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When the Rio Tinto Aluminium bid was made, albeit unsuccessfully, we were given every encouragement by the Scottish Government to continue to engage with the new owner GFG Alliance which, in return for Government support, had made a formal Undertaking to complete a land transaction with the East Lochaber Community Trust. Over the years, many … Read more

The vote on the special resolution closed on Friday 15th October and the 75% threshold was passed.  We will now press ahead with the new articles of association and the name change to the East Lochaber Community Trust. Once the change has been made we will be in touch with the Lochaber members regarding next … Read more

We have today emailed members as follows:   Dear Member, VOTE ON THE SPECIAL RESOLUTION   As intimated by email in March and August, we must move to change our Articles of Association.   Following some consultation, members living in Laggan feel that their area should come out of the Trust.  This is a fundamental … Read more

With the Greensill difficulties, things now seem much more serious than the GFG Alliance scrutiny mentioned in our last communication a year ago. Following the acquisition by GFG in late 2016 we continued to be in touch with Jahama Highland Estates through their first chief executive and felt quite close to a proposal in late … Read more

Given that most people see some link between Brexit and expansion of production at the Smelter, it’s not surprising that in recent weeks we have had several enquiries about the likelihood of a land deal happening. It also has to be acknowledged that some queries have arisen following various press reports of scrutiny of the … Read more

Progress has been very slow over the past few months but we continue to pursue our aim of achieving a significant land transaction in favour of the community. We are still in communication with the Scottish Government and GFG Alliance; meetings are ongoing and we have the advice and support of Community Land Scotland. It … Read more

Progress continues to be slow but we still move forwards. Although we were initially content with the principle of the GFG Alliance instructing a review of the entire estate, we have become disappointed with the eventual timescale as the conclusion is still some weeks away. We continue to engage with the company and, at their … Read more

Approaching 130 from Laggan to Kinlochleven to Inveraray attended our Extraordinary General Meeting on 25th April in Fort William which allowed the formality of appointing the directors nominated by the membership. The meeting also heard a report from the board on activities over the past year. A full AGM will be held around October. Following … Read more

An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Trust will be held in the Duncansburgh Macintosh Church Hall, Fort William at 7pm on Tuesday 25th April 2017. This will be followed by a Members’ Gathering with a keynote speaker and opportunity for discussion. Please note that while Ordinary members are entitled to attend and vote (or appoint … Read more

The EGM on 25th April will be followed by a Gathering when Faye MacLeod will speak on “Why Community Ownership?” Faye is a partner with Campbell Stewart MacLennan & Co in Portree and Benbecula, who carried out the Financial Analysis on the Rio Tinto Aluminium Estates for the Trust last year. She has much experience … Read more