Scotland: National Rural Network
Investing in Communities is a Big Lottery fund which aims to help bring about lasting social change and to bring real improvements to communities and lives of people most in need. The programme re-launched on 30th June 2010.
There are three investment areas which make up Investing in Communities:
The Fife coastal village of West Wemyss has been announced as one of six across the UK to be funded through Village SOS and feature in a BBC television series. Responding to the plight of rural villages across Britain, Village SOS is supporting new community-led business ventures that will breathe new life into their areas, create new jobs and improve the quality of life for local people.
Five communities in Scotland are a step closer to receiving up to £400,000 from the Big Lottery Fund for a new enterprise venture and having their progress filmed for a BBC prime time television programme.
Lochinver in the Highlands, Catrine in East Ayrshire, Isle of Kerrera west of Oban, Eskdalemuir in Dumfries and Galloway and West Wemyss in Fife are among 28 villages in the UK who have been shortlisted for Village SOS.
On 26th June Jim Mather will be opening a seminar on ‘Progress to Sustainability for Social Enterprise Service Providers' at the Atlantis Leisure Centre in Oban.
Village SOS is an exciting new initiative from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and the BBC. It is searching for six UK villages with ideas for successful enterprises that will help revive their communities, create new jobs and improve the quality of life of local people. The final six projects will share up to £3 million. They aim to make three awards in England and one each in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Udny Community Wind Turbine Company Ltd
Udny Community Council set up the Wind Turbine Group to explore feasibility and funding opportunities for a community owned single 800kw wind turbine at Udny. The application relates to the preparation of a full planning proposal. Funding for the turbine is being sourced through the Big Lottery. A significant level of community consultation has been undertaken and if planning is obtained, income from the wind turbine will be recycled back into the community.
EKOS is carrying out research looking at support for the third sector in Scotland. The Big Lottery and Scottish Government have commissioned EKOS to carry out this study and it will inform the work of the Dynamic Inclusive Communities Forum.
EKOS is carrying out research looking at support for the third sector in Scotland. The Big Lottery and Scottish Government have commissioned EKOS to carry out this study and it will inform the work of the Dynamic Inclusive Communities Forum.
EKOS is carrying out research looking at support for the third sector in Scotland. The Big Lottery and Scottish Government have commissioned EKOS to carry out this study and it will inform the work of the Dynamic Inclusive Communities Forum.
