Mike Spearman
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Sandy Buchanan, 1961-2023
It is with great sadness that we have to record the passing of our great friend and colleague Sandy Buchanan. Sandy passed away suddenly and completely unexpectedly a fortnight ago and we attended his very moving funeral service yesterday (26th…
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Strathnaver Museum – People of the Clearances
The refurbished Strathnaver Museum covers the sweep of the area’s vibrant heritage. Inevitably, though, the impact of the brutal early 19th-Century Highland Clearances on the local community figures prominently in the displays. What took place was well documented by, among others,…
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Strathnaver Museum Installations
The major refurbishment of Strathnaver Museum is nearing completion. The Museum with its new annex (to the right above) will re-open Spring 2023. CMC are working with our friends in Abound Design & Interpretation to provide a full re-display of…
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Lanark launches new initiatives
Following our work on ‘A Vision for Lanark 2020-30’ – including a successful public consultation – CMC was invited to develop a detailed Development Strategy for the Vision. This has been adopted by the Vision Partners and is supported by…
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Work on the Dundreggan Rewilding Centre gets underway
Following a site visit (our first thanks to COVID Restrictions) our team starts in earnest to work on Trees for Life’s new Rewilding Centre at the Dundreggan Estate, Glenmoriston. Dundreggan Rewilding Centre will be an ‘interpretive gateway’ to the surrounding…
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Guided App for Orkney Announced
The time has at last come to announce the public launch of a new walking tour produced by CMC for Orkney Islands Council. COVID-19 has affected may things over the last year and a half – including delaying publicity for…
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New interpretation panels for Cupar
CMC has been working with Cupar Heritage and Cupar Development Trust to produce a series of new panels for the historic centre of Cupar. These are linked by QR-Codes to a website hosted by CMC which provides appropriate landing pages…
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A Vision for Lanark 2020-30 – A new Interpretive Plan
CMC has recently tabled a detailed ‘Vision for Lanark 2020-30’. The report was commissioned by a community steering group led by Lanark Community Development Trust, New Lanark Trust, Discover Lanark and more recently the Scottish Wildlife Trust. We are now…