Role of Uig Community Council

Uig Community Council is a group of people who have a genuine interest in their local community and a desire to protect and enhance local interests.

• We work to safeguard and promote the area's best interests.
• We work with others to improve the community.
• We have access to funding for local projects.
• We have responsibility for the community skips and the recycling skips.
• We access funding for the community bus.

The local authority has a duty to consult Uig Community Council about all issues affecting our area and Uig Community Council is regularly asked to comment on a range of issues such as:

• the local environment
• local planning applications
• local plans
• community planning

One of our responsibilities is to seek and take note of the views of local residents. If you want to express your opinion or ask a question, then please contact the Clerk of Uig Community Council. Contact details are listed below.

The Community Council meets regularly at Uig Community Centre and the meetings are advertised in the shop and the Community Centre. These meetings are open to all local residents and members of the public can raise matters of concern.  Archived and current agendas and minutes will be published on this website in the near future.

Members of Uig Community Council

Chairperson :             John Hayes

Clerk :                      Winnie Greer

Treasurer :                Annie MacKinnon

Other members :       John MacIver,Tina Maclean, Ina MacDonald, Donald MacIver, Meg Buchanan

Contact for Uig Community Council :

Winnie Greer

8 Timsgarry

Uig

Isle of Lewis

HS2 9JD

Telephone 01851 672362

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 Projects

Uig Community Council has been involved in a variety of projects over the years. 

There has been an ongoing commitment to the older members of the community with the provision of an annual dinner and summer trips which have been organised and funded by the Community Council.

Uig Community Council has been able to access funding for other groups within the community such as the Community Centre Association and the Community shop.  Other recent projects include:-

• The commission of two giant Uig Chessman carvings, by wood carver Stephen Hayward, now located at Ardroil Sands and Uig Community Centre.
• Attemps to improve access to the bridge on Uig Bay at Borronish
• Tree planting at the school
• Improvements to the play park at Uig Community Centre
• Mealista - Stone Circle
• Interpretative board at Baile na Cille cemetry
• Picnic benches at Cliff