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Moray and Aberdeenshire groups and charities benefit from fund boost





A Cabrach project has benefited from a share of a £97,000 boost to the local community.

Local clubs, services and charities are among those to have benefited from the cash, distributed through the Clashindarroch Wind Farm Community Fund.

Fiona Alderson of Networks of wellbeing are hoping to get the property at the gates of The Gordon Schools as a community asset transfer...Picture: Becky Saunderson. Image No.044445.
Fiona Alderson of Networks of wellbeing are hoping to get the property at the gates of The Gordon Schools as a community asset transfer...Picture: Becky Saunderson. Image No.044445.

Huntly charity Networks of Wellbeing was awarded £21,200 to deliver local wellbeing services and help build community resilience in Huntly and the surrounding area.

Fiona Alderson Service manager at Networks of Wellbeing said: “Networks of Wellbeing is delighted to have been awarded funding from the Clashindarroch Community Fund and would thank the panel for their support for the work that we do.

“This funding will allow us to continue to support people from within the local area, and to do so at a time when demand for support from the third sector has never been higher.”

In this latest round of funding, the largest award was made to Glass Community Association, who were awarded £22,357 to develop Glass Hall into a warm hub to welcome the whole community.

The Cabrach Trust was awarded £15,570 to support their riverbank restoration project along the River Deveron, bolstering their conservation education programme as well as supporting volunteering opportunities.

While Gordon Primary School PTA also received funding to the tune of £13,625, to buy and install playground equipment for local children.

Huntly firm Full Colour Coaching secured £12,943 to deliver a 12-month programme supporting young people's mental health, and Huntly Amateur Swimming Club received £5000 for replacement diving blocks.

Smaller grants included £2837 granted to St Andrews Church for external fabric improvements to Glass Church, along with a £1994 boost for Aurora Productions to enable backstage improvements at The Stewart’s Hall.

Drumblade Parent Council was aand £1,377 to Drumblade Parent Council for their annual school pantomime trip.

The Fund, which is provided by wind farm owner and operator Vattenfall and administered by Foundation Scotland, supports projects and initiatives that enhance community life and improve residents' well-being in Huntly, Strathbogie and Tap o’Noth, and the area served by the Cabrach Community Association.

All funding decisions are made by a local panel, made up of community members whose local experience and familiarity with the places they live are vital to ensure the Fund remains community focused, and that decisions are made with knowledge and insight.

Starting life in 2015, the fund receives a donation of £185,000 each year, rising in line with the Retail Price Index.

In 2024, the annual contribution to the fund was just over £276,000.

Donations are set to be provided for the operating lifetime of the wind farm.

Berry Jordan of Vattenfall UK said: “It’s great to see that in almost 10 years, the Clashindarroch Wind farm Community fund has helped so many local organisations and projects support local people and their needs - long may that vital community support continue.

“I look forward to seeing what projects come forward in 2025.”

The Clashindarroch Wind Farm Community Fund panel meets three times per year to award funds secured from Vattenfall’s Clashindarroch Wind Farm.

The next closing date for the fund is January 31, 2025.


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