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Upgrade for valued local community hut
The Middle Balbeggie Wind Farm Community Fund, provided by Netro Energy, has been supporting projects which benefits residents of the Thornton Community Council area since 2017. Thornton, a village in Fife located between Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes, has a population of around 2,300. One of the key facilities in the village is the ‘Pensioners Hut’ a small community hall built by local residents in the 1950 which is owned by...
Harthill Wind Ltd Community Fund
The fund is provided by Netro Energy, owner of the wind farm in the Torrance Farm Wind Park Extension. The fund, popularly referred to by its company name Harthill Wind Ltd, was established in 2015 to benefit the North Lanarkshire community council area of Harthill and Eastfield, and the West Lothian community council area of Blackridge. A small settlement called Greenrigg, also in West Lothian, but with historical...
Fund management for communities
Your community may have the opportunity to benefit from a one-off gift or a recurring annual donation linked, for example, to a renewable energy project. If so, you’ll understand it’s essential to plan the best use of that money and the best way to manage your funds. With years of experience working with communities to set up and manage localised funds, Foundation Scotland can help you. We’re proud of our tr...
Communities across Fife celebrate decade of funding support
The Westfield Wind Farm in Fife, which is a subsidiary of renewables energy business Nadara, supports the neighbouring communities of Benarty, Cardenden and Kinglassie. The fund was divided into three sub-funds to reflect the differing needs of each community, and involve more local people in decision making.Each fund is supported by Foundation Scotland and each has been instrumental in providing opportunities for communities ...
Glenkerie Fund awards over £49,000 to support community improvements
The Fund, provided by renewable energy company Nadara and administered by Foundation Scotland, aims to enhance the local environment, ensuring that it is an attractive and vibrant place to live, work and visit.Since launching in 2014, the Fund has helped support projects which encourage and promote community spirit, ensure adequate access to services for community members, improve local transport, grow the local economy and de...
Kinglassie community bowled over by funding landmark
The Kinglassie Fund is owned by Nadara energy and is administered by Foundation Scotland. It has been instrumental in providing opportunities for communities to thrive by supporting local individuals, groups and organisations. Funding has been strategic and considered, with projects varying in reach and focusing on priority areas within Kinglassie to ensure significant impact for the local community. The fun...
Whiteside Hill
The Whiteside Hill Wind Farm Community Fund supports community projects benefiting those living in areas covered by the community councils of Kirkconnel and Kelloholm and the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar and District.
Kingsburn Earlsburn
The Earlsburn Community Fund began in 2008, and was owned by Falk Renewables, which later rebranded as Renantis (in 2022) and following a merger with Ventient Energy rebranded again to become Nadara in 2024. The Nadara Earlsburn Community Fund supports charitable activity benefiting residents within the community council areas of Cambusbarron and Carron Valley in the Stirling local authority and Denny and District in the Falki...
Running a Micro-Grants Scheme
For simplicity, we will refer throughout this guidance to ‘Community Council’ as meaning any group which is running a micro-grants scheme, because most micro-grants are indeed run by community councils. This guidance is however for all groups running micro-grants schemes. Part one introduces micro-grants schemes; what they are, and how they can benefit communities, who can apply for a micro-grant, what can generally...
Cardenden wind farm celebrates decade of support for local communities
The Cardenden fund is owned by Nadara energy and is administered by Foundation Scotland. It supports community projects benefitting those living in the Cardenden Community Council area. The fund has been instrumental in providing opportunities for communities to thrive by supporting local individuals, groups and organisations.The fund provides grants to support charitable activities that, enhance quality of life for loca...