New lease of life for prominent Nairn site

The Highland Council has announced plans to build a ‘striking’ new building in Nairn following the award of a £700,000 grant from the Scottish Government.It will house the town’s Citizens Advice Bureau alongside 12 one and two-bedroom flats for council rent at the site of the former Nairn Community Centre.The local authority said the building will sit within a square which will flow into a pedestrianised route that will enhance the ‘long overshadowed’ nearby listed finance office and create opportunities for stalls or displays along its length.Funding for the new Citizens Advice Bureau office has come from Citizens Advice Scotland; Nairn Citizens Advice Bureau’s own fundraising; The Davidson Trust; Scottish Government’s Town Centre Fund; SPAR, the Rotary Club of Nairn and private donors including Worldwidecon.The council said it anticipated the project will be completed in summer 2022.