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10 AVA | July 2021 Celebrating Funding Success Aberdeenshire groups that have been successful in securing funding recently include: Huntly Sports Trust is taking on a massive upgrade project at the town’s all weather pitch. The playing surface has been in very poor condition for a number of years but now the volunteer group which looks after the facility has secured funding for it to be replaced. Awards of £250,000 from Aberdeenshire Council and £100,000 from the Vattenfall Clashindarroch Wind Farm Fund have been confirmed. Read more here: https:// tinyurl.com/2mvkcvz6 The Grow Free Community Foundation have secured a Starter Grant of £4,858 from the ALLIANCE Self Management Fund 2021. The Aberdeenshire Peer Support Resource will develop and offer information, events and capacity building opportunities that promote, celebrate and support the power of peer support. Visit: growfreefoundation.org Waulkmill Menagerie Petting Farm have been asked by unpaid carers to start a weekly group for them and their cared for at the petting farm, where they can meet weekly and have a variety of activities on
AVA | July 2021 11 offer for all to do. Crafts, animal therapy, gardening and an occasional guest speaker. A Starter Grant of £3,380 has been awarded by the ALLIANCE Self Management Fund 2021. A Builder Grant of £59,901 has been awarded to Aberdeen Foyer, by the ALLIANCE Self Management Fund 2021. The aim of this project is to increase the capacity of people across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire with long term mental health conditions to live well and in ways that work for them, that they feel in control, connected and valued. A Builder Grant of £59,960 has been awarded to Grampian Opportunities, by the ALLIANCE Self Management Fund 2021. They aim to set up a volunteer buddy system to support individuals improve their digital skills in their own way and in their own time according to their own needs. GO have also secured £48,000 for a Volunteer Coordinator from The Robertson Trust. Home-Start Deeside, Alford and Strathdon are delighted to have been awarded £1000 from the Arnold Clark Community Fund. This money will go directly to helping local families. Milne Hall Management Committee have completed the new kitchen in Milne Hall having secured funding from a variety of sources for the project. Our Funding Officer, Donna Speed, has been supporting the group and was delighted when they were successful in their funding applications. Aden Country Park secured funding support from both the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Scottish Landfill Communities Fund (Slcf) - Suez Communities Trust, to install a new Interpretation Shelter. Interpretation panels outlining the various insects and wildlife, along with the flora and fauna in around the Aden lake are to be added in due course. And finally, fourteen local projects aimed at improving communities and places across Aberdeenshire are to share more than £2 million in new funding to help drive economic recovery, improve our town centres and support regeneration activity. Earlier this year the Scottish Government announced a £38 million capital injection into the national “Place Based Investment Programme (PBIP)” for 2021- 22, with Aberdeenshire’s allocation totalling £2.04m. Included in the fourteen local projects are: Huntly & District Development Trust - £824,151 The project will redevelop a vacant former department store in the town centre to create a modern flexible enterprise, learning, leisure and community space. Mid Deeside Community Trust - £15,000 This project will deliver a significant series of improvements to Station Square including landscaping, seating and better provision for pedestrians. Broch Skate Club - £151,560 This is a new project to replace the old skate park in Fraserburgh with a modern, lowmaintenance, competition standard facility. The project has significant local support and will provide another boost to the Fraserburgh Sports Hub as well as helping to address several socio-economic factors in the town. Victoria & Albert Halls (Ballater) Trust - £40,000 This is a new phase of a multi-stage project and will carry out a series of improvements on the historic buildings to improve access, reduce energy consumption and consolidate the work done on creating a community and heritage hub. Deveron Projects - £104,000 The project will involve the construction of a thermal glasshouse at the rear of the Square Deal building in the town centre. The glasshouse will provide additional flexible space for yearround community use. Read the full list of successful applicants here: https://tinyurl.com/re34ydy3 Congratulations to ALL groups in Aberdeenshire who have received funding and thank you for making Aberdeenshire a better place to live! Search for funding using our funding search engine on the AVA website at: www.avashire.org.uk/searchforfunding
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