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Martha's Pantry: Tackling food poverty in Limerigg and Slamannan
Martha's Pantry, established in December 2022, has rapidly become a lifeline for residents in these former mining communities located in the Falkirk Council area.Limerigg and Slamannan, with a combined population of just over 1,600, face considerable socioeconomic challenges. According to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, parts of Slamannan fall within the 20% most deprived areas in Scotland. The communities als...
Upcoming fund deadlines
Here's our quick reference guide to all funding application deadlines coming up. Be sure to check all guidelines and eligibility criteria before applying.
Burnhead Moss Education & Training (BMET)
This fund provides grants to help with vocational, education and training courses for people living in community council areas of Avonbridge & Standburn and Limerigg & Slamannan (in Falkirk), and also Blackridge (in West Lothian).
Quiet Waters
Quiet Waters was set up in 1995 initially as a telephone support, and since 2015, they have provided counselling almost exclusively in face-to-face sessions and remotely during the pandemic, providing up to and over 1000 hours of counselling each year. They have developed bereavement support training services. They have a working partnership with HMP Stirling and previously with HMP Addiewell. They provide training for in-hous...
Burnhead Moss (Avonbridge and Standburn)
This fund supports community projects benefiting those living in Avonbridge and Standburn.
Education and training support reaches 1 million
The first fund was established in 2015 by EDF Renewables as part of the Burnhead Moss Wind Farm Fund, known locally as BMET (Burnhead Moss Education & Training Fund). The fund covers parts of West Lothian and Falkirk and accounts for 40% of all funding awarded to date. Since then, we've continued to work with EDF and other developers in the renewables sector to launch a further 20 local funds across ten differen...
More opportunities for social investment
The Investing in Enterprise Fund was previously available within 13 Local Authorities across the central belt. However, this funding model is now being offered to organisations working within Falkirk, Stirling, Perth & Kinross, Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders. As a result, the fund is now available to over 70% of Scotland’s population. Eligible social enterprises, community organisation...
Wind farm community benefit funds flow along the River Carron
CATCA aims to involve residents in regenerating the River Carron and the 16 Communities that sit alongside it. It organises a range of projects and activities with an emphasis on education and awareness, community engagement, and connecting communities through the physical transformation of their local environments. Conservation, community gardening, improving gr...
The Essentia Foundation - A Journey to the Central Belt
The Central BeltThe Central Belt is characterised by diverse landscapes, from the stunning hills and valleys of the Southern Uplands to the urban sprawl of Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is a relatively narrow strip of land that extends from the Firth of Clyde in the west to the Firth of Forth in the east, covering around 100 miles. This area is intersected by rivers, including the River Clyde and River Forth, which historically pl...
Burnhead Moss Wind Farm Fund
The Fund began in 2016 and receives annual contributions from EDF Renewables for distribution to these local communities. An annual amount of £130,000 inflation-adjusted, will be paid into the Fund each year during the lifetime of the wind farm (expected to be 25 years). To meet the needs of each local community council, the fund is divided into 3 sub-funds to enable local decision making. An additional s...