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Fixing bikes, fuelling change: School pupils in Forth Valley get climate wheels turning
From bike repairs to skateboards, pupils at Balfron High School are learning practical skills, boosting confidence, and cutting carbon.
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Borders Pottery - building community through creative engagement
Borders Pottery operates the Smiddy Café in St Abbs on a social enterprise basis, helping to cover the overhead and premises costs of the adjacent pottery studio.
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The case for driving lessons in rural Scotland
The Langhope Rig Wind Farm Education and Training Fund values the importance of driving lessons to improve access to education, employment and social participation.
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Helping Arran’s young sailors stay safe on the water – The Betty and Roy Ure Memorial Fund
Arran Junior Sailing Club (AJSC) is a volunteer-run charity based at Lamlash Harbour that has provided free sailing opportunities for young people on the Isle of Arran for over 40 years.
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Funding for Forget Me Not Choir hits the right notes
The Forget Me Not Choir in Mid Argyll will be able to carry on singing, thanks to funding from the Nadara A'Chruach Community Fund.
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Multi-year funding secures future of Upper Donside Bowling Club
For more than 30 years, Upper Donside Bowling Club (UDBC) has been a place for people in Glenkindie and the surrounding area to meet, play, and stay connected.
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The Gillespie Centre - supporting community hubs through flexible funding
Located in Biggar's High Street and operating from a converted church building, the Gillespie Centre serves as a community hub in this rural Scottish town.
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Culrain & District Hall: preserving a community's only public building
Culrain and District Hall has secured funding through the RWE Rosehall Wind Farm Community Fund to replace dilapidated and rotted external cladding to preserve and protect the community's only public building.
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Agricultural vehicle operation training and the role of local newsletters
Targeted local funding and accessible financial support is creating lasting positive change for young people in rural areas.
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Funding supports mental health service across Mid-Argyll
Argyll Community Counselling Service has successfully established a community-wide mental health service across Mid-Argyll and Kintyre with funding from the Nadara A'Chruach Wind Farm Community Fund.
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Breaking barriers to meaningful employment and brighter futures
Breaking Barriers work to support refugees find meaningful employment and build a new life. They received a £5,000 grant from the Elizabeth Drummond Fund.
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From heritage to hub: breathing new life into a historic space
Crown Estate Scotland awarded a grant of £47,000 to Nether Lochaber Community Association, with the hope of transforming the historic Ichree Barn into a community hub.
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