Energy infrastructure workers clear overgrown access path for Staxigoe playpark

Workers on a major electricity infrastructure project in Caithness cleared and restored an overgrown community path at a playpark in Staxigoe on 17 October 2026, the John O'Groat Journal reported. The team of volunteers spent the day cutting back heavy vegetation to improve physical access to the park for local residents. [1]

The volunteer group included staff from SSEN Transmission's Spittal to Peterhead subsea cable link project, alongside contractors NKT and local firm John Gunn and Son Ltd, according to the John O'Groat Journal. Their efforts were welcomed by the Sinclair's Bay Community Council, which is leading efforts to upgrade the local facility. [1]

Staxigoe is a former fishing village located two miles east of Wick in the Highland council area. SSEN Transmission is one of two energy companies in the United Kingdom involved in both electricity transmission and distribution. [2][4]

The path clearance works directly address accessibility issues for families using the playpark near Wick, as local community leaders continue wider efforts to improve local public spaces. [1]