Cllr Muriel Cockburn SNP

26/06/2026

Not sure if you should call 111? 🤔
We can help you get the right care, in the right place.

☎️ Call 111 when:
• You feel unwell and need urgent advice, but it’s NOT life-threatening
• You think you might need A&E, but it isn’t an emergency
• You need help and your GP, pharmacy or dentist is closed
• You’re experiencing mental health distress and need support

When you call, a trained team will assess your symptoms and make sure you get the right help. That could be advice, a call from another clinician, or being directed to a local service.

REMEMBER:
🚨 Always call 999 or go to A&E for life-threatening emergencies.

for more info: https://www.nhs24.scot/111/

18/06/2026

18/06/2026

Finding Your “Sweet Zone” with Persistent Pain 💛

When you’re living with persistent pain, it’s easy to fall into two traps:
👉 Doing too much on a “good day” (and paying for it later)
👉 Doing too little to avoid flare-ups

The goal? Find your sweet zone 🍬

Your sweet zone is the level of activity where you’re:
✅ Moving enough to build confidence, strength, and function
✅ Not pushing so far that it triggers a significant flare

✨ It’s not about no pain, it’s about safe, steady progress
💡 Try this:
- Break tasks into manageable chunks
- Stop before pain significantly ramps up
- Keep activity consistent (even on tougher days)
- Gradually build up over time

Think of it like training your nervous system: Small, consistent wins!

Find out more here:
NHS A&A Management of Activity leaflet:https://www.nhsaaa.net/wp-content/uploads/managing-activity.pdf
Flippin Pain Sweet Zone leaflet: https://www.flippinpain.co.uk/resource/sweet-zone

10/06/2026

06/06/2026

📍 Duties of a crofter

Did you know?

A crofter must be ordinarily resident on, or within 32 kilometres of, their croft.

This is one of the key legal duties that applies to crofters.

06/06/2026

Did you know that we have a small garden at the back of the Community Center? It's a space in need of a little love but has a lot of potential 🌱🥕🌻

We're delighted that the Grantown Growing Together group have volunteered to help make this potential come to life. What could our Community Centre garden look like?

🍅 A place that provides fresh veggies to our Community Cafe and the Food Table.
🐝 A minature haven on the highstreet for our bird and bee friends.
💡 A place that can inspire a new generation of growers and offer a valuable resource to our Youth Groups.
😌 A place to spend time - either relaxing or joining in with gardening tasks, fostering community inclusion.

Grantown Growing Together are looking for volunteers who would like to get involved.Perhaps you can offer some time, or something else?
👩🏻‍🌾 Help with the tidying and planting of the garden
🪚 Offer some gardening tools and equipment
🪴 Donate some plants to help us get going
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If you would like to find out more and get invloved, please email Avril: [email protected]

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02/06/2026

Whether you have special skills, or just want to get involved and learn something new, we're looking for individuals who want to champion the Community Centre and help it become the best it can be!

We are specifically looking for the following things...

🎶🪩 An events sub-committe:
As we move towards getting our Public Entertainment Licence, we are starting to plan a special Opening Event. Do you have experience in events planning? Have ideas on how to raise funds? We would love to hear from you!

📝💰 Board Members:
Do you have skills that can help us with the logistics of running a Charity? An excellent note-taker, a whizz at accounts, or just keen to get stuck in? We are always open to new Board Members, and you don't need any specific skills to get involved.

Please get in touch - you will be in good company and part of an enthusisatic and nurturing team of volunteers.

📧[email protected]

If you can't volunteer any time just now, please share this post so we can reach as many people as possible. Thank you 🩵