Posts by Natasha Hoare

£7,400 To fund energy efficiency upgrades at The Hub, including LED lighting, smart heating controls and thermal blinds, reducing energy costs and carbon emissions. Also in third year of award of £18,000 – £6,000 per year to contribute to core costs to secure and expand access to local services which improve health and wellbeing and…

£5,000 To fund equipment for a project to provide kindling from waste wood to vulnerable households and sell kindling locally for group funds. Craig MacDonald: “Thanks to Foundation Scotland’s Great Glen Fund we were able to realise our Community Kindling Enterprise project in full. This has allowed us to generate a sustainable source of income…

£5,000 To contribute to the cost of upgrading windows and doors to modern double glazing standards to reduce heat loss and improve the energy efficiency of the hall. Janet Hobson: “The grant that we received from the Great Glen Fund this year, was invaluable to Stratherrick Public Hall in Gorthleck, it was part of the…

£7,500 To contribute to the cost of employing a ranger to deliver hands-on activities, increase participation and improve environmental knowledge. Suzann Barr: “Thanks to funding from Great Glen Energy Cooperative, the nature restoration programme, as well as the facilities in Abriachan’s community woodland, have benefited greatly from our on-site ranger, Ewan Fenelon. He has worked…

Awarded £20,000 in March 2024 to fund an ecological garden to improve biodiversity and create an educational and community space. “We transformed the unused land which was formerly the old school playground around our community hub into an ecological garden. This is potentially to be used by all the community and visitors to the Glen.…

Awarded £18,000 in January 2024 to purchase six multi-terrain ebikes for local hire to reduce car travel and generate income for the community. “We have only had these eBikes for a short time however, feedback has been extremely positive. They look great and from our own off road trials of them, we believe they will…

Awarded £2,500 in October 2023 to purchase sensory soft play and other equipment to support children with additional needs in the childcare setting Staff members have observed significant behavioural improvements in the children using the sensory play area. One staff member mentioned: “We’ve seen remarkable changes in the children who use the sensory space regularly.…