RESPONSIBLE NEIGHBOUR. SUSTAINABLE PARTNER. SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 WHAT IS COMMUNITY BENEFIT? FIND OUT ON PAGE 02 WHY DO WE PAY COMMUNITY BENEFIT? FIND OUT ON PAGE 03 WHO IS BENEFITTING FROM THE FUNDS? FIND OUT FROM PAGE 08 WHERE ARE THE COMMUNITIES WE SUPPORT? FIND OUT FROM PAGE 22
WELCOME TO SSE’S COMMUNITY INVESTMENT REVIEW 2013/14
Foreword 01 Sustainable 20 Ayrshire Development Fund Hadyard Hill 27 What is Community 02 Hunterston 27 Benefit? The funds in focus 22 Scottish Borders Langhope Rig 28 Toddleburn 28 Highlands and Islands The way we do things 04 Clyde Borders 29 Gordonbush 22 Achany 22 Dumfries and Galloway The year in review 06 Fairburn 23 Clyde Dumfries and Galloway 29 Glendoe 23 Artfield Fell 30 Making an impact in 2013/14 06 Spurness 24 Balmurrie Fell 30 Strengthening community services 08 Kingairloch 24 South Lanarkshire Developing skills 10 Bu 24 Clyde South Lanarkshire 31 Sustainable Development Fund and starting careers North Lincolnshire –Highland 24 Inspiring the next generation 12 Keadby 32 Perthshire Essex Advancing heritage and culture 14 Griffin and Calliachar 25 Tilbury 32 Contributing to active 16 Drumderg 26 and healthy communities Argyll and Bute Protecting the local 18 Tangy 26 environment
“WE WANT TO BUILD GENUINE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES, NOW AND FOR THE FUTURE.” Alistair Phillips-Davies Chief Executive
FOREWORD SSE is involved in a business that really matters – providing the energy people and business need. So we must do it responsibly. That includes being a responsible neighbour, going beyond the minimum and becoming an active contributor in the communities where we live and work. This is particularly relevant to the community funds we provide for our renewable energy projects. We’ve led the way by setting the £5,000 per megawatt benchmark for community benefit payments and, with over £4.5 million distributed in Britain last year alone, our funds are providing significant financial assistance to community projects up and down the country. However, it’s not simply about what we do, it matters how we do it too. It is important that our funds are managed in the right way, by building genuine partnerships with communities now and for the future. It is also important that our actions are transparent, sustainable and accountable to the wider community. This first Annual Review is a key step in this process. It sets out the principles that underpin our community investment policy, showing you what we are doing, how we’re doing it and, ultimately, where your money is going. Finally, I would like to thank the dozens of panel members who give up their time to assess grant applications and make sure SSE’s community funds are spent wisely. I hope you are inspired, like me, by the projects funded this year and the positive impact they will have for many more years to come.
Local volunteers outside the Barr Community Store in South Ayrshire, which is now wholly run by the local community thanks to a £68,000 grant from the Hadyard Hill Community Benefit Fund. Operated on a not- Alistair Phillips-Davies for-profit basis, the store also hosts a cafe, the local post office Chief Executive and even a pizzeria at weekends.
01 WHAT IS COMMUNITY BENEFIT? BEING A RESPONSIBLE NEIGHBOUR
SSE HAS BEEN BUILDING AND from SSE and our supply chain. “WE WANT TO We make this contribution OPERATING WIND FARMS SINCE The employment opportunities are in part, to recognise the short- or long- 2002. COMBINED WITH OUR HYDRO- significant too. Around 2,000 people SHARE THE term impacts a development may ELECTRIC SCHEMES, MANY OF WHICH work in SSE’s energy generation BENEFITS OF have on an area – be it from increased HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR OVER business and a 50MW onshore wind WHAT WILL BE construction traffic or the ongoing 50 YEARS, WE ARE NOW THE LARGEST farm typically supports around presence of the site. However, we also GENERATOR OF RENEWABLE ENERGY 385 jobs during its construction. A 25-YEAR want to share the benefits of what will ACROSS GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. PARTNERSHIP be a 25-year partnership between SSE Community funds and the community, recognising our Communities can benefit from In addition to these benefits, SSE also BETWEEN SSE role in supporting economic and social our renewable energy projects in recognises that new renewable energy AND THE development and enabling local many ways: from the local contractor projects should help communities in COMMUNITY.” regeneration. Put simply, it’s about providing civil engineering work onsite; other ways. being a responsible neighbour. the hotels and restaurants that see their As part of a responsible approach trade increase during the construction to development, a financial contribution Listening to communities period; to the local workforce that secure is paid to the communities that host Since the first community investment long-term careers in the operation wind farms and hydro schemes. These fund in 2002, we have learned a lot of the development. are long-term funding programmes, from listening to local communities. SSE is committed to maximising related to the generating capacity of As you’d expect, communities don’t these opportunities wherever we can the site and are distributed across always agree – but the way we operate and we have a strong track record its lifetime. They are separate to the our funds today has evolved, largely of promoting local business. This is planning process and have no bearing down to feedback from local people. illustrated by our open4business web on any decision on consent of a project. portal and ‘Meet the buyer’ events, which connect local firms with buyers
HELPING LOCAL BUSINESSES GROW – THE LOVAT The four-year construction of SSE’s Glendoe hydro scheme brought many benefits to businesses in the area, which traditionally relies on seasonal tourist trade. One of the An estimated contribution main beneficiaries was The Lovat, a 28-bed to the UK economy of hotel in Fort Augustus, which received A contribution to a thousands of accommodation, restaurant and * community benefit fund of event bookings from SSE and its contractors, £15.5 million increasing its revenue by £500,000. and support for * £6.25 million Owner, Caroline Gregory explains: “We’re 385 jobs over 25 years now open year-round and without Glendoe during the construction phase that certainly wouldn’t have been the case. The development gave the whole area a lift.”
