Welcome to the Moray Firth Partnership
Here you will find information on the Partnership, our projects and news of any recent publications and general issues with a coastal interest. Click on the navigational tabs to find out more.
Don't miss this year's Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in Portsoy, Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 July. As well as having its usual stand, the MFP is supporting the "Living Traditions" maritime craft event, which will have a rolling programme of demonstrations and opportunities for children and adults to have a try. Our stand will be at the end of the Living Traditions Marquee, beside the Salmon Bothy. We hope to see you there. Gansey Project...We are at last in the final stages of fundraising and will be launching this project soon. We will focus on the tradition of gansey hand knitting among the Moray Firth’s fishing communities as a way of introducing the craft – and the area’s wider fishing heritage – to new audiences. Come and see the ganseys on display in the Living Traditions marquee at the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival and please get in touch if you have any information about Ganseys, or old examples. Sustainable Marine Tourism...towards marine planning and sustainable marine tourism & recreation development in the Moray Firth How can Moray Firth communities and businesses work together to reduce the numbers of plastic carrier bags used and to minimise the amount of plastic litter appearing on our beaches? If you can help, or have ideas, do get in touch. MFP Contribution to Government Debate on Recreational Sailing Click here to read and download the MFP briefing paper and click here to read the full debate on the Scottish Parliament website. The Community Grants Scheme 2009 is now closed. Nine community groups and schools have been awarded grants of £1,000 each through this year's scheme. For details of 2009's successful projects please click here.
The groups and schools now have until January 31 2010 to complete their projects. Welcome to the Spring 2009 edition of the Moray Firth Partnership Members' Update. The latest issue includes a Scottish Marine Bill update, a look at Findhorn's rare lichens, Focus on Fraserburgh and a Portsoy boat festival preview. Not to mention news from around the coast and the latest MFP project updates, including a traditional boat repair workshop in Helmsdale this summer..... Under the Surface Banners The Moray Firth Trail Beach Guardians 'Living and Working in the Moray Firth' Annual Conference 2008 proceedings. A summary of the conference is given in the November 08 Members' Newsletter supplement.
... a project to provide up to date information about the uses and resources of the firth to enable well informed contribution towards future marine planning issues, including marine and coastal recreation.
The Moray Firth Partnership was recently alerted to this member’s motion, and pulled together some very brief statistics, using the best data available to us, regarding recreational boating in the Moray Firth area that we thought would be of interest and use to the local members present. This motion was discussed on 26th November and we were delighted to note that the MFP and our briefing paper was mentioned several times within the discussion and there were good mentions for Inverness Harbour and Chanonry Sailing club, plus the MF Flotilla.
Using around 100 stunning images, two sets of 20 one metre square banners showing under the Moray Firth scenes are available for loan. For further information and loan enquiries please contact the Partnership Administrator.
Explore and enjoy the Moray Firth coast and heritage. See our separate website with details of walks and what there is to see and do.
Join the Moray Firth Partnership’s Beach Guardians project and help make your local beach a cleaner, safer place. It will make a big difference for wildlife and people visiting the beach and can also be great fun!
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The Moray Firth Partnership encourages different interests to work together to safeguard the Moray Firth's natural, economic and social resources, now and for future generations.
The Moray Firth Partnership is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC 028964
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