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Community Led Local Development – Health and Wellbeing

This case study highlights three examples of innovative approaches to health and wellbeing across three rural and island communities.

It is the third in a series of case studies focusing on community led local development.

Organisation name: Unst Boating Club, Neuro Hebrides and Wild Things

Funding received: £136,000 from Scottish Government - Community Led Local Development

Date awarded: 01/04/2023

Location: Rural and Island Scotland

This case study film features three community groups from across rural and island Scotland who are delivering Health and wellbeing solutions for their communities. It demonstrates how each group has managed to support development of their projects utilising a range of support, including Community Led Local Development (CLLD) funding (part of the Scottish Government’s Rural Development Programme).

  • Unst Boating Club received £67,000 in CLLD funding to make structural improvements to their club house, which benefitted the wider community and visitors.
  • Neuro Hebrides received £8,751 in CLLD funding to purchase two beach wheelchairs
  • Wild Things in Moray received £40,329 in CLLD funding towards the cost of a new accessible minibus and support vehicle

This case study is the third in a series of case studies focusing on community led local development and community capacity building across rural and island Scotland.

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