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OFFICIAL

Dear Tina,

Following our email conversation, I am acknowledging receipt of the final
two requests that you have submitted.

These are the following requests you have made to us:

What investments have you made to the infrastructure regarding access from
Inverness to John o Groats (the John o Groats Trail) and also the
infrastructure regarding access from John o Groats to Durness and 10 miles
inland, as per the specification agreed with the Highland Council in 2014?

Please provide information on why 2 applications for funding from the
Dunnett Head Educational Trust for the North Highland Way were rejected in
2014.

Please provide information on why the Sutherland Space Hub does not adhere
to the EU Directives on Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism. It is
understood that this may have been funded by Dounreay, or parts of it.

I will respond to you no later than close of play on 15 June.

Regards,

Sue

Sue Thompson
Internal Communications Manager

FOI Practitioner / Duty Press Officer

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OFFICIAL

Hi Tina,

Please see below for our reply to your questions.

What investments have you made to the infrastructure regarding access from
Inverness to John O’Groats (the John O’Groats Trail)

In FY 2023/2024 Dounreay awarded £327.50 to the Association of Northern
Trails Scotland for the John O’Groats Trail as grant funding from the
Dounreay Communities Fund. The award part funded the purchase of non-slip
treads for application to stiles and bridges by the Trail Development
Manager and volunteers.

In FY 2020/21 Dounreay part funded, as socio economic grant funding, a
Community Infrastructure Support Programme (CISP) led by North Highland
Initiative. The CISP project awarded:

• £1000 to enable works to upgrade the North Head path
• £1000 to raise the level of paths through the South Head Quarries

These CISP funded awards cover sections of the John O’Groats Trail.

In FY 2022/23 Dounreay part funded, as socio economic grant funding, £4760
to Friends of the Far North Baths to repair access for the pedestrian
walkway from the car park to the top of the pool for the North Baths in
Wick. This award covers a section of the John O’Groats Trail.

….regarding access from John O’Groats to Durness and 10 miles inland, as
per the specification agreed with the Highland Council in 2014?

Dounreay has not directly funded access infrastructure from John O’Groats
to Dounreay and 10 miles inland. Dounreay holds no records of any
specification agreed with the Highland Council in 2014.

In FY 2020/21 Dounreay part funded, as socio economic grant funding, a
Community Infrastructure Support Programme (CISP) led by North Highland
Initiative. The CISP project awarded:

• £320 to maintain the path leading from Tongue village centre to Castle
Varrich by regular grass cutting.

Please provide information on why 2 applications for funding from the
Dunnet Head Education Trust for the North Highland Way were rejected in
2014.

Two requests were received for the Dounreay Communities Fund:

• Landowner consultation, design and develop leaflets on “hubs” for
ramblers.
• Development and promotion of a trail through the old WWII camp.

The applicant was advised that both applications were reviewed together,
as they were both part of the same larger project. These applications were
declined as the total project was greater than the £5,000 limit of the
Dounreay Communities Fund.

The applications were resubmitted, whereby the chair of the Dounreay Socio
Economic Sub Group advised that the applications would not be re-assessed
for the reason given above.

I hope that this provides you with the information that you were looking
for.

Regards,

Sue

Sue Thompson
Internal Communications Manager

FOI Practitioner / Duty Press Officer

T: 01847 802371 | M: 07894 885773 | [1]Call me on Microsoft Teams

I work Tuesday to Friday from 8am to 6pm  

OFFICIAL

From: Communications <[DSRL request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 10:58 AM
To: [FOI #981372 email]
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Case number 20230022

OFFICIAL

Dear Tina,

Following our email conversation, I am acknowledging receipt of the final
two requests that you have submitted.

These are the following requests you have made to us:

What investments have you made to the infrastructure regarding access from
Inverness to John o Groats (the John o Groats Trail) and also the
infrastructure regarding access from John o Groats to Durness and 10 miles
inland, as per the specification agreed with the Highland Council in 2014?

Please provide information on why 2 applications for funding from the
Dunnett Head Educational Trust for the North Highland Way were rejected in
2014.

Please provide information on why the Sutherland Space Hub does not adhere
to the EU Directives on Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism. It is
understood that this may have been funded by Dounreay, or parts of it.

I will respond to you no later than close of play on 15 June.

Regards,

Sue

Sue Thompson
Internal Communications Manager

FOI Practitioner / Duty Press Officer

T: 01847 802371 | M: 07894 885773 | [2]Call me on Microsoft Teams

I work Tuesday to Friday from 8am to 6pm  

OFFICIAL

Please consider the environment before printing this email. The
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from your system. You must not disclose it to any other person, copy or
distribute it or use it for any purpose. Views expressed in this email are
not necessarily those of Dounreay, a division of Magnox. Dounreay is a
division of Magnox Limited, Companies House registered number 02264251.
Registered office: Magnox Limited, Oldbury Technical Centre, Oldbury
Naite, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England, BS35 1RQ.

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