Additional support is being made available for women and children affected by domestic abuse as the National Lottery Community Fund today announces £664k for five support organisations.
Scottish groups share £5m of National Lottery funding, including the first Scotland-wide exercise network tailored for people of all ages, ability or stages of Parkinson’s.
A community centre that lies at the heart of one of Glasgow’s most culturally-diverse neighbourhoods and a former school on the island of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides are two of the projects that are set to pass into local ownership thanks to grants from the Scottish Land Fund.
A disused steading near Ettrickbridge is to be transformed into homes for affordable rent following a grant of £285,000 to Ettrick & Yarrow Community Development Company from the Scottish Land Fund.
A former school on the island of Eriskay that is set for a new life as an exhibition centre and a housing project in Arisaig, along with a scheme to repair the sea wall and upgrade the shore-front in the village, are three community ownership projects that have received grants from the Scottish Land Fund.
Kilmaronock Old Kirk, which closed its doors in 2017, is to have a new future as a community venue following a grant of £57,110 from the Scottish Land Fund.
The town hall at Millport on Cumbrae, which closed in 2015, is to be bought over and refurbished by islanders in order to provide space for community activities.
As the National Lottery gets ready to celebrate its 25th Birthday later this month, groups from across Scotland are today (FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER) marking the occasion by sharing in £1.2 million of good cause funding.
