Yes; there was a press conference last week and the lesson programme
finished this week ( it was due to end for the holidays anyway )...the
tutors and staff are.... hoping to be paid, and it looks like the House will
not see 2001 in.
I haven't spoken to anyone at Balnain since Tuesday night, so I'm not 100%
up to date. Even If they salvage the BAlnain project it is very very
unlikely to remain in Balnain House
Jonathan (erstwhile Guitar tutor )
----- Original Message -----
From: Tappan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 6:53 AM
Subject: [scots-l] Balnain House
Someone on another list I'm on forwarded this from the Travel in
Scotland Newsletter. Have anyone heard about this? Is it true?
>Balnain House, the Inverness company devoted to promoting Highland music,
is
to >close following financial difficulties running to around �50,000.
>
>Billed as the "home of Highland music", Balnain House has been a popular
venue >for traditional music sessions, workshops and concerts as well as
hosting an >exhibition of Highland Music.
>
>The building on the shores of the River Ness also houses a shop and a
restaurant.
>
>The Board of Balnain House made the decision to call it a day after a
Glasgow->based business consultant reported that the company's activities
coupled with >having to look after an A-listed building were unsustainable.
>
>The company will now be wound up by the end of December. Four years ago
>Balnain House encountered similar financial troubles and were taken over by
the >National Trust for Scotland with the help of grant aid from Historic
Scotland.
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