SPÒRSNIS HAS RECEIVED a donation of £200 from the Ness Detachment of the 1st Highlanders ACF. At the Cadets weekly drill at their base in Lionel on Monday evening, the cheque was presented by Lance Corporal Alasdair Smith to Donald A Morrison, vice-chairman of the spòrsnis committee. Thanking the cadets for their donation, Mr Morrison said: “I want to pay tribute to you all for making this very generous donation from your hard earned funds. We are delighted that you are able to support us financially but also for your interest in the centre. I’m sure that you will enjoy the facilities that will be on offer at spòrsnis early next year and behalf of the spòrsnis committee I wish you well in your activities over the summer months and for the future.”Detachment commander C/Sgt Anne Marvin explained how they had raised the funds: “On 14 May eight of us walked across the moor from Tolsta to Ness. It was a fine day and we all enjoyed it. We raised around £400 - we decided to split the money with spòrsnis and the rest will go towards buying some adventure training gear.”
The Ness ACF Detachment has been active for many years and is always encouraging more local youngsters to join up. There is an action packed programme including a two week summer camp and participation in the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme at various levels over the coming year. Recently they had a weekend away in Benbecula where they took part in clay pigeon shooting, abseiling, rock climbing, mountain biking and experienced the rigours of camping out in the Hebrides in summer.Later in the summer Corporal Emma Wren will be one of 13 cadets from Scotland going to Fallingbostel in Germany for training.
Any youngster interested in joining the cadets can go along to the Lionel Old Schoolhouse on a Monday evening and speak to the cadets and the instructors and see for themselves what is involved.
