Sport and leisure
Dumfries and Galloway LEADER Local Action Group are delighted, in a backdrop of change, to have committed £867,041.10 to a mix of community, enterprise and farm diversification projects since March 2016.
The first funding award from the Highland LEADER 2014-20 programme has been secured by Fyrish Gymnastics Club.
The award of £34,200 will allow the popular club to buy new equipment so that more people can get involved. They will also use the funding towards the cost of a competition standard sprung gymnastics floor.
Claire Bath, Chair of Fryish Gymnastics Club said:
"We’ve seen increased interest in gymnastics across Easter Ross since the club started in 2009. We currently have 250 members with over 150 on the waiting list.
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Six projects to benefit Orkney's communities and economy have secured support from the latest rounds of Orkney LEADER funding.
So far, the current Orkney LEADER programme has awarded grant funding of over £460,000 to eight community driven, innovative projects, with a total value of over £1 million of project investment.
The latest six projects to be awarded funding are:
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In this article, Shetland LEADER tell us about a couple of their recent activities - an event to promote and discuss walking in Shetland, and taking part in the popular Shetland Food Fair.
Walking event
The Shetland LEADER Local Action Group hosted an event on 19 October to promote and discuss walks and walking in Shetland. The event brought together representatives from community groups and agencies from across Shetland, providing an opportunity to discuss walking as a development activity.
Two projects about sports and enjoying the outdoors are the latest to benefit from funding from the Cairngorms LEADER programme.
A total of £106,913.20 has been awarded to the Kingussie 2017 project for major improvements to the facilities at Kingussie Shinty Club. Facilities at the pitch will be upgraded to the standard expected of a 21st century modern day sports club and to a high enough standard that in the future Kingussie could apply to host major occasions such as National Shinty Finals and International matches.
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North Aberdeenshire LEADER have awarded a grant to a new glamping venture, which is hoped will boost tourism in the area.
A grant of up to £33,548.62 has been awarded to the Buchan Development Initiative to help install a new glamping area in the Aden Caravan and Camping Park.
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Three projects have been awarded funding from the South Aberdeenshire LEADER programme.
In the programme's first funding rounds, the South Aberdeenshire LEADER Local Action Group has awarded £225,475 to the following projects:
- Strathorn Riding School Development
- Finzean Farm Shop Development
- Ringlink Internship Programme
South Aberdeenshire LAG Chair Liam Smyth from Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce said:
Scottish Rural Action have launched a new rural manifesto ahead of the second Scottish Rural Parliament event.
The manifesto will be agreed at the Scottish Rural Parliament taking place in Brechin, Angus from 6 to 8 October. Around 400 people are expected to attend the event.
The manifesto has been created following a series of events across rural Scotland, and an online survey, with people sharing their views on the issues that matter the most to them.
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