02 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 For example, the financial level “SSE IS NOW A £130 million of funding available of benefit has risen significantly in the in the next two decades, we have HOW WE CALCULATE AN last decade. In 2011, we became the first LARGE GRANT a duty of care to ensure this large ONSHORE COMMUNITY developer to announce a nationwide FUNDER, scale investment makes an impact. WIND FUND policy of providing £5,000 p/MW per We recognise that providing a AWARDING Since January 2012, SSE’s year for new onshore wind developments community with large sums of money community benefit policy – roughly £15,000 per year for every £4.5M IN THE has the potential to do a great deal of commits a payment of £5,000 modern wind turbine. This is now good; it also has the potential to divide. LAST YEAR per megawatt (MW) per year for the recommended level in both UK That’s why we work directly with the lifetime of a scheme, up to and Scottish Government guidance ALONE.” communities, as partners, to help them 25 years, split between a local – a move SSE supports to bring distribute their funds in a way that is and a regional fund. The size of consistency across the industry. appropriate, consistent and accountable a wind farm is measured in terms to the wider community. of ‘installed capacity’. This is the Partnership We also recognise that, by its maximum theoretical output of We’ve changed in other ways too. nature, community benefit can be the wind farm, measured in SSE is now a large grant funder, focused on very narrow geographical megawatts. Every wind farm is awarding over £4.5 million in Britain areas which can be limiting against different, meaning the size of last year alone, and with an estimated a desire to support genuinely community funds varies from site transformational projects. That’s why, to site, however the basis of the for all new developments, we provide calculation stays exactly the same. both a local and regional fund, allowing investment over a wider area. A 50MW onshore wind farm provides: Sustainable difference Community investment fund At a time when so many sources £5,000 per megawatt of funding are under increasing pressure, community benefit is proving Total annual value of to be a long-term income stream for community investment fund communities to realise their ambitions £250,000 (50 x £5,000) and make a sustainable difference to their local area. 50% ring-fenced for £125,000 It is SSE’s job to make sure this per annum local community fund continues to be the case, so that in 20 years time, when today’s wind farms 50% set aside for the £125,000 are reaching the end of their operating per annum regional fund life, the legacy of the funding is still clear to see.
A typical 50MW onshore wind farm will provide: Enough renewable energy to power over 30,000 homes** and displace approximately *** 320,000 tonnes of CO2e over its lifetime
* Estimate based on analysis of SSE’s Fairburn wind farm – PWC Economic Impact Report May 2014 http://sse.com/beingresponsible/reportinganddata/ ** Based on average output of SSE’s onshore wind farms and typical electricity consumption figures (Ofgem)
*** Using the Committee on Climate Change carbon factor 2030 target of 50 gC02/kWh http://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CCC-Prog-Rep_Chap2_singles_web_1.pdf 03 THE WAY WE DO THINGS BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS
AS BOTH A DEVELOPER AND GRANT which projects to support. Setting up “COMMUNITIES To allow smaller groups MAKER, SSE IS COMMITTED TO TAKING a panel can often bring disparate and individuals to access funding, AN ACTIVE AND LONG-TERM ROLE areas together and the process, ARE BEST PLACED a ‘microgrant’ facility for grants of IN THE DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY while initially challenging, can forge TO MAKE THE up to £500 is offered through the FUNDS, WORKING AS A PARTNER stronger and closer links between DECISIONS ABOUT local community councils. WITH COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT different communities. THE FUNDING PROCESS. The geographical spread of THEIR NEEDS AND Planning for the future our developments is such that the ASPIRATIONS.” Many communities see these long-term Unusually for a developer, we local funds are predominantly shared funds, available for up to 25 years, as an manage and administer the majority by remote rural areas. This presents opportunity to develop their ‘big idea’. of our funds directly. This helps us an opportunity to safeguard the future We encourage this by offering a ‘draw build a closer relationship with each of these often fragile communities down’ facility whereby up to five years’ community, resulting in a greater where a declining population and worth of payments can be released level of trust. It has also created an loss of industry have been detrimental in advance if a major project requires environment where we have open and to the local economy. We support early investment. For example, direct lines of communication with and encourage the creation of if a community wished to undertake communities to improve our processes community action plans which set out a buy-out of the village shop and and help them to best harness the priorities identified by the community for required significant capital, a full year’s potential of their funds. regeneration and long-term development. allocation or more could be awarded upfront in order to facilitate the purchase. Local decision-making Flexible This is a valuable mechanism in allowing We operate a competitive grant scheme, The flexible nature of our community communities to plan for the future with where not-for-profit organisations in investment programme can allow for more certainty than with many other the community can apply for funding. either 100% funding or vital leverage sources of grant funding. We believe that communities are best capital to attract ‘match-funding’ finance Although the funds will be around placed to make the decisions about from other grant bodies. Multi-community for the foreseeable future, many their needs and aspirations and, as such, projects are encouraged; where larger communities are keen to start planning we champion local decision-making. sums of funding are pooled to finance for the years beyond the fund. To this In some cases we work with an a major project benefitting several end, SSE also offers an endowment existing community organisation, such neighbouring communities. We have fund facility whereby an annual amount as a trust or community company, also introduced programmes such as of capital can be retained to produce however our preferred method is to apprenticeships and energy-efficient income for distribution long after the establish a panel of local residents who appliance discount schemes, tailored to 25-year period. review applications and evaluate the need of the individual community.
OUR FUNDING PROCESS – STEP BY STEP
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Separate to the planning process for the Once a wind farm receives planning consent, We then work with the community or parish development, we share information with we liaise with local stakeholders to clarify the councils to set up a decision-making panel communities that outlines our policy and area of benefit and fund delivery arrangements. with representation from local residents. grant-making process.
04 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 VIEWS FROM OUR PANELS Every one of our panel members is a volunteer who donates their time to help distribute grants to the right community projects. It is their hard work and commitment that drives the funds, and their invaluable local knowledge that shapes good decision-making.
