Duo set up new print and publishing ventures following the closure of Inverness charity For The Right Reasons
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Two new publishing and printing ventures have been set up following the closure of Inverness charity For The Right Reasons.
The organisation, based in Merkinch, helped people trying to conquer their drug or alcohol dependency and also ran a print and publishing social enterprise.
But it recently closed, citing dwindling numbers of those actively involved in running it plus a strain on finances.
Two key members have now set up their own ventures.
Richard Burkitt – who helped to establish For The Right Reasons 14 years ago – has set up R Burkitt Publications.
Stewart Forbes, who was the head designer for the charity, has also started his own business, Lucid Raccoon, designing and producing a range of items from business cards and leaflets to newsletters and books.
The pair have already collaborated on the production of one book, Made In Inverness by Courier columnist Charles Bannerman, while another book about the history of Clachnacuddin FC is also in the pipeline.
Mr Burkitt, who will be 72 next month, said For The Right Reasons had published many books by local people over the years which he felt might not otherwise have made it to print. He believed there was still a place for a local publishing venture.
Mr Forbes (26), meanwhile, has now bought up some of the machinery he has worked with over the years.
He has based his business in the premises previously occupied by the charity in Grant Street.
"I am sad to see it go but grateful for the opportunity to keep going in the place," he said.
"It is exciting and terrifying in equal measure!"
Mr Forbes, who lives in Dingwall, worked for the charity for 10 years and has a degree in visual communication.
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