Public meeting next week to discuss Dornoch Airfield

A public meeting has been arranged to discuss Dornoch Airfield.

The meeting is being organised by Dornoch Area Community Council and will take place at Dornoch Community Centre (Social Club) next Tuesday, April 15, at 7pm

A spokesperson for the community council said: “The meeting is to discuss the Dornoch Airfield. We hope you can join us.”

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The decision to hold a public meeting follows concerns raised at the community council’s March meeting by recreational users of the area around the airfield, which is located on Common Good Land at Dornoch Links.

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Members of the public called for more “transparency and clarity” about what was happening to the Highland Council-operated airfield, which was put up for lease in September 2023.

They also asked why barriers had been erected at the airfield, making it difficult to park.

It is understood a company called Gizzen Briggs is close to signing a five-year lease of the airfield.

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