Summary
'If we put in a nail or a hinge, or put a slate on a roof, we will have done a bloody sight more than has been done for decades under our landlords." This characteristically frank observation was made by Willie McSporran before the community buyout of the Island of Gigha in 2002. One of Gigha's last native Gaels, the estimable first chairman of the community-led Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust was talking about the state of Gigha's houses.
He and the others behind the buyout bid made a covenant with the islanders that if they could win their island, improving the state of existing houses and building new ones would be the key priority.See the full content of this document
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Gigha's Home Win
"It was a promise we made to the islanders. It was a promise we were determined to keep."
But a housing conditions survey highlighted the scale of the task ahead. It found that of the 42 houses bought with the estate, 75% were classed as "below tolerable standard" and...See the full content of this document
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