By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:24:10 +0000

Brian
I fully understand your concern for the area as it is a beautiful area.
However as all around here know in the seventies to nineties Nairn was booming.
There were up to 4000 men working at McDermott’s yard at Ardersier.
All the hotels thrived the town was booming.
Hotels that most youngsters and new comers have never even heard of like The Highland the Royal, the Royal marine, the Elden House, the Doo Chalet, the Hermitage to name a few, were all booming.
They were full of transient workers and tourists alike.
With full rooms and full bars came more entertainment, on top of this came holiday makers because Nairn was lively topped up by families visiting the men working at Ardersier.
Nairn then had nightlife there were places for the youngsters to go the Shore in Marty’s the town was a fun place to be.
Now what do we have no night life just a couple of bars in the centre that are full of a huge range of people and it ends up with fights and crowds beyond belief at closing time.
I have in the past tried to get planning for a club in Nairn but the Old high street council crew always say no.
So yes we have to move with the times and yes Nairn could handle the influx.
As for pollution being in the industry I can assure you we are heavily regulated and pollution is not tolerated.
But I must agree the view over the firth will never look as picturesque with a few platforms on the horizon but I think it will be a small price to pay for the rejuvenation of Nairn.
One last point the Dolphins I have spent many years on Rigs round the world and I have hundreds of photos of Dolphins all taken from production, rigs Drilling rigs and Seismic vessels.
They seem to thrive and play around all the structures feeding on all the fish that accumulate around the structures and their associated no fishing Zones
So I say full speed ahead.

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