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British Empire Medal for Charlie Nicolson
TIG Staff and the Management Committee would like to extend congratulations to Charlie Nicolson who is a member of the TIG Management Committee and a board member of TIG's charitable arm TEAS (SCIO). He was awarded a BEM in the King’s New Year's honour list in recognition of the charitable and voluntary work he does in the Outer Hebrides. TIG's Chairman Ian McCulloch commented; "We are so pleased that Charlie's tireless work and dedication [...]
Affordable Warmth Report survey prize winners
Tighean Innse Gall thanks Outer Hebrides communities for responding to their Affordable Warmth Report survey Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) published the Affordable Warmth at Home in the Western Isles Report in June 2024, after receiving substantial responses to their local survey about fuel poverty. A survey was issued to every household in the Outer Hebrides, and one in six homes responded. The findings highlighted the significant financial burden of heating costs placed on households [...]
Energy Advice Manager wins fuel poverty award
Kirsty Macleod, Energy Advice Manager, wins the Fuel Poverty Hero Award Kirsty Macleod, Energy Advice Manager at Tighean Innse Gall (TIG), was presented with the prestigious Fuel Poverty Hero Award 2024 at the Energy Action Scotland Conference last week. The award is given to someone who has made a significant impact and contribution toward tackling fuel poverty in Scotland. Kirsty has worked with, and supported, thousands of fuel poor and vulnerable households in the [...]
We are hiring – Finance Officers
We have two new exciting opportunities to join the finance team at Tighean Innse Gall (TIG). We are recruiting a Finance Officer and a Finance and HR Clerical Officer. If you are passionate about supporting and empowering people to rent, buy and live in comfortable, affordable homes; promote independent and sustainable living solutions, and work to address fuel poverty and energy efficiency across our communities, we want to hear from you. The Finance Officer [...]
Ionad Dotair MacLeóid
The official opening for the 12 semi-detached homes at Ionad Dotair MacLeóid took place in Lochmaddy on 29 October 2024. The site was named after Dr Alexander MacLeod who spent over 70 years caring for people on North Uist and delivered the majority of babies on the island. He set up his practice in 1932 and visited most of his patients on foot and on horseback. The community chose to honour him by naming [...]
Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) is hiring
Tighten Innse Gall (TIG) is looking for a Construction Development Officer or an Assistant Construction Development Officer depending on your experience. Are you passionate about helping your community and enthusiastic about housing, community development and energy efficiency? We are looking for someone who can lead on a range of housing and community development projects, working with clients and projects led by TIG in Uist. TIG is a not-for-profit registered society that runs primarily for [...]
New funding for Tighean Innse Gall supports its next housing development project
Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) is pleased to announce a successful funding bid. The new funding will come from the Comhairle’s Crown Estates Fund, which supports community projects across the Outer Hebrides. The funding will enable TIG to employ an additional construction development officer who will project manage TIG’s latest housing developments in Uist and Lewis. The project will focus on a range of different housing opportunities including serviced plots for sale, low-cost home ownership [...]
Membership recruitment
Tighean Innse Gall is recruiting new members to support local housing needs Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) is looking for new members to sign up to the registered society and support local housing needs. Get in touch by 1 November 2024. TIG is reporting another great year of supporting households and communities across the Outer Hebrides in its 2023/2024 annual report. During the last year TIG supported over 1,400 people to heat their homes and [...]
Affordable Warmth at Home in the Western Isles
Tighean Innse Gall’s affordable heating reports suggests the Outer Hebrides face the highest level of fuel poverty in Scotland Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) published the Affordable Warmth at Home in the Western Isles report* on 17th of June 2024. Findings suggest that the Western Isles face the highest levels of fuel poverty in Scotland. With fuel poverty an everyday reality for many households in the Outer Hebrides, the findings of TIG’s report emphasises the [...]
Electricity meters
Tighean Innse Gall helps 100 homes in the Outer Hebrides save over £61,500 in energy costs As of June 2024 Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) has helped 100 homes across the Outer Hebrides replace their broken or incorrect electricity meters, saving local people more than £61,500. TIG began working to facilitate meter changes on behalf of clients in 2021 in partnership with SSE Energy Services (since then, SSE has become part of the OVO Energy [...]