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As you may know, the Prime Minister of the Faroes and the Conveners of Orkney and Shetland Island Councils are visiting the Western Isles on the 8th and 9th September. For your information please find attached a copy of the itinerary. You or your representative are welcome to attend the meeting of the Council and the Community Planning Partnership tomorrow evening (First time a Prime Minister has attended a meeting of the Comhairle!) or to attend any of the scheduled visits on Friday (Arnish in particular might make a good photo/pictures.) If you do intend going to Arnish can you let Norma Hogan at WIE know so that she can make the necessary Health and Safety arrangments? She is on 703703.
VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER OF FAROES AND CONVENERS OF ORKNEY AND SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCILS
8 – 10 SEPTEMBER 2005
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Thursday 8 September
Late p.m. Faroese Prime Minister and Conveners of Orkney and Shetland and officials are met at Stornoway airport by Comhairle na Eilean Siar and transported to hotels.
1815 Delegate transport from hotels to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar main offices, Sandwick Road, Stornoway
18.30 – 19.30 Joint meeting of Comhairle and Community Planning Partnership, Council Chamber.
- Welcome and introduction by Convener, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Short speech by Faroese Prime Minister on inter-island co-operation
- Responses by Conveners of Orkney and Shetland Councils
- Open discussion
- Summing up and conclusions – Convener, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
19.30 – 21.30 Reception and Buffet for Comhairle and Community Planning Partners and invited guests, Members’ Dining Room, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
Friday 9 September
08.40 Collect from Hotel and take to Council Offices
09.00 – 09.30 INITIAL BRIEFING AT COMHAIRLE OFFICES, SANDWICK ROAD
- Community Planning: Objectives and Local Framework (Bill Howat, Chief Executive, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar)
- Creating Communities of the Future (Calum Iain MacIver, Head of Economic Development, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar /Donnie Macaulay, ChiefExecutive, Western Isles Enterprise)
09.30 – 09.45 Transport departs for Arnish
09.45 – 10.30 RENEWABLE ENERGY
- Visit to Arnish Point: presentation on the yard and its strategic relevance (hosted by WIE)
10.30 – 10.45 Depart for Taigh Shiphoirt, Studio
11.00 – 11.45 BROADBAND
- Visit to Taigh Shiphoirt
- Brief tour of studio
- Connected Communities presentation (Donnie Morrison)
11.45 – 12.15 Travel to Morven Gallery, Barvas for Lunch
12.15 – 13.15 Lunch
13.15 – 13.45 Depart Gallery for Shawbost
14.00 – 14.45 JOB DISPERSAL
- Consumer Direct (tour and presentation)
14.45 – 15.15 Depart Shawbost for the Boardroom at Lews Castle College, Stornoway
15.15 – 17.15 UHI MILLENNIUM INSTITUTE
- Presentation on Stornoway Trust and community renewable energy (Iain MacIver)
- Lews Castle College presentation (David Green, Principal, Lews Castle College)
- Culture & Heritage: Gaelic Language Plan (Annie MacSween)
- Afternoon Tea
PLENARY SESSION
- Thoughts / comments / observations
- Differences / similarities
- Opportunities for collaborative working
17:30 – 18.30 Return to Hotel
1900 – 1900 Depart for Dinner at Digby Chicks, Stornoway
Saturday 10 September
Depending on visitors travel arrangements – Visits to tourist sites such as Callanish and/or Harris. Possibility of arranging Golf or other activities according to tastes.
Nigel Scott
Communications Officer
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Tel: 01851 709389 (Work)
Tel: 07884 236103 (Mobile)
email: nscott@cne-siar.gov.uk |
