6 February 2017

The First Minister began the week with a day of engagements in Pitlochry, beginning at the SSE’s new Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre.

The FM officially opened of Centre, a brand new facility on the banks of the Faskally Hydro scheme, where she met some of the men who helped build the Dam in the 1950s.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon shares a joke with one of the original builders of the #Pitlochry Dam when she opened the visitors' centre there today. She then took part in a public discussion with the Cabinet and people from the surrounding area.

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The First Minister then chaired a meeting of the Cabinet in the Centre before moving on to the Pitlochry Festival Theatre to host a public discussion. More than 260 residents had the chance to quiz Cabinet Secretaries on issues of the day, with questions ranging from national transport policy to the facilities in the town.

Interesting afternoon hearing the First Minister and cabinet answering public questions on rural economy in Highland Perthshire #PitTravCab pic.twitter.com/htPp4d4D6O

— Mary Bowman (@MaryBowman94) February 6, 2017