The Community Council and ROGS (Regenerate Our Green Space are planning a tidy up of the steps and path running down from Fortrose High Street to St Andrew's Walk and the harbour at 

1030am on SATURDAY 16th AUGUST.

We need volunteers to help!

The path isn't maintained (or even signposted) by the Council and we know residents are concerned that it's becoming overgrown.  Highland Council has agreed to help remove the debris.

If you can lend a hand, please come along with gloves (and appropriate footwear - there are brambles and nettles), a spade/shovel/shears/loppers and any old compost bags you might have (which we can use to collect waste material).

A big thank you to everyone who took part in and came along to this year's St Boniface Fair.  Almost £600 was raised which will go to projects identified by the Community Council.  We pass on thanks from other charities represented at the event, including Cycling without Age (the Trishaws) and Black Isle Need To Play, who also raised valuable funds.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped organise and to everyone who came along to this year's St Boniface Fair in Cathedral Square.  More details to follow, but a selection of images from this year's event....  (PS Congratulations to Gemma from Ross Crescent who located the treasure on the Treasure Hunt Map!).

Join us for the 2025 St Boniface Fair in Cathedral Square, Fortrose this SATURDAY!  Our reimagining of an 18th Century Burgh Fair starts at 1245 with a parade, and stalls will sell a range of goods and produce until 4pm, accompanied by traditional entertainment and music!  All proceeds go to help fund local projects so bring along your family, friends and plenty of change!

A magnificent joint effort between F&R Community Council, Regenerate Our Green Space (ROGS) and the Black Isle Men's Shed (BIMS) means that the steps by St Andrews Episcopal Church leading down towards Fortrose Harbour are now restored. As you can see from the first two photos taken earlier this year, the path was dangerous - slippery with a missing section of handrail. Thanks also to The Highland Council for help towards funding the prohject, to David Grigor for manufacturing and installing the handrail and to Martin Gill for supplying the gravel and quarry dust.

PICTURE: Jo-Anne Pugh (FRCC/ROGS); Alister Clunes (ROGS); Donnie McLeod (BIMS); Steve Bramwell (BIMS/ROGS).

The cost of the handrail was met by a grant from The Highland Council's Common Good fund.  We thank our Ward Councillors for their support!

Thank you to all the local residents and volunteers from FRCC and ROGS who turned up on a very damp Sunday morning to clear the Tavern Lane alleyways in Fortrose.  It took three hours, resulting in 50 bags of organic waste, and three runs to the recycling centre, but the result was fantastic!  Some "before and after" pictures, and a shot of some (but not all) of our hero volunteers, are below.   The next community tidy up will be on Saturday 16th August - details to follow.

Local growing group ROGS (Regenerate Our Green Space) and working with the Community Council to organise a tidy up of the Tavern Lane footpath (down the side of the pub off Fortrose High Street)  at

1030am on Sunday 6th July.

The path isn't maintained by the Council, and we know residents are concerned about it becoming overgrown.  Highland Council has agreed to help remove the debris.  If you can lend a hand, please come along, dressed for the weather and with gloves - and ideally a spade or shove, shears and a broom.

A big THANK YOU to all who helped with this year's Senior Residents' Afternoon Tea at the Gordon Memorial Hall, Rosemarkie, on Thursday.

Particular thanks to Douglas Stuart and friends who provided lively musical accompaniment, to the Young Councillors and their fellow pupils from Fortrose Academy who helped set up, serve and clear up, and to the Trishaw Team who conveyed care home residents to and from the hall.

Once again, Fortrose and Rosemarkie Community Council is indebted to the Black Isle Men's Shed for their practical assistance.  BIMS has been restoring the antique meeting room furniture, now housed in the "Committee Room" at the Black Isle Leisure Centre.  The room can be hired by members of the public but the "Fortrose Burgh furniture" was in a poor state.  As you can see, BIMS used their woodworking skills to make an excellent job of repairing the wooden chairs.

Our annual "Seniors' Afternoon Tea" is coming up.  It will be from 2pm on Thursday 26th June at the Gordon Memorial Hall in Rosemarkie.  

Over 65 residents are warmly invited to attend for free refreshments and entertainment.   Please let us know if you - or someone you know - would like to come, if they require transport, and if there are any dietary requirements.  You can email us at fortroseandrosemarkie@gmail.com or leave a message on 07498 431476.

If you would like to help set up, serve or tidy up at the event, we'd be delighted to see you from 1pm at the hall.  

Police Scotland are now providing all our local Black Isle Community Councils with a monthly general report on crime in our area.  You can find the latest report in the Documents/Minutes section of this website, under "Police Reports".