With a national election in less than a month, our politicians are more likely to respond favourably to our plight, but they need to be made very aware of the issues that the village and the north of Scotland are facing. The Highlands is often ‘forgotten’ on the campaign trail and we need to rectify this in any way we can. We have already held an initial meeting with government, Highland council and stakeholders’ representatives such as SEPA, Scottish Water, Dynamic Coast, Transport Scotland, BEAR brought together by the local MSP. This has never been done before and many of them had never met each other. We believe that this is a first step in trying to get all agencies to work together and we will continue to invite them to all meetings and discussions in the future. We will hold them to account and lobby them to honour their legal obligations and commitments. We as a group are holding regular meetings  and we will update you all on a regular basis on the outcomes in the coming months. Please go to the NEWS & EVENTS page for updates and dates of upcoming events and meetings that we would love you to attend. We also need you to contact MSPs, the Council and Authorities as well as other parties. We have made this easier for you to do by providing contact details and letter templates that you can easily download and use by accessing the WHAT CAN I DO? page. Alternatively, you can always use the CONTACT US page if you need help doing this.

October 2025 Update – Maree Todd hosted the 5th multi-agency Golspie Flood Stakeholder meeting in the community lounge last month. It was disappointing that the only representative from Highland Council was a junior member of the roads team who had not been briefed and was not empowered to make any decisions. Minutes of this meeting will be made public when available from Maree Todd’s office. The flood group continues to lobby and campaign with all politicians, statutory agencies and stakeholders to raise the profile of Golspie.