Getty PhotographsA Highland gymnastics membership says it’s prone to dropping its coaching base on account of the price of taking on the constructing it presently rents.
Alness’s Fyrish Gymnastics coaches greater than 700 younger individuals every week and helps 10 jobs.
Telecoms large BT owns the constructing subsequent to an workplace it has closed as a part of UK-wide cuts.
It mentioned it had provided Fyrish Gymnastics the lease of the property till 2028 and likewise the possibility to purchase it, however the membership mentioned the unique buy value had doubled to £400,000.
Fyrish Gymnastics had a chance to purchase the constructing final yr, however didn’t have funding in place to proceed with the deal.
The membership’s Val Houston mentioned members have been fundraising and nationwide physique Sportscotland has been approached for grant assist.
She informed BBC Naidheachdan: “We knew final yr the constructing would most likely go available on the market as a result of we could not afford to purchase it at the moment.
“We wish to provide them the worth they requested us final yr.
“If that’s profitable we may most likely do it with the fundraising efforts we’re doing.”
BT confirmed the closure of its Alness site last year as a part of its Higher Office Programme which is decreasing its variety of places of work from 300 buildings to about 30.
The Highland workplace had employed about 100 individuals.
BT mentioned Fyrish Gymnastics had been renting the adjoining property at “considerably decreased” lease for a number of years.
A spokesperson mentioned: “Whereas we’ve got marketed the constructing on the market on the present market worth as we not want it, we’re open to any provide, particularly from the present tenant, to buy it.”
