Dingwall 'craft village' scheme offers post-lockdown ray of hope; Dingwall Men's Shed stalwarts hailed for creative hub vision
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PROPOSALS for an ambitious "craft village" that will pump fresh life into Ross-shire's county town, reduce social isolation and pass on skills to a new generation have been unveiled.
Planning approval for the project has already been granted and hopes are high it will become a trailblazing centre for activities ranging from woodwork and metalwork to horticulture and arts and crafts.
The Dingwall and District Men's Shed charitable group behind it now hopes to build on goodwill already generated in the town through countless hands-on projects that have helped improve the environment and offered a helping hand to others.
A kick-start for funding to help service units planned for the old skate park at Jubilee Park has already come from friends of the town's Highland Rheumatology Unit at the nearby Ross Memorial Hospital in gratitude for work on the garden and benches there.
Read the full story inside today's Ross-shire Journal – out today.
