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Meet some of the communities whose stories show the difference that funding has made.
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Game changers: Carrick RFC empowers women and girls through rugby
Carrick Rugby Football Club, based in the communities of Girvan and Maybole, is a community-driven club dedicated to promoting health, wellbeing, and social inclusion through rugby.
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Restoring the river bank at Inverharroch
In October 2024, the Cabrach Trust were awarded £15,570 towards the costs of repairing and mitigating any future damage to the bank of the River Deveron at Inverharroch.
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Education and Training Bursaries: Changing Lives
2022 saw the introduction of the Glenkens & District Education and Training Fund which aims to improve access to opportunity and to improve livelihoods.
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Multiple funds provide critical equipment for Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue
Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team has been awarded funding to replace one of its ageing emergency response vehicles from three funds.
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Romi Clarke Dance: A journey to the world stage
Dancers from the Romi Clarke Dance School represented Scotland with support from the Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Community Fund (Cardenden).
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Biggar and District Men's Shed: Building community, one project at a time
The Biggar and District Men's Shed has breathed new life into a disused primary school for men in the community with funding from the Nadara Glenkerie Wind Farm Community Fund.
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Supporting local residents to find new employment opportunities
The Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Community Fund (Kinglassie) Education and Training Fund is supporting Kenny, a resident in Kinglassie, to pursue his dream career.
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Ettrick and Yarrow: Community access and conservation
The Ettrick and Yarrow Community Development Company (EYCDC) operates in the Scottish Borders and supports environmental and conversation projects within the local area.
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Empowering local education through community education and training funds
In 2024, the Nadara Westfield Education and Training Fund (Kinglassie) awarded a £1,000 bursary to support Morgan, a local student pursuing higher education at Stirling University.
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Border Forest Trust: driving community engagement and environmental conservation
The mission of Borders Forest Trust is to conserve, restore, manage, and promote native woodlands and associated habitats in the Scottish Borders.
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All in good time: Historic Stow clock gets a facelift
Thanks to a grant of £10,000 from the EDF power solutions Longpark Wind Farm Community Fund, restoration work on St. Mary of Wedale Church in Stow was made possible.
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Highland Heroes: building momentum for climate action in Scotland's north
In the face of the escalating climate emergency, the role of communities has never been more critical.
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