{"id":121184,"date":"2023-02-15T13:48:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=121184"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:48:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:48:31","slug":"friends-of-blairs-loch-breathe-new-life-into-a-recreational-and-educational-paradise-in-moray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/friends-of-blairs-loch-breathe-new-life-into-a-recreational-and-educational-paradise-in-moray\/121184\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends of Blairs Loch breathe new life into a recreational and educational paradise in Moray"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Funded solely by charitable donations, the Friends of Blairs Loch main mission was to reopen the Loch for trout fishing; Moray Council ended the maintenance and operation of this popular trout fishing venture on the loch due to budgetary constraints<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blairsloch.com\/welcome-to-blairs-loch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Friends of Blairs Loch<\/a> is a group of volunteers which has created a special place for recreational and educational activities at the Loch of Blairs in Moray, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Trout fishing at the Loch of Blairs, Moray, ceased around the time of the millennium. Since then, the loch had started to merge into its surroundings: its banks becoming overgrown, weed clogging the water, while the Victorian boat house, adjoining Bothy and adjacent stable and cart-house buildings had all fallen into a state of disrepair.<\/p>\n<h3>Transforming the loch into a place for enjoyment and recreation<\/h3>\n<p>The Friends of Blairs Loch looked to transform the loch into a place for enjoyment and recreation by extending the network of footpaths around its banks, transforming the dilapidated buildings into a field study facility for local schools and, ultimately, returning trout to the water.<\/p>\n<p>By 2020, the Friends had sufficient funds to enable restoration of the picturesque Boat House and Bothy. Its slate roof, structural frame and cladding were all repaired by local contractors along with installation of new windows on the Bothy.<\/p>\n<p>Internally, the works were completed by volunteers, including insulating the Bothy&#8217;s walls and roof and replacing the timber lining. The floor was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/sterlingosb-zero-offers-all-round-performance-for-smart-spaces-surrey\/120794\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rebuilt using West Fraser\u2019s SterlingOSB Zero boards<\/a> as a solid substrate onto which the final floor covering was applied.<\/p>\n<h3>The stable frame was built using SterlingOSB Zero<\/h3>\n<p>Attention then turned to the stable and cart room. The Friends\u2019 original intention had been to restore the wooden building to turn it into a classroom. However, surveys revealed its structure had deteriorated to the point where it was unsafe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wittets.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wittets Architects<\/a> designed a contemporary replacement for the stable to occupy the same footprint as the original. &#8220;The Stable Room is a conventional timber framed building. The frame was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/from-forest-to-warehouse-how-sterlingosb-zero-is-made\/117359\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">built and covered in SterlingOSB Zero<\/a> with a larch skin applied externally; on the inside is insulation and a plasterboard lining,&#8221; explains Brian Higgs, one of the Friends. Wittets Architects&#8217; scheme also features a metal profile roof mounted on a SterlingOSB Zero substrate. &#8220;The only work carried out by volunteers to this building was decoration. The rest we left to the professionals because it had to comply with Building Regulations,&#8221; says Higgs.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the Stable Classroom, the architects have also added a new building, designed in the same style and built from the same materials, which houses toilets, a changing area and a kitchen.<\/p>\n<h3>Wildlife hides were built using i-Joist offcuts<\/h3>\n<p>The Friends have also built a series of wildlife hides using i-Joist offcuts supplied by local manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesjones.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Jones &amp; Sons<\/a>. The joists feature softwood flanges on either side of an OSB web. The hides have been formed by simply screwing together the joist flanges to form the walls and roof of the hides.<\/p>\n<p>With the restoration of the buildings now complete, the current focus of the Friends of Blairs Loch is to remove weed from the loch before reintroducing the trout. To check their progress, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blairsloch.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.blairsloch.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To find out more about West Fraser\u2019s support for architects and to access useful downloads <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.westfraser.com\/resources\/architect-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit the architects\u2019 page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For further information, call 01786 812 921 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.westfraser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/uk.westfraser.com\/.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funded solely by charitable donations, the Friends of Blairs Loch main mission was to reopen the Loch for trout fishing; Moray Council ended the maintenance and operation of this popular trout fishing venture on the loch due to budgetary constraints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[942],"tags":[464,279,172727,916,96149,915],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172550],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-121184","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-mmc-news","7":"tag-contributor-profile","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-featured","10":"tag-modern-methods-of-construction","11":"tag-sh-west-fraser","12":"tag-timber","13":"stakeholder_rel_tag-west-fraser"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Friends of Blairs Loch breathe new life into a recreational and educational paradise in Moray<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Friends of Blairs Loch mission was to reopen the Loch for trout fishing; 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