The 2 hour meeting discussed the issues around youth work in Merkinch and it was agreed that the Street Pastors would have a presence in the area, launching on May 15th.
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Merkinch Football Academy
Are you able to volunteer a couple of hours a week? Merkinch Partnership are looking for football coaches to assist with delivering an organised and professional football programme within Merkinch. Get involved, help your community, gain qualifications and experience as well as having some fun at the same time. Merkinch Partnership Sports will guide you into becoming a coach, covering any course costs and paying expenses. Contact David on 07951 977 922 or email david@merkinch.org.uk for details.
Register now for the Merkinch Mile
The race will take place at the Merkinch Local Nature Reserve on June 27th. Entry is £2 and forms can be collected from Merkinch Enterprise, 14 Grant Street or MP33. Closing date for entries is Thursday 25th June.
Athletics
Merkinch primary school recorded its best ever placings in the McRobert Cup Cross Country event on the 20th March. On a day more appropriate to our summer 36 athletes from Merkinch Primary took part in cross country races at the Bught Park over distances between 1200 and 1600 metres. With nearly 700 athletes from schools across the Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch & Strathspey area the competition was fierce but some determined running from Michael Shields-Stevenson secured himself a very well deserved 3rd place in the primary 2/3 boys race and with his team mates in close pursuit took 3rd place in the boys team event. Congratulations also go to the following Merkinch athletes who were first home in their race for their team:
Mathew McLoughlin finished 34th in the boys P6/7.
Danielle Knox finished 120th in the girls P6/7.
Jake MacDonald finished 39th in the boys P4/5.
Anna-Louise Mackenzie finished 48th in the girls P4/5.
Mia Mackay finished 14th in the girls P2/3
Merkinch Karate Club
Coach Dolina Ross issued new belts to the successful members of Merkinch Karate Club at their grading session in March.
Michael receiving his medal from Provost Jimmy Gray
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Cage football is an exciting, high speed, action packed two on two game of football played in a giant cage giving a gladiatorial feel to the game. Run by Youth For Christ, the Nomad Cage Football team travel the country setting up the cage to allow participants the opportunity to take part in this fast and furious game. Games normally last only a few minutes but are full of action and demand high levels of skill. Nomad cage football comes to Inverness courtesy of Merkinch Partnership funded by the Fairer Scotland Fund from the 26th April to May 2nd, the cage will be based in Inverness High School during the day but will also be available at locations around the Merkinch area in the evenings and on Wednesday 29th April at Culduthel Hall from 6:30-8:30. The weeks sporting activities will climax on Saturday 2nd May when the team set the cage up in Westfield, South Kessock. For more information contact Merkinch Partnership Sports Co-ordinator on 07951 977 922.
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In 2007 various local groups took park in the artist in residency project, The Other Side of Air. Del Whitticase worked in Merkinch with the Art Group and Multi-Cultural Sowing group creating art work that was shown the the Trinity and Methodist Churches.
The screening will also show the three short films created by young people from the area, Ghost River, Merkinch Film and Face of Faith.
Now the project is finished the DVD of the project will be shown at Eden Court on the 18th April and anyone who was involved with the project, or interested is welcome to come along to the screening.
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Ullie Wenzel, the Inverness Green Gym Officer, sent in this report from the Merkinch Local Nature Reserve:
"Tuesday late afternoon I went for a wee walk around the Reserve and met a very exciting bunch of local residents! Three deer were grazing just off the boardwalk and quite happily ignored my presence for around 15 minutes until one of them lifted its head and studied me more closely. After that they leisurely ambled off into the woods.. Anyway, I managed to take a lot of pictures, it was beautiful down there as well - nobody else around and some fantastic light (oh, and a strong and chilly wind too)."
If anyone has any photos of wildlife in the Reserve, please let us know.
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Merkinch Partnership Officer Anne Sutherland and Arts Worker Annie Marrs have produced a powerpoint presentation with voiceover which gives an overview of the background and work of Merkinch Partnership and the projects it supports.
For more information about any of the projects in the presentation please contact Anne on 01463 718989.
Click here to view
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The recently formed Arts in Merkinch steering group agreed at its last meeting to put on a festival event in Merkinch - "Merkinch Unplugged" - focussing on acoustic folk and traditional Scottish music.
A sub-group, set up to take the proposal forward, met on 18th March to draw up an action plan. The event will take place in September, dependent on sourcing funding.
For more information contact Merkinch Partnership Arts Worker Annie Marrs on 01463 240085.
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