Crown Connects community event goes down well as many enjoyed the day

Crown residents spent Saturday last week at a community event where they aired their feelings on the local area to help a community group plan ahead.

Hosted by charity Crown Connects at Inverness Creative Academy, attendees got to sample various workshops on food growing and e-bikes, as well as use an interactive map to show their thoughts on the area.

Pupils from Crown Primary also showcased their photographs of the district in a giant collage.

Crown Connects member Sine Palomino said: “We feel the event was a great success – albeit on a slightly smaller scale than originally planned – and we had a really enthusiastic response from attendees of all ages with about 120 visitors to the event.

“Incredible Edible, Libertie, RSPB and Clachworks all showed up to showcase their community activities and encourage more folk to get involved.

“Crown Connects are hugely thankful to all the contributors and visitors, with a special shout out to Circus Art and North Highlands & Islands Climate Action Hub who collaborated with us in organising and running the event.

“Our creative ‘messy map’ invited lots of interesting suggestions and comments whilst the children made a beeline for the nature collage. We will be looking at all of the ‘community maps’ created on the day over the coming weeks to look for emerging themes/suggestions and think about which ideas we can take forward as a small community group.

“Overall, we were delighted with how well the event went and it was lovely to be able to share ideas!”

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