Previously funded projects by EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon).
Education and training funds have been specifically set up to support individuals of all ages to access college, university or training programmes of all kinds. This funding helps individuals enhance their employment opportunities and there is an ever increasing body of evidence about the difference this funding can make.
Below are some recent examples of the courses and qualifications previously supported by this fund.
Project | Fund | Project description | Amount awarded |
Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon Community Council | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To provide a fund for distribution to local groups and individuals for general charitable purposes in the form of micro-grants. | £1,177 |
Fairburn Memorial Hall SCIO | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To partially fund salaries for hall staff for one year. | £3,820 |
Scatwell Community Association | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To purchase blinds for the Old Sawmill to increase security for community storage. | £276 |
Music in Hospitals and Care | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To fund two musical performances at healthcare venues serving the community council area of Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon. | £600 |
Fox and Friends (SCIO) | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To deliver interactive story and activity sessions for children to improve literacy, parenting, and bring families together. | £634 |
Scatwell Community Association | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To fund a defibrillator. | £2,590 |
Strathconon Social and Recreational Society | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To fund a defibrillator. | £2,590 |
Fairburn Memorial Hall SCIO | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To install wheel stops in the car park to improve parking and maintenance costs. | £1,210 |
Stratchconon Social and Recreational Society | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To fund car park resurfacing to improve safety when accessing the hall. | £4,850 |
Fyrish Gymnastics Club | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To fund a nine-month outreach programme of gymnastic sessions for children in the Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon area. | £4,550 |
Fairburn Memorial Hall | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To fund outdoor activities for children and new activities in the hall for adults in order to improve health and well-being and reduce isolation. | £3,800 |
Fairburn Memorial Hall | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To purchase play area woodchip/bark to restore the necessary safety surface and enable the reopening of Marybank Playpark. | £5,000 |
Marybank Primary School Parent Council | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To fund nature and heritage-based outings and outdoor activities for local children to create social opportunities and promote well-being post-covid. | £3,443.50 |
Scatwell Community Association | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To fund the purchase of four lightweight folding tables and a replacement noticeboard to facilitate community events. | £850 |
Marybank Primary School Parent Council | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To contribute to cost of residential outdoor activity trip for all senior pupils at Marybank and Stratchconon Primary Schools to develop new skills, confidence and connections between children from different areas. | £5,320 |
Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon Community Council | EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon) | To supply vouchers for groceries for 44 households to alleviate cost of living pressure and improve quality of life. | £3,300 |