A Year In The Life Of Strathpeffer Primary School ⋆ Ross and Cromarty Heritage

A Year In The Life Of Strathpeffer Primary School

Attribution: unknown (The ruin of Free Church in Jamestown)

What's it all about?

This year 2000, we have been taking photographs of what is happening in our school. We also have pictures of interesting places we visited. We stored this information in a computer. Now we have put our pictures and reports on this Web Site for anyone to read. We would like to hear from other schools in the world.

January

Burns Night Celebrations

Millenium Celebrations

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February

Ballet

Shinty

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March

Talent Show

Tour of School

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April

Fèis Rios

Endangered Species

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May

Visit To Glasgow

Our Village

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June

The Cybernet Team

Visit To Culloden

Induction at Dingwall Academy

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It's July! It's happy holiday time!

The Giants Causeway

The village of Gairloch on the West coast of Scotland has a beautiful beach

Gairloch Beach

The 28th of June was the last day …….We said good-bye to many of our friends until the school holidays were over.

The images are some of the places where we went on holiday

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Strathpeffer » Strathpeffer Environment

01 Peffery Way Logo

The Peffery Way logo showing how the route will follow under the slope of Knockfarrel.

02 Peffery Way

As far as it goes by October 2018. Copyright RCHS,

03 Peffery Way

An explanation of the work so far. Copyright RCHS,

04 Peffery Way

The way back to Strathpeffer Old Station. Copyright RCHS,

05 Peffery Way

Looking towards the end of the one mile of construction. Photo taken c. late 2018 Copyright: RCHS

06 Peffery Way

Passing one of the bridges faithfully reconstructed. Copyright RCHS

07 Peffery Way

1 January 2019 - as far as it goes. A bridge awaited. Copyright RCHS

08 Peffery Way

1 January 2019 - as far as it goes. A bridge awaited. Copyright RCHS

09 Peffery Way

1 January 2019 - Knockfarrel in background. Copyright RCHS

10 Peffery Way

The bridge supports awaiting decking. Photo Taken: 1 January 2019. Copyright RCHS

11 Peffery Way

Looking towards 'the Heights' Photo Taken: 1 January 2019. Copyright RCHS

12 Peffery Way

Looking towards 'the Heights' Photo Taken: 1 January 2019. Copyright RCHS

13 Peffery Way

5 January 2019. The bushes have been burnt and part of the next phase is visible Copyright RCHS

14 Peffery Way

Photo Taken: 5 January 2019. Copyright RCHS

15 Peffery Way

Photo Taken: 5 January 2019. Copyright RCHS

16 Admiring Murdo's Bridge - Peffery Way

A New Year's Day walk on 1 January 2020 gave some members of the Wednesday Walking Group an opportunity to admire Murdo's Bridge (some are camera-shy!). Photo copyright RCHS

17 At the end of the platform at the Old Station is the start of the Peffery Way

At the end of the platform at the Old Station is the start of the Peffery Way (on right) with Knockfarrel in the distance. [Photo: Jane Dewar]

18 Coffee after the Peffery Way walk

Following the walk, the group returned to the Old Station where there was opportunity to have coffee and Christmas leftovers. [Above photos of 1 January 2020: RCHS]

19 Peffery Way

A mist-shrouded Knockfarrel in the distance. Then, on 4 January 2020, the Peffery Way Association held their post-New Year walk. A group of approximately 50 people enjoyed this, although misty weather prevailed. The group set off from Fodderty Cemetery and joined the track (which a local resident described as "the coffin road") leading to the restored section from Fodderty to Dingwall. Photo copyright RCHS

20 Looking across to Achterneed from the Peffery Way

Looking across to Achterneed from the Peffery Way. [Photo: Jane Dewar]

21 Mobility Scooter friendly Peffery Way

Brenda and Jerry Brown. An admirable aspect of the Peffery Way is that anyone using a mobility scooter is not disadvantaged. [Above photos of 1 January 2020: RCHS]

22 Murdo's Bridge" (in Gaelic Drochaid Mhurchaidh) - Peffery Way

The plaque honouring "Murdo" reveals that this is now named "Murdo's Bridge" (in Gaelic Drochaid Mhurchaidh) and the passer-by is urged, in Gaelic and in English, to Walk with the trees and the flowers, the bees and the birds and leave no sign. Bridge built by volunteers of the Peffery Way Association, May 2019. Photo taken 1 January 2020 Copyright RCHS

23 Peffery Way

A New Year's Day walk on 1 January 2020 gave some members of the Wednesday Walking Group an opportunity to admire Murdo's Bridge (some are camera-shy!). Photo copyright RCHS

24 Peffery Way Bridge

The replacement as seen on New Year's Day 1 January 2020. Photo copyright: RCHS

25 Peffery Way

Again on the return journey, the track leading to Dingwall going past Knockbain Farm. Then, on 4 January 2020, the Peffery Way Association held their post-New Year walk. A group of approximately 50 people enjoyed this, although misty weather prevailed. The group set off from Fodderty Cemetery and joined the track (which a local resident described as "the coffin road") leading to the restored section from Fodderty to Dingwall. Photo copyright RCHS

26 Peffery Way

Photograph taken on the return journey showing the bridge on the "coffin road" under which ran the former railway and now the Peffery Way. Then, on 4 January 2020, the Peffery Way Association held their post-New Year walk. A group of approximately 50 people enjoyed this, although misty weather prevailed. The group set off from Fodderty Cemetery and joined the track (which a local resident described as "the coffin road") leading to the restored section from Fodderty to Dingwall. Photo copyright RCHS

27 Bridge over former Railway Line - Peffery Way

Plaque on the bridge over the former railway line, at Fodderty, detailing the history of the line as shown below. The bridge carries the rough track which locals say was known as "the coffin road" and seems entirely possible as the track connects the Lochussie/Knockbain area with Fodderty cemetery. [Photo RCHS]

28 Peffery way

Photo courtesy of Peffery Way Association.

29 Peffery Way Route Map

30 Association map

31 peffrey way continued work since 2020

32 new volunteers

33 enjoying a group walk 2022

34 volunteers at work 2023

35 New Year walk 2023

365 New Year walk 2023

peffery way by railway before

peffrey way

peffrey way after

peffrey way before

peffrey way by railway after

peffrey way sign

volunteers 2022

August - This was back to school month.

First Day In Our New School

Our New School Being Built

Director of Education	Bruce Robertson
Education Brief	Jim Stevenson
Education Resource Manager	Brian Hemming
Director of Property and Architectural Services	Dr Alister Coutts
Head of Project Management	Rodger Querns
Project Manager	Robert Campbell
Head of Architecture	James Kidd
Principal Architect / Planning Supervisor	Douglas Stewart
Project Architect	Ian Leitch
Strathpeffer Community Association Advisors	Margaret Scott, Douglas Murray
Landscape Architect	Martin Capel
Architectural Technicians	David Sutherland, Mike Wunder
Clerk of Works	John Thompson
Building Services Engineers	Ramsay & Primrose
Quantity Surveyors	Currie & Brown
Structural Engineers	W A Fairhurst & Partners
Main Contractor	McGregor Construction

Building Credits

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September

Mosaic Day

Alasdair and Joe visit the Kilvannie Stone

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October

In the New Gym

The Travelling Puppet Show

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November

Invergordon visit

Invergordon Visit

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December

A picture of all the pupils and staff of Strathpeffer Primary School

The opening of our new school on 1st December 2000

The Xmas Party