A COUPLE of years ago, I cut the ribbon on a new toilet block by the Fairy Pools in Skye. Being an MSP isn’t all glitz and glamour and fancy…
There was a tourism surge after the viral spread of images of Skye’s Fairy Pools but the area was ill-equipped to cope
The community were beside themselves with frustration, worry and anger about the congestion. There were examples of emergency services being blocked. But they did not want to war against the tourism industry itself. Tourism was also the lifeblood of their localIt created jobs – for guides, B&B owners and restaurateurs. It supported families – to stay in the area all year round, fill the local school and keep the local grocery store in business.
And whilst everybody else washed their hands of the issue, the community stepped up to the plate. They fostered a partnership with the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland. Between them, they worked together on a plan that comprised a car park, toilet facilities and improved pathways. The truth of the issue is this; there’s always a solution to some of the economic challenges we face, but you’ve got to face up to the local impact and importance of community empowerment. Every local asset, whether that is land, buildings, resources or talent, should be to the benefit of the local community. They should have a say over how it is run, how it is built or how it is used. And the benefits should all be reinvested or recycled locally.
And when a national target rides roughshod over local need or interest then how the policy is being delivered must be reconsidered. The purpose might be sound, but the process might not be.
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