Project Report
| Oct 19, 2020
Winter Approaching
By Robert Forbes | LCDT Treasurer
Our Bridge Project has moved to a new phase. We have assigned a contractor to carry out Stage One of the Project which will carry out a number of ground checks and site surveys to determine the best options for the next phase. The Stage One process includes a Options Appraisal to identify the best position and design of any new crossing. This process will take up to 4 months and the results presented to the Scottish Government for consideration.
In the interim the Development Trust continues to raise funds to allow us to pay our share of the project costs. Stage one is costed a approx $150,000.
Ongoing cost will involve the work to prepare the surrounding Bridge area to match the improvements a new bridge will bring.
We are hopefull that with continued support we may get a new crossing completed by Autumn 2021, an ambitious target but we must remian focussed on the aim.
Our continued thanks to the GlobalGiving Team, past, present and future. Your support has been pivotal in getting this far
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May 22, 2020
Bridge Replacement study begins
By Robert Forbes | LCDT Bridge Chairman
The Bridge Project has moved into Phase One of the Replacement process. We have raised enough finance to fund an Options Appraisal to establish the choices for Bridge Repacement. This report will look at all aspects of the Bridge, its history, maintantance and final decay which has led our beach being unnaccessible. The tender for this work will hopefully be let in July 2020 with a completion date in the Autumn. We have to continue fund raising so that when we are made aware of the final options and costings we will be able to swiftly proceed.
In the meantime the Bridge remains closed. It is showing further signs of decay and there must be a chance of serious visible erosion after summer. Our beach remains unaccessible to the Lossiemouth Community save for a few hardy souls that choose to swim over to reach it.
The support of Global Giviing has and remains pivotal in our effort to find the suplementary finance to hopefully reach a successful completion by the end of 2021.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
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Jan 24, 2020
New Year, New Challenges
By Rab Forbes | Project Leader
Our beloved Bridge remains closed but we have had some good news on the final funding position. The Trust has to find $100,000 to fund an Options Appraisal Report which if satisfactory will be the basis for Scottish Government Grant Aid. With the other beach in Lossiemouth now also closed there is an even greater need to try to raise the funds to keep momentum on our Bridge Campaign.
The involvement of the GlobalGiving Network has been pivotal in our Campaign. To date we have been donated over $12,000 and the support continues to come in. From this small coastal community in the North East of Scotland we cannot thank our Worldwide Audience enough. Whilst we have along way to go, without the GlobalGiving team support we would be unable to continue in any realistic timescale.
We cannot thank you all enough and would ask you consider our campaign as part of your Worldwide Charitable Giving
Many Thanks
Rab
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