemore
Thanks for their assistance in providing funding for the skilled labour required to lay
the access path. We are delighted that they felt they could help fund a project which
allows access for all abilities. We are certain that this facility will be enjoyed by
many who may not have managed the steps in the past.
New Opportunities Fund, Awards for All
We were delighted to secure funds from the New Opportunities Fund, Awards for All,
for our magnificent dry stane dyke and for the labour to erect all the perimeter
fencing. This funding also enabled us to construct the feature entrance archway
currently being designed and assembled by Iain Murray.
Boat of Garten Community Council
Many thanks to Boat of Garten Community Council who have donated £250 to
our project. Individual donations too have been much appreciated. There are too
many to mention here but thank you very much to those who have contributed so
generously. All these will be put to good use within the garden.
Brian and Maureen Gillies, Boat of Garten Caravan Park
Tel 01479 831652
Brian & Maureen spotted our need for seating for the top seating area and
very generously donated a 5’ seat. We hope that this will provide a welcome
seat for visitors to the garden and would like to thank Mr & Mrs Gillies
very much.
Boat of Garten Visitor Association
BogVA came to the rescue when we told them that we needed another seat for the
top seating area. BoGVA, whose membership includes many local hotels, guest houses
and B&Bs, donated the second seat and this will be delivered soon.
Dave Fallows, Saltire.net, Newtonmore
Thanks for designing the wonderful web page on the community website and for
putting up with all the hassle involved in updating it - thanks Dave!
Creative Wood Furniture, Grantown on Spey
Tel 01479 873319
Thanks to Mark Samuels for providing the original handcrafted seats for the lower garden area.
Blue Circle Cement
Thanks very much to Graham Halkerstone for all the cement to complete our project.
Highland Sugar Craft
Tel 01479 831769
Thanks to Mandy who produced the most wonderfully decorated cake for our opening - Yum!
Highland Industrial Supplies, Inverness
Tel 01463 239160
Evan, thank you for donating the composted bark and peat moss.
Baldow Smithy, Kincraig
Tel 01540 651368
for making and fitting our wrought iron gate in such short a time.
Strathspey Railway Company
http://www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk/
Tel 01479 810725
Thanks for granting us a lease of the land and enabling us access to a water supply
and electric power for the water feature and Thomas the Tank engine for whistling
so loud he never ceased to make us jump!
Amanda Calvert, Dry Stane Dyker and Nick Aitken
Tel 01540 673740
Highland Council’s Dry Stane Dyker who together created an
already much admired masterpiece.
Harrison & Margaret Robinson of Pebble Beach, California
many thanks for your most generous donation. We hope you enjoyed your stay in Boat
of Garten and that your next trip here will not be so eventful!
The following suppliers of plants, shrubs and bulbs - all supplied with excellent advice and good wishes:
Ardfearn Nurseries
Tel 01463 243250
Auchgourish Gardens, Boat of Garten
http://www.auchgourishgardens.com
Tel 01479 831464
Greens Nurseries, Nairn
Tel 01667 452760
Inshriach Nurseries
Tel 01540 651287
Speyside Heather Centre
http://www.heathercentre.com
Tel 01479 851359
Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Jupiter Nursery
Tel 01324 494974
Thanks to everyone who raked, baked, dug, cleaned, painted, built, made tea, brushed
and barrowed and helped us make our Community Garden Project a success
Steering Group Members:
Iain Murray, Lorraine MacPherson, Christine Morrison, Shona Tatchell, Margaret Hutchison, Phillipa MacDonald
