Fifteen fantastic youth led projects are today (12 JULY 2019) celebrating their share of over £700,000 in dormant bank account monies from the Young Start Fund. Amongst them are a bike lending library and an off-road motorcycling project, both aiming to build the confidence and employability skills of young people.
No matter what the weather has in store, it’s going to be a summer to remember for community groups across Scotland as National Lottery Award for All Scotland (WED 3 JULY) today announces a bumper package of grants worth £1.1 million.
Homelessness projects are today (WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2019) the focus of over £3 million in National Lottery funding, set to increase third sector led provision, helping prevent Scots losing their tenancies and becoming homeless.
£1,628, 610 for eight community ownership projects
A historic estate dating back to the 17th Century is set to be bought by the local community, thanks to a grant from the Scottish Land Fund.
A group in Dunbar that plans to purchase a successful greengrocer’s and a former sports pavilion in Edinburgh, which is set to provide a meeting place for the local community, are two of the eight projects that have been successful in the recent round of awards given out by the Scottish Land Fund.
An empty retail space on Huntly’s main square is set to become the new home for Deveron Projects, the organisation that runs community initiatives in the town, following a successful application to the Scottish Land Fund.
The National Lottery Community Fund is investing more than £2 million of National Lottery funding on a project to support older people to remain in or return to work in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
