New Wick High School, Primary Schools, Community Facilities

[Keyser_soze]

A couple of quick questions , theres a gymnasium being built , will this be open to the general public ? will the highland council actually supply machinery that actually works ? unlike the current gym in lower pulteneytown where we the users are consistently fobbed off by those in power.

[Bill Fernie]

Nicola Sturgeon at the new Wick High turf cutting http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=5131

[Bill Fernie]

A couple of quick questions , theres a gymnasium being built , will this be open to the general public ? will the highland council actually supply machinery that actually works ? unlike the current gym in lower pulteneytown where we the users are consistently fobbed off by those in power.

Have you contacted High Life Highland who run the facilities now under a contract from the council - http://highlifehighland.com/
If so what response did you get. This was brought up at the schools Stakeholder group and I understood it was being looked at as all the equipment is on a lease arrangement and should be fixed under the leasing arrangements. Did this happen? Are there still problems? If so let me know what the problems are currently for you by email me at bill.fernie.cllr@highland.gov.uk

[Bill Fernie]

Stakeholder Group minutes can be found at http://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads..._group_minutes

[Bill Fernie]

Financial close for Wick Campus puts project full steam ahead

See http://caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=5584

Progress Photo Gallery - http://www.caithness.org/atoz/wick/p...y=107&start=24

[Bill Fernie]

The latest Stakeholder minutes for October 2015 are now available at http://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/download/89/new_schools_proposed_for_wick-stakeholder_group_minutes

Also there the latest actions notes.

Photo of the site can be seen at http://www.caithness.org/atoz/wick/p...ry=107&start=0

A link to the photos can be found on the main Caithness.org front page in the left hand column.

[Bill Fernie]

The next stakeholders meeting has been changed from Monday 2nd, to Monday 23rd February 2015 due to availability of project team members.

[Keyser_soze]

Hi Bill, Yes I contacted those in power, mr Durrand & his superior ., The gym was supplied with brand new equipment after that rant so I have to say thank you to the highland council on that point.

But back to the original point, theres a new state of the art school being built, the gym equipment will be good as well BUT theres still not going to be a sauna !!?? Why ?? if wee p[laces like Golspie can have a jaccuzi , steam room & sauna , why the heck cant Wick ?? The population is 4 times that of Golspie so WHY ??

Why do we have to go 20 miles to get A a steam room or B a sauna ?? this is 2015 & this is the chance to put things right, instead of treating Wickers like 4th class citizens, we need to get these modern day comodoties in our town

[Camra]

Hi Bill, Yes I contacted those in power, mr Durrand & his superior ., The gym was supplied with brand new equipment after that rant so I have to say thank you to the highland council on that point.

But back to the original point, theres a new state of the art school being built, the gym equipment will be good as well BUT theres still not going to be a sauna !!?? Why ?? if wee p[laces like Golspie can have a jaccuzi , steam room & sauna , why the heck cant Wick ?? The population is 4 times that of Golspie so WHY ??

Why do we have to go 20 miles to get A a steam room or B a sauna ?? this is 2015 & this is the chance to put things right, instead of treating Wickers like 4th class citizens, we need to get these modern day comodoties in our town

Assume you presented your expectations at all the public consulation and planning stages KS cant find anything on the HC planning website of such.

[Camra]

I understand a steam room and sauna are included in the design.