“Over the years we’ve learned “I joined the panel because I’m “Initially there was a tumultuous “Each project is decided on merit, how to spend the fund to best passionate about my community agreement process between the regardless of which community effect. The awards really make and want our village to grow. communities as each area had council area it comes from. The a difference to local projects. It is The fund allows groups of any their own ideas of how the fund expertise of the panel members a great example of communities size to apply for a grant, no matter should operate. However, after is very important. We are keen to and developer working together.” how small.” four years of operation, we’ve make sure that projects are viable developed a successful ‘joined up and sustainable in the long-term.” Marion Turner, Frances MacGruer, approach’ for the benefit of the Achany panel Fairburn panel wider area.” Joan Brookes, Griffin and Calliachar panel Paul Harrington, Gordonbush panel
“MANY Strategic projects change. An external panel reviews their area. As with any community As the value of community benefit has the applications and determines development activity, local tensions COMMUNITIES increased in recent years, communities which projects should receive funding. can arise, but thanks to the dedication SEE THESE are looking beyond short-term solutions Chaired by Lord Jack McConnell, the of committed volunteers, communities LONG-TERM and are seeking to take forward projects five-strong panel has expertise in each are now well placed to put their money that have a significant and sustainable of the priority areas of the fund and is to good use. By acting as a sustainable FUNDS AS AN impact. With this in mind, SSE has committed to maximising the potential partner, SSE can support this activity, OPPORTUNITY launched the Sustainable Development of its long-term economic benefit for helping communities invest their funds Fund; a pooled regional fund to support the wider community. Further details effectively and ensure a lasting legacy TO PROGRESS strategic projects in the regions in which can be found on page 20. for future generations. THEIR ‘BIG IDEA’.” we are investing. This is in addition to the local funds and applies to every wind Supporting communities farm constructed after January 2012. More and more communities are seeing The aim of the Sustainable the opportunities that renewable energy Development Fund is to support funds can bring – both in providing projects that deliver transformational timely support to community services social, economic or environmental and in driving long-term change for
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At the start of major construction, we organise Funding decisions are made by the panel at Grant awards are made public and recipients a fund launch event to provide information for set meetings throughout the year. SSE assists monitor their project and track its progress. potential applicants. Applications undergo an the panel with administration and ensures A final evaluation report is submitted on the initial assessment by SSE. fund transparency. project and its outcomes.
05 THE YEAR IN REVIEW MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN 2013/14
2013/14 HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT YEAR “FROM 22 Fund milestones reliance on tourism in many of the FOR SSE’S COMMUNITY INVESTMENT Three new local funds made awards areas of benefit. An increased focus on PROGRAMME. WITH A TOTAL SPEND ACTIVE FUNDS, for the first time during 2013/14: employment and skills development OF OVER £4.5 MILLION IN GREAT 366 GRANTS the £170,000-a-year Keadby fund was also evident, with our funds BRITAIN, THE SCALE AND IMPACT OF WERE ISSUED in North Lincolnshire; Hunterston supporting 328 work and training OUR COMMUNITY FUNDS HAS NEVER in North Ayrshire; and Langhope Rig placements to a value of over £500,000. BEEN MORE EVIDENT. – MORE THAN in the Scottish Borders. In addition, Grants to develop community facilities ONE A DAY.” the first grants from the SSE Sustainable and services were also popular, making From 22 active funds, 366 Development Fund were awarded, with up almost a quarter of the funds awarded. grants were issued to not-for-profit 30 community organisations receiving organisations during 2013/14 – more over £1.4 million. Pioneering ideas than one a day – including the first Important milestones were reached There was also evidence of increased awards from the new regional SSE at Griffin and Calliachar in Highland innovation, with local community Sustainable Development Fund. Perthshire, where they broke through groups developing pioneering ideas like The demand for funding continued the £1 million funding barrier; and at community broadband collectives and to increase this year with more than twice Gordonbush in Sutherland, which awarded even re-establishing community ‘runrig’ the value of applications received as its 100th grant since the fund’s launch allotments. In addition to the awards funds available. Successful submissions in 2011. made throughout the year, it was also included support for 41 sports clubs, encouraging to see some previously 30 local events and festivals, five Diversity funded projects come to successful community buy-outs and our single At £4.56 million, the overall value of fruition – like The Birks Cinema, which largest grant to date – a £620,000 funding rose by nearly 40% compared reopened its doors for the first time award to the Biggar Museum Trust to the previous 12 months, with the in over 30 years. to develop a new heritage centre varying range of funded projects Although general fund demand in South Lanarkshire. testament to the diversity of each was high, some funds remain under- community and the challenges that they utilised. Where demand is low, we are face. The largest category of support working to promote the availability of was for projects that benefit culture, the fund and to help communities build heritage and tourism, indicative of the capacity to progress new projects.
Top left: Young canoeists from the Breadalbane Canoe Club, which received £29,500 from the Griffin and Calliachar community fund. Right: Fairburn Memorial Hall in Ross-shire is just one of the many community facilities that have received support from SSE wind farm funds. Far right: Runners at the start of the 2013 Highland Perthshire Marathon, an event funded by the Griffin and Calliachar community fund. See p16 for more.
06 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 KIRKWALL
INVERNESS KIRKWALL
FORT WILLIAM
DUNDEE Leverage OBAN PERTH As well as helping communities to kick- start new projects, the funds can also EDINBURGH act as crucial leverage funding to secure GLASGOW additional external finance for a project. To set this in context, for every £1 SSE AYR granted in 2013/14, on average, grant recipients were able to secure another DUMFRIES KIRKWALL £3 in funding from other sources. In other cases, SSE’s grant provided INVERNESS the final component in a funding package, giving the project the ‘green light’ to proceed. The wealth of projects supported YORK this year demonstrates the commitment LEEDS HULL of local communities to regenerating FORT WILLIAM INVERNESS their area and building strong foundations for the future.
DUNDEEFORT WILLIAM Projects supported during 2013/14 OBAN PERTH DUNDEE 366 OBAN PERTH EDINBURGH GLASGOW Average fund demand – 2013/14 EDINBURGH GLASGOW AYR
258% DUMFRIES LONDON AYR
Average grant value – 2013/14
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£12,473 YORK LEEDS HULL
Total funds awarded in 2013/14 (1 April 2013 – 31 March 2014) SSE IRELAND
SSE also provides community YORK funds for our renewable £4,564,991 developments in the island LEEDS HULL of Ireland. Since 2003, SSE Ireland has provided funding to more
than 1,500 community projects LONDON across Northern and the Republic of Ireland. Community Facilities and Services 24% Culture, Heritage and Tourism 26% Education and Youth Development 8% For more info visit: http://ireland.sse.com/community/ Environment and Conservation 14% community-funding/ Skills and Employment 23% Sport and Recreation 5%
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LONDON THE YEAR IN REVIEW STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY SERVICES
BY INVESTING IN COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND Last year over £83,000 was awarded SERVICES, SSE COMMUNITY FUNDS CONTRIBUTE to lifeline services in rural areas. The purchase of TO THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE AREAS community equipment such as defibrillators bolsters THEY SERVE, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, resilience in remote locations that can often experience REDUCING ISOLATION AND BUILDING A STRONGER longer waiting times for emergency responses. SENSE OF COMMUNITY. Key community buildings were also supported with over £135,000 awarded to community buy-out Over £1 million was awarded to 130 community projects and around £480,000 invested in village facilities and services in 2013/14, ensuring that local hall improvement schemes. amenities will be maintained and improved in rural communities that often suffer the closure of these vital provisions.
HEARTLAND FM TAYSIDE MOUNTAIN Heartland FM community radio station RESCUE TEAM was awarded £23,782 in June 2013 towards In 2013, the Tayside Mountain Rescue Team’s a much needed upgrade of their equipment. Land Rover was used in 54 emergency call-outs. Heartland FM was set up in 1992 in Tayside Mountain Rescue is run by a local response to the limited radio provision in the volunteer team that provides emergency and Highland Perthshire area. Today, with an community resilience services across an extensive audience of around 6,000, the station provides 3,500 square mile area. It is one of 27 volunteer a unique broadcasting platform for local issues Mountain Rescue Teams in Scotland, with over and also trains volunteers in all aspects of 1,000 volunteers. radio production. The team was awarded £20,000 from An award from the Griffin and Calliachar SSE’s Griffin and Calliachar community fund community fund allowed the station to upgrade in 2012 to purchase a new Land Rover for use its equipment which had been in place since in emergencies. The vehicle has proven to be its launch 22 years ago. The state-of-the-art a vital resource when adverse weather means technology has reduced the risk of going “off air” a helicopter can’t reach injured or lost walkers, and significantly improved maintenance time. and is essential in helping the team to access The provision of a modern training facility means remote and difficult terrain to conduct searches. the station can reach higher numbers of young people and volunteers.
“A rescue vehicle such as a Land Rover is the “Heartland FM reflects local needs and issues only all-terrain vehicle that can transport team through a community voice by providing members safely and efficiently. Having the right accessible communication, employment, vehicle makes all the difference when it comes and training opportunities.” to saving lives.” Bruce Patterson, Heartland FM Stuart Johnstone, Tayside Mountain Rescue
08 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 “ THE ACQUISITION OF THE POST OFFICE IS THE FIRST MAJOR STEP IN BRINGING ABOUT NEW EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AREA.” Marion Turner, Director, Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust
BONAR BRIDGE POST OFFICE In October 2013, the Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust was awarded £5,500 towards the acquisition of the Post Office in Bonar Bridge, and subsequently received £43,300 in March 2014 to redevelop an attached property into affordable rental accommodation. The branch in Bonar Bridge is the last remaining fully functioning Post Office in the area. The Post Office had been on the market for over two years but private sale offers were not forthcoming and threatened the closure of the service altogether. The Trust subsequently received strong community support to buy the property and the attached house. The award from the Achany community fund facilitated this purchase, safeguarding two jobs. The attached accommodation will be redeveloped to provide affordable housing for a local family. The Trust was granted £43,300 in March 2014 from the SSE Highland Sustainable Development Fund for these renovation costs and it is hoped that the first tenants will take up residence by the end of the year. The Post Office is a cornerstone of village life and the buy-out has been welcomed in a community that has seen significant retail closures over the last few years, as well as considerable job losses due to the recent closure of two major tourist attractions in the area.
09 “TAKING ON AN APPRENTICE KEEPS A YOUNG PERSON IN THE VILLAGE AND ALLOWS THEM TO MAKE A CAREER LOCALLY, SOMETHING THAT IS BADLY NEEDED IN OUR AREA.” James Lockhart, A&D Lockhart Joiners and Decorators
KYLE OF SUTHERLAND APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME In September 2013, Lairg-based A&D Lockhart Joiners and Decorators was awarded £5,635 from the Kyle of Sutherland Apprenticeship Scheme to support the costs of an apprentice. The Kyle of Sutherland Apprenticeship Scheme was created in 2011 by the Achany community fund panel, supported by Foundation Scotland and SSE. With an initial investment of £114,000 and a remit to support local economic growth and increase youth employment, the scheme has matched eight young people in the Lairg, Bonar Bridge and Ardgay area with a local business who could not otherwise afford to train an apprentice. Charlie Monk, one of the young apprentices who takes part in the Scheme, said “I feel very lucky to have this job as few people my age will get the same chance. The apprenticeship will give me important skills to carry all through life.” Charlie, aged 16, is studying for an SVQ Level 3 in Carpentry and Joinery at North Highland College while undertaking a three-year placement with A&D Lockhart Joiners and Decorators. The apprenticeship grant offsets salary and training costs making it affordable for Charlie’s employer. The placement has helped Charlie to develop practical skills in his chosen trade and to build confidence in his work.
10 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 THE YEAR IN REVIEW DEVELOPING SKILLS AND STARTING CAREERS
INDIVIDUALS EQUIPPED WITH THE RIGHT SKILLS AND Investment in apprenticeship schemes provided OPPORTUNITIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO PROGRESS opportunities for young people to gain skills in real INTO REWARDING CAREERS. THE COMMUNITIES work environments, as well as helping employers THAT OUR FUNDS SERVE ARE OFTEN IN REMOTE who may struggle with the costs of expanding their RURAL LOCATIONS WHERE ACCESS TO TRAINING work force. IS LIMITED AND JOBS ARE OFTEN SEASONAL. In addition to sustaining local businesses and young people in the workplace, a number of adult In 2013/14, over £1 million from SSE funds was used by learning, IT and media writing workshops have been communities to facilitate a wide variety of employment supported to encourage people of all ages to develop initiatives. Throughout the year, 328 work and training their abilities and realise their aspirations. placements were directly supported in awards totalling over £500,000.
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE WISTON ENERGY ACADEMY LODGE In June 2013, South Lanarkshire Energy An award of £5,000 was made to Wiston Academy was awarded £266,902 from Lodge in July 2013 to train young volunteers the Clyde community fund for the delivery in delivering a school holiday programme. of the Energy Academy training and Wiston Lodge, near Biggar, delivers tailored employability initiatives. learning programmes to young people and South Lanarkshire Energy Academy runs vulnerable adults. The award from the Clyde training courses tailored to the energy and community fund will allow the Lodge to recruit associated sectors, whilst addressing skills gaps 25 local young people to volunteer at their and shortages, and matching job opportunities school holiday programme. with local unemployed residents. To date, the Participants will learn a range of new Academy has supported a total of 180 South skills and gain real work experience to increase Lanarkshire residents with targeted training their prospects of securing future employment to meet emerging skills needs. or moving into further training, vital in an area Gillian Blyth enrolled onto the Gas where there are few local jobs and limited Installation and Renewable Energy programme development opportunities. after being made redundant. Following a one- Wiston Lodge also received a major year training programme, Gillian is now in grant of £100,762 to part-fund a biomass boiler full-time employment as a gas service and conversion at the centre, helping to reduce installation engineer and looking to progress running costs and secure its long-term viability. within the energy sector.
“The training I received was excellent and “Our volunteering programme reaches young I gained invaluable experience. I am now people in this rural area, where training working as a Gas Engineer and am looking opportunities are scarce for those making forward to new challenges.” the transition to employment.” Gillian Blyth, Gas Engineer Wendy Johnstone, Wiston Lodge
11 THE YEAR IN REVIEW INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION
INVESTING IN EDUCATION AND YOUTH Development begins from an early age, DEVELOPMENT ENCOURAGES YOUNG PEOPLE and last year the funds invested around £230,000 TO BE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND SUPPORTS in improving and building new play parks – often THEIR POSITIVE TRANSITION FROM CHILDREN INTO replacing facilities in a poor state of repair. Over YOUNG ADULTS. INVESTMENT FROM SSE FUNDS £33,000 was also awarded towards youth clubs TOWARDS PROJECTS FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH and organisations, providing safe spaces for young DEVELOPMENT TOTALLED £400,000 IN 2013/14. people to meet and socialise. With less statutory funding available, support for outdoor learning spaces in school environments was also a popular theme, with yurts, huts and playgrounds all receiving funding during 2013/14.
CUMBRAE PRIMARY SCHOOL RIGSIDE COOK SCHOOL PLAYPARKS GROUP Cumbrae Primary School Parent Council was In June 2013, Rigside Playparks Group was awarded £3,000 in October 2013 to start an awarded £32,402 to install a new play park after school cooking club. in Rigside, South Lanarkshire. The award from the Hunterston With only three swings to serve over 180 community fund has allowed the Parent Council children, Rigside Playparks Group realised that to establish a cooking club where children learn local children needed new equipment in order a range of topics including food hygiene and to experience the developmental advantages of safety, cooking with a budget, and food nutrition. outdoor play and the benefits of physical activity. The club aims to make a difference to young The award from the Clyde community fund people’s thinking and attitudes towards food has allowed the group to install a new play and its sustainability. As a result, links have been park with a range of equipment suitable to serve made with the island’s community garden in the number of children in the area including order to demonstrate the cycle of planting and swings, a see-saw, a rope climber, a zip slide, cooking to the children. a climbing frame and a mini roundabout. The project has improved the children’s The new park was officially opened in April basic cooking skills and helped them to of this year and is already a huge hit with the understand the importance of nutrition and young children of Rigside. The improved facilities sustainable living at a young age, encouraging have created opportunities for parents to bond them to make healthy life choices. with their children while playing.
“I like going to Cook School because it’s “It’s pretty special to see all of these children fun. We learn how to work together, make playing, laughing and having fun in a way that interesting food and taste new ingredients.” hadn’t been possible for so long in the village.” Cole Parrymellor, P5, Cumbrae Primary School Linda Ferguson, Rigside Playparks Group
12 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 “THE NEW HUT HAS ENHANCED THE CHILDREN’S OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND PROVIDES US WITH THE SPACE TO TAKE LEARNING OUTDOORS ALL YEAR ROUND.” Kim Ramsay, Head Teacher, Royal School of Dunkeld
ROYAL SCHOOL OF DUNKELD In September 2013, £14,120 was awarded from the Griffin and Calliachar community fund to install an outdoor learning hub at the Royal School of Dunkeld. The Royal School of Dunkeld Parent Partnership Group is very active in working with the school to further develop educational and recreational opportunities for pupils. After delivering many successful outdoor learning projects, such as the interactive maths area, the group identified the need for a covered area to facilitate outdoor learning all year round. The award of over £14,000 for the installation of an outdoor learning hub has allowed the school’s 180 pupils to benefit from a safe and stimulating outdoor space. The new hub can deliver all aspects of the formal and informal curriculum, meeting the needs for hands-on experiences and physical activity. The children can explore and discover in a way that they cannot do in the classroom. The hub provides an excellent resource for the pupils adding value to their learning experience and is also used by other youth groups in the area, such as the Brownies and after school clubs.
13 “THE NEW MUSEUM WILL CREATE A CULTURAL HUB FOR LOCAL PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH THEIR HERITAGE AND A GREAT DAY OUT FOR OUR VISITORS.” Suzanne Rigg, Museum Manager, Biggar Museum Trust
BIGGAR MUSEUM TRUST In June 2013, £620,000 was awarded from the Clyde community fund to the Biggar Museum Trust towards a state-of-the-art museum to house its extensive collection. The five different locations currently housing the Museum’s collection, one of the largest of any local museum in Scotland, are becoming increasingly unsuitable; suffering from poor access, parking shortages and high running costs. Realising this dilemma, the Trust ran a successful local fundraising appeal to purchase the former Stephen’s Garage – a prominent site on Biggar High Street. The £620,000 award, the largest made from any of SSE’s funds, will contribute towards the costs of converting the property into a modern purpose- built museum. The project, estimated to be worth £1.5 million, will allow the collection to be housed in a single location which will meet modern environmental and security conditions for the permanent collection, whilst providing better access, dedicated parking, and enable staff to deliver training programmes for volunteers. It is anticipated that the new museum will triple visitor numbers to the area and deliver a positive economic impact of £88,000 per year for the local economy through the resulting increased trade at cafés, shops and local businesses.
14 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 THE YEAR IN REVIEW ADVANCING HERITAGE AND CULTURE
LOCAL CULTURE AND HERITAGE SHAPES THE It was a milestone year for culture and heritage IDENTITY OF COMMUNITIES AND CAN PLAY with £620,000, the largest ever grant from the funds, AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ATTRACTING TOURISTS awarded to establish a new state-of-the-art museum AND SUPPORTING THE VISITOR ECONOMY, in Biggar, allowing visitors and locals to engage OFTEN A MAINSTAY OF RURAL INCOME. OVER with the area’s remarkable history. The funds also £1.1 MILLION FROM SSE FUNDS WAS INVESTED supported 30 festivals and cultural events last year, IN PROMOTING CULTURE, HERITAGE AND including a whisky festival and a Gaelic Mod, bringing TOURISM IN 2013/14, CONTRIBUTING TO VIBRANT communities together to celebrate their culture and AND DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES. keep traditions alive. Image credit: Douglas McBride
BIRKS CINEMA TUMMEL AND In April 2013, the historic Birks Cinema TAY FESTIVAL in Aberfeldy opened its doors for business In December 2013, £5,000 was awarded from after a £1.4 million redevelopment. the Griffin and Calliachar community fund The Birks Cinema, originally opened towards establishing the Tummel and Tay at the outbreak of WW2, ceased operating whisky-themed festival in Perthshire. as a cinema in 1982 and was finally left derelict Three cultural organisations in Highland in 2004. After a feasibility study carried out Perthshire – Birnam Arts, The Birks Cinema and in 2006 concluded that reopening the cinema Pitlochry Festival Theatre – came together to would have significant economic impacts in establish the new Tummel and Tay Festival. The the local area, the Friends of the Birks Cinema aim was to increase footfall to arts events during group was created. the month of May, traditionally a quiet time of On securing funding for the purchase year in the area. of the building, the group initiated a high profile Events were held between the campaign to raise redevelopment costs. The organisations’ three venues and celebrated the first grant of £100,000 came from the Griffin central theme of whisky with activities such as and Calliachar community fund, acting as vital a whisky-themed food festival, distillery tours, seedcorn capital in securing other funding. The dramatic productions and poetry readings. target of £1.4 million was raised by January 2012 The Festival was a huge success attracting in and doors opened in April 2013. the region of 500 visitors and having a positive The Birks Cinema has created 13 jobs and, economic impact in the local area. The groups over a year on, has become a focal point for the are already looking forward to staging next local area. year’s festival.
“We’ve had a fantastic year and now employ “We were delighted to receive this vital boost 13 people in the community. We also have to support the Festival in its inaugural year. volunteers from all walks of life who have been The event was a great success and acted as the key to the success of the cinema. There’s been perfect showcase for Highland Perthshire’s rich great support from locals and visitors alike.” cultural heritage.” Fiona Sloan, Birks Cinema Mark Davanzo, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
15 THE YEAR IN REVIEW CONTRIBUTING TO ACTIVE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
INVESTMENT IN SPORT AND RECREATION Last year, over 40 sports clubs benefitted from ENCOURAGES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO LEAD funding towards purchasing equipment and improving MORE ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. AROUND facilities. Provision of sport and recreation facilities £230,000 WAS INVESTED IN THIS AREA DURING in rural communities is a great benefit to individuals 2013/14, IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MANY who may have to travel long distances to access AND CREATING LONG-TERM LOCAL FACILITIES similar services. It can also have benefits for nearby FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. local businesses through additional footfall.
BIGGAR RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE MARATHON In 2013, the Clyde community fund awarded In September 2013, the Aberfeldy and District around £10,000 to the Biggar Rugby Football Rotary Club was awarded £24,000 to secure the Club towards pitch improvements and future of the Highland Perthshire Marathon for a Mini Tournament. the next three years. Biggar Rugby Football Club is a focal With assistance from two previous awards point in the local area, working with significant from the Griffin and Calliachar community fund, numbers of young people every year. In 2012, the inaugural Highland Perthshire Marathon was the Club was awarded £110,000 towards held in September 2012 and was a huge success, drainage works on two pitches. An award of with 385 entrants from all over the UK and £4,914 in June 2013 was used for additional abroad. The increased footfall brought trade ground work to ensure that young players to local businesses, with hotels and B&Bs fully have a dry, firm surface to train on. booked over the weekend. A further award of £4,950 was made In addition to raising funds for charity, in August towards costs of the annual Mini the marathon has reinforced community spirit Tournament, allowing the club to fund catering, by encouraging many local businesses and first aid equipment, medals and kit to ensure organisations to come together and support the the best event possible. Previous years have event. The 2013 award will ensure the future of seen over 400 children taking part and the the marathon as a major event in the Perthshire tournament brings other teams to Biggar for calendar and a self-sustaining enterprise by its a fun-filled day of rugby matches. third year of operation.
“The mini tournament is one of the first fixtures “We aspire to grow this event which already after the summer holidays. It receives fantastic brings significant footfall to the Aberfeldy area, support from competing clubs and is a great brings the community together and enhances the showcase for Biggar RFC and our supporters.” reputation of Perthshire as a sporting destination.” Nigel Pacey, Biggar Rugby Football Club Jim Anderson, Aberfeldy and District Rotary Club
16 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 “THE NEW 3G PITCH IS A GREAT FACILITY FOR ALL AGES AND WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOOTBALL AND HOCKEY, ALL YEAR ROUND.” John Murray, Sutherland Community Sports and Recreation Hub
THE SUTHERLAND COMMUNITY SPORTS AND RECREATION HUB In May 2014, a grand opening was held at Golspie Sports Pitch after an award of £160,000 from the Gordonbush community fund transformed the old blaes pitch into a modern sports facility. The Sutherland Community Sports and Recreation Hub was set up to address the poor condition of the former blaes sports pitch in Golspie. The group’s aim is to improve and develop the pitch for the benefit of the community. A new development was proposed comprising an all weather floodlit sports surface, a basketball court, pavilion facilities and a community area for events and gatherings. The award, which was over 70% of the total project cost, was essential in gaining match funding from Sports Scotland to proceed with the 3G sports pitch stage of the project. The improved surface will increase participation, allow for better coaching and improve technical skills. The pitch is a much needed facility that benefits local schools and community sports, and with 58% of Sutherland’s population living within a 30-minute drive, the need for travelling long distances is greatly reduced. At the grand opening held in May, SSE joined the community in a football tournament to celebrate the new facility. The group are now progressing with stage 2 of the project.
17 “BY PRODUCING OUR OWN RENEWABLE ENERGY, WE HAVE SENT OUT A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BEYOND THAT GLENLUCE PRIMARY HAS GENUINELY GREEN ASPIRATIONS.” James Ferguson, Head Teacher, Glenluce Primary School
GLENLUCE PRIMARY SCHOOL Three vertical-axis wind turbines were installed at Glenluce Primary School in Dumfries and Galloway, providing the school with valuable income and sending a positive message to the pupils and members of the wider community. Glenluce Primary School is a genuine eco school, with three green flag awards to date. Through the various eco initiatives introduced at the school, the pupils have developed a keen desire to look after and improve their local environment. After working hard to reduce its energy consumption, the school decided to go the next level and install wind turbines on the grounds. An award of £50,000 from the Artfield Fell community fund, one of the largest grants made towards community energy projects from SSE’s funds, allowed the staff and pupils to realise this ambition. Situated alongside the playing field, the three vertical-axis turbines stand 23 metres tall and have an installed capacity of 5.5kW each. The turbines have allowed the school to substantially reduce its carbon footprint and it is proud to share its green ethos with the wider community, which has shown strong local support for the project.
18 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 THE YEAR IN REVIEW PROTECTING THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
A RICH LOCAL ENVIRONMENT IS A STRONG for the community in the long-term. In addition to FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESSFUL RURAL large scale initiatives such as these, energy efficiency DEVELOPMENT. IN 2013/14 OVER £490,000 WAS measures for community buildings were also widely INVESTED IN ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION supported, reducing carbon emissions and energy INITIATIVES THROUGH SSE’S COMMUNITY FUNDS. costs for many local facilities. Several of the funds supported initiatives that More and more communities are making the focussed on the preservation of local habitats and best use of their natural resources by developing wildlife. Groups like the Covington and Thankerton community owned turbines and hydro-electric Beekeepers are leading the way in safeguarding their schemes. Last year £325,000 was invested in local environment whilst using the funds in original community owned renewable projects, many and forward thinking ways. of which will create ‘stand alone’ income streams
DUNKELD AND BIRNAM COVINGTON AND THANKERTON COMMUNITY GROWING BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION In June 2013, Dunkeld and Birnam Community The Covington and Thankerton Beekeepers Growing was awarded £5,000 towards the Association was awarded £4,991 in June 2013 purchase of a new storage shed. to purchase equipment and provide training Dunkeld and Birnam Community Growing for its members. started planting produce in 2012, supported by The Covington and Thankerton a previous award from the Griffin and Calliachar Beekeepers Association was established to community fund for £13,000. The key focus was address the declining bee populations in the to sustainably and collectively grow food, produced Clyde area. With the help of an award from on organic principles, for use by local people. the Clyde community investment fund to buy The group now has 60 members who equipment and provide training to members, help with a wide range of tasks from planting the group plans to improve local bee numbers to selling produce. After an excellent crop and increase pollination activity. of produce in the first year, the team have built Beekeeping is expensive so the Association a self-sustaining community enterprise that helps its members by loaning hives for free in is already able to cover its own running costs. order to encourage a wider uptake of beekeepers The much needed new shed now means that in the local community. The first bees were the group can store equipment and crops safely, welcomed to the hives in May 2013 and by reducing the wear and tear that results from mid-summer this year, nearly a million honey bees open air storage. will be under the Association’s management.
“It’s been a great year for the field. With the “With the application of a little sunshine many hard work from our volunteers, we’ve grown more bees will be out pollinating our flowers and sold a wide range of produce and the and crops and collecting nectar to make new shed has been a really helpful addition.” delicious honey.” Dave Roberts, Dunkeld and Angus Milner-Brown, Covington and Birnam Community Growing Thankerton Beekeepers Association
19 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FUND INVESTING IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY
IN 2013 THE SSE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FUND WAS LAUNCHED, WHICH IS OPEN TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY GROUPS WORKING WITHIN THE REGIONS THAT HOST SSE’S DEVELOPMENTS.
The creation of this funding programme allows financial support to be directed to defined priority areas in each region, supporting projects that are sustainable – both in impact and the long-term value they will deliver. This wider area of benefit is determined through consultation with community organisations but is likely to reflect established geographical areas or local authority boundaries. Projects that will benefit the communities near SSE developments are given extra weighting in the application process. The first Sustainable Development Fund was opened in the Highland region in November 2013 and, following consultation with stakeholders, applications were sought for projects in three priority areas: skills development and job creation; community energy; and the enhancement of the built and natural environment. Over 100 applications were submitted during the first funding round with demand in excess of £4.5 million. The panel Pictured: MAKLAB NORTH KNOYDART HYDRO SCHEME awarded 30 projects with a total value Top left: Wick High School pupils with one of their 3D creations. MAKLab was awarded £40,000 Knoydart Renewables was awarded of £1.4 million. These projects were Top centre: Engineers from to establish a workshop and mobile £75,000 towards works to refurbish Knoydart Renewables at the chosen by the panel as they demonstrated lab to deliver access and skills training and increase the capacity of the the potential to deliver transformational remote community hydro scheme. in digital fabrication technology. community hydro scheme fed by impact in the long-term. Details of each Bottom centre: Studying plans MAKLab is Scotland’s only open Loch Bhraomisaig. award can be found on page 24. for the new Caledonian Canal Visitors Centre. access community digital fabrication The Knoydart peninsula is not Further Sustainable Development studio. The MAKLab North workshop connected to the national power grid Funds will open in the Scottish Borders, Bottom right: The ‘Mermaid of the North’ statue at Balintore, will be hosted by Wick High School, network and the community-owned Dumfries and Galloway, and Perth and Easter-Ross. which has a reputation for promoting hydro scheme, operated by Knoydart Kinross regions in the next 18 months. digital excellence, to allow pupils Renewables, delivers electricity to to accurately design and construct the peninsula’s only village, Inverie. components using 3D printing Complications with previous technology. The additional mobile refurbishments have meant that the van facility will visit communities in system does not perform to capacity, the Highland region, with the overall with demand from the community aim to increase take-up of STEM sometimes exceeding generation. subjects and support career paths The funding will address this issue and to emerging industries. allow further capacity if new homes and businesses are to join the system. For more info visit: “By having school and community sse.com/sustainablefund access to cutting-edge digital fabrication “A more robust system will help us technologies we are fostering and move towards the 280kW of power inspiring a new generation of makers the turbine is capable of, contributing and engineers.” to the long-term sustainability of Chris Aitken, Wick High School the community.” 20 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 Angela Williams, Knoydart Renewables “I AM DETERMINED THAT THIS FUND IS USED TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES… TO MAKE A REAL AND LASTING DIFFERENCE.” Rt. Hon. Lord Jack McConnell Chair, SSE Sustainable Development Fund
The launch of the SSE Sustainable Development Fund in November 2013 represents an important milestone in the development of SSE’s community investment funds. This new fund has been designed to support large, often more strategic, projects across the regions that host SSE’s wind farms. The fund is guided by a panel of independent experts, helping to ensure that the best projects receive the support they deserve.
CALEDONIAN CANAL MERMAID OF THE NORTH VISITOR CENTRE An award of £24,900 was made to the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Scottish Canals was awarded £225,000 Seaboard community in order to save FUND PANEL to redevelop a visitor centre into a first the iconic ‘Mermaid of the North’ statue Rt. Hon. Lord Jack McConnell class heritage interpretation facility, at Balintore. Member, House of Lords; creating a tourist hub for the historic The 10 foot mermaid, sculpted First Minister of Scotland 2001-07 town of Fort Augustus. from wood covered with a heavy resin, Professor Jan Bebbington The Caledonian Canal is a major sits on a granite rock on the shoreline. Professor of Accounting and Sustainable tourist attraction running through the Attracting over 2,000 visitors annually, Development and Co-Head of School, town of Fort Augustus, and is operated she has become an iconic attraction, University of St Andrews by Scottish Canals. The award will bringing much needed tourist spend Professor Jim Hunter be used to extend the existing visitor to the local area. Severe storms in Author, Historian and Emeritus Professor centre, allowing for new and refreshed 2012 caused damage to the sculpture of Scottish History, UHI exhibitions. In addition, five retail pods resulting in her being removed from the will accommodate small local retailers, rock. The grant will allow the mermaid Damien Yeates bringing increased vibrancy to the area, to be replaced with a permanent bronze Chief Executive, Skills Development Scotland especially in off-season months. statue, replicating the original design. Alan Young Managing Director, Corporate Affairs, SSE “We have long-term ambitions to create “The mermaid is part of local folklore something truly special at this iconic and has become an important tourist location – offering a wide range of attraction. We hope she will be back activities and bringing employment on her rock by the time we hold our opportunities, economic prosperity first ever Fisherfolk Festival.” and new visitors to the area.” Maureen Ross, Seaboard Memorial Hall Keith Mackie, Scottish Canals
21 THE FUNDS IN FOCUS 1 April 2013 – 31 March 2014
Category Organisation Award HIGHLANDS Golspie Community Council – microgrant allowance £3,000 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 AND ISLANDS Helmsdale Community Council – microgrant allowance £3,000 KIRKWALL To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250
HOME TO THE WIDEST THURSO Rogart Community Council – microgrant allowance £3,000 SPREAD OF SSE COMMUNITY To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 FUNDS, THE HIGHLANDS AND East Sutherland Sea Angling Club £2,500 ISLANDS REGION HOSTS SEVEN LAIRG To purchase a new boat with higher carrying capacity for excursions DEVELOPMENTS THAT PROVIDE Golspie Youth action Project £2,400 COMMUNITY BENEFIT, INCLUDING DINGWALL To cover staffing costs for operating the youth club INVERNESS TWO HYDRO SCHEMES, FORT Pittentrail Recreation Hall committee £2,394 AUGUSTUS For costs of paintwork and a dishwasher to help with large events COMPRISING A TOTAL CAPACITY KINGUSSIE OF 265MW. APPROXIMATELY Dornoch Firth Group £2,000 To provide social opportunities for adults with learning difficulties £23 MILLION WILL BE INVESTED FORT WILLIAM THROUGH THESE FUNDS IN Friends of Golspie and Rogart Health Centre £1,590 THEIR LIFETIME. To purchase two special mattresses for patients to use in their homes Dynamites £750 To purchase uniforms and equipment to expand the dance group GORDONBUSH Friends of Rankin Dance and Theatre Club £737 THE GORDONBUSH COMMUNITY FUND WILL PROVIDE AROUND £5.2 MILLION Towards purchasing costumes for community performances TO INVEST IN LOCAL PROJECTS BETWEEN 2011 AND 2036. Rogart in Bloom £630 The fund benefits an estimated population of 4,680 over the four community To cover additional costs of self watering liners for the floral display council areas of Rogart, Golspie, Brora and Helmsdale.
Annual Fund Payment £162,040 ACHANY Value of applications £278,595 THE ACHANY COMMUNITY FUND WILL BE WORTH £2.5 MILLION BETWEEN 2010 Awards Approved £145,643 AND 2035 TO SHARE BETWEEN LOCAL PROJECTS. The fund serves a population of around 2,500, covering the three community Total Value of Projects £550,773 council areas of Ardgay and District; Creich and Lairg. 172% £3.81 per £1 76% 24% Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Annual Fund Payment £128,947 Value of applications £135,262 Fund allocation by category Awards Approved £101,962 Total Value of Projects £666,098 Community Facilities and Services 56% Culture, Heritage and Tourism 11% 105% £6.53 per £1 35% 65% Education and Youth Development 1% Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Skills and Employment 14% Sport and Recreation 12% Fund allocation by category Environment and Conservation 6%
Category Organisation Award Community Facilities and Services 35% Brora Rangers Youth Initiative £20,000 Education and Youth Development 3% A youth work placement to improve disabled access in the stadium Skills and Employment 62%
Brora Social Amenities Group £20,000 Funds towards replacing the old marquee East Sutherland Citizens Advice Bureau £20,000 Towards purchasing the property in which the Bureau are tenants Category Organisation Award Rogart Community Council £14,000 Lairg and District Learning Centre £22,653 To purchase marquees for use at community events Towards apprenticeship scheme coordinator fees (3 yr grant) Helmsdale Heritage and Arts Society (Timespan) £10,000 Creich, Croick and Kincardine District Day Care Association £15,000 Towards a two year residency and art practice development initiative To purchase a minibus to meet the needs of clients and the community Golspie Sutherland Football Club £5,000 Plant Services Ardgay Ltd £12,088 Towards upgrading toilet and changing facilities to keep the SFA licence To hire an apprentice in construction plant maintenance (3 yr grant) Kinbrace Gun Club £5,000 J M Campbell Ltd £10,001 To replace deteriorating and unreliable clay pigeon traps Towards hiring an apprentice in electrical installation (3 yr grant) Pittentrail Recreation Hall Committee £5,000 Ardgay Public Hall Committee £10,000 Funds towards replacing the floor with new insulated oak flooring Funds towards fitting a new kitchen in the Ardgay Public Hall Feis Chataibh £4,950 A&D Lockhart Joiners and Decorators £5,635 To run Gaelic language and culture workshops for secondary pupils Funds to appoint an apprentice in carpentry and joinery (3 yr grant) Highland Wildcat