Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Press Release
9th July 2009
Comhairle’s Gaelic Committee Meet On South Uist
The Gaelic Language Plan Implementation Committee of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar met on Tuesday the 7th of July 2009 at Kildonan Museum, Isle of South Uist. It was appropriate that the Committee met on South Uist during Ceòlas week, the annual Fèis of Gaelic language, song, music, dance and culture and also as the Comhairle have given and continue to give financial support to the Fèis.
The Committee discussed a wide variety of topics and were pleased to report that the Comhairle were successful in five applications of funding to the second round of Bòrd na Gàidhlig’s Gaelic Language Act Implementation Fund (GLAIF). Tobar an Dualchais, the digitisation project which will make available online over 12,000 hours of recordings from the School of Scottish Studies, National Trust’s Campbell of Canna Collection and the BBC will recieve £7,500 of funding from the Gaelic budget.
The Committee also visited the Lochboisdale office of Tobar an Dualchais and were given an update from Uist office Manager Shona MacDonald of the progress being made. Theatre Hebrides were also awarded £1,500 of funding towards a new project entitled Mac an t-Srònaich, written by the award winning writer and emerging playwright Catriona Lexy Campbell.
Chair of the Gaelic Committee, Councillor Agnes Rennie, said:“I am delighted the meeting is being held on South Uist and appropriately so during the week of Cèolas, a Fèis which continues to go from strength to strength with each passing year and demonstrates the success of the Fèis movement. As a Committee we greatly welcome the news that five project applications to Bòrd na Gàidhlig’s GLAIF fund have been successful. This highlights the Comhairle’s commitment to fulfilling the strategic aims of the Comhairle’s Gaelic Language Plan”.
Coinneamh Comataidh Gàidhlig Na Comhairle Ann An Uibhist A Deas
Choinnich Comataidh Buileachaidh Plana Cànan Chomhairle nan Eilean Siar air Dimàirt 7 Iuchar 2009 ann a Taigh-tasgaidh Chill Donnain ann an Uibhist a Deas. Bha e iomchaidh gur ann an Uibhist a Deas a chaidh a’ choinneamh a chumail oir bha Fèis Ceòlas a’ gabhail àite air an eilean, Fèis a tha air taic-airgid fhaighinn bhon Chomhairle tro nam bliadhnaichean.
Chaidh beachdachadh air caochladh chuspair agus bha a’ Chomataidh toilichte ainmeachadh gu bheil a’ Chomhairle air a bhith soirbheachail le bhith a’ faighinn taic-airgid airson còig pròiseactan bhon dàrna cuairt de Mhaoin Gnìomhachadh Achd na Gàidhlig (GLAIF). Fhuair Tobar an Dualchais, pròiseact didseatach far a bheil còrr air 12,000 uair a thìde de chlàran-fuaim bho Sgoil Eòlais na h-Alba, Cruinneachadh nan Caimbeulach an Canaidh aig Urras Nàiseanta na h-Alba agus a’ BhBC gu bhith air a chur air-loidhne, £7,500 not de thaic-airgid bho buidseat na Gàidhlig.
Chaidh a’ Chomataidh gu Oifisean Tobar an Dualchais ann an Loch Baghasdail far an d’ fhuair iad fiosrachadh air mar a tha a’ phròiseact a’ tighinn air adhart bho Mhanaidsear Oifis Uibhist, Shona NicDhòmhnaill. Fhuair Theatre Hebrides £1,500 de thaic-airgid airson pròiseact ùr air a bheil an tiotal Mac an t-Srònaich, leis an sgrìobhadair Catrìona Lexy Chaimbeul.
Thuirt Cathraiche na Comataidh, an Comhairliche Agnes Rennie:“Tha mi air leth toilichte gu bheil a’ choinneamh a’ gabhail àite ann an Uibhist a Deas agus gu h-àraidh air seachdain Ceòlas, Fèis a tha a’ dol bho neart gu neart gach blìadhna agus a tha na deagh eisimpleir de shoirbheachas nam Fèisean. Mar Chomataidh tha sinn gu mòr a cur fàilte air an naidheachd gu robh còig pròiseactan soirbheachail ann a bhith a’ faighinn taic-airgid bho GLAIF. Tha seo na chomharra air dealasachd na Comhairle ann a bhith a’ coileanadh amasan ro-innleachdach Plana Cànan na Comhairle”.
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Nigel Scott
Communications Officer
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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Tel: 07884 236103 (Mobile)
email: nscott@cne-siar.gov.uk
Ruairidh Maciver
Communications Assistant
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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Tel: 07881 774601 (Mobile)
email: ruairidh.maciver@cne-siar.gov.uk
