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Cour Community Benefit Fund strengthens support in Kintyre
Previously, Tarbert & Skipness Community Trust, West Kintyre Community Fund and the East Kintyre Community Fund collectively decided how a single pot of Cour funds would be spent across the three areas.Under the new arrangement, each will receive an equal third of over £33,000 per annum to distribute as part of their individual existing grant making activity, which is sourced mainly by income from other community benefit f...
Glenkerie fund celebrates ten years of local support
In the latest round of funding, £64,000 was awarded to local services and projects across the Glenkerie fund area.The aim of the fund, which is provided by Nadara and administered by Foundation Scotland, is to enhance the local environment, ensuring that it is an attractive and vibrant place to live, work and visit. Since the Fund opened in 2014, it has supported community benefit projects which encourage and promote com...
Cooking up a refurbishment for village hall kitchen in North Middleton
For decades, this venue has been the pulsing heart of local life, hosting everything from weekly drama classes and line dancing sessions to rugby match screenings and wedding celebrations. Now, thanks to the dedication of the Middleton Hall Village Association (MHVA) and with support from the community, the hall has entered into a new chapter with an exciting kitchen refurbishment project.The MHVA, a not-for-profit volunteer g...
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Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Community Fund (Kinglassie) Education & Training Fund
The Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Community Fund (Kinglassie) Education & Training Fund supports residents living in the Kinglassie Community Council area who wish to engage in study or training.
Home-start Cowdenbeath providing local support
They provide a range of services including one-to-one support, family and parenting groups, resilience work, a summer holiday programme, and social events and activities.Project background/historyIn 2022, the organisation partnered with The Cottage Family Centre’s ‘Big Hoose’ project. The Big Hoose connects major retailers, such as Amazon, with support organisations across Fife to redistribute surplus items which would otherwi...
Scotland’s Community Foundation fast tracks funding to help most in need
The accelerated funding programme comes in response to increased pressure on charities and community groups, many of whom are seeing a surge in demand for services while they themselves are facing reduced capacity and soaring overheads, such as utilities, staffing and National Insurance costs.To provide support for organisations who need it now, and to help with longer-term capacity building, Foundation Scotland will implement...
£20,770 helps tackle ‘holiday hunger’ in Eastern Berwickshire
The Greencoat Drone Hill Community Fund Panel initially awarded £8,000 to the Radio Borders ‘Cash for Kids’ charity to extend the ‘Holiday Hunger’ programme that was operating in other parts of Scotland into the Drone Hill Fund area for the first time. The grant provided school holiday food vouchers and activity packs for disadvantaged children, and was later increased to £11,270 to support more children and include winter jac...
Four community organisations share £63,000 thanks to Clashindarroch Wind Farm Community Fund
In this latest round of funding, The Cabrach Trust has been awarded £40,432 from the fund established by wind farm owner Vattenfall. The grant will be used towards the early stages of turning the Old School buildings at The Cabrach into a new community facility providing for events and educational activities, alongside a bunkhouse for visitors. It will enable The Cabrach Trust’s design team to develop costed designs and...
Minnygap
The Minnygap Community Fund supports community projects benefitting those living in the community council areas of Johnstone, Templand and Kirkpatrick Juxta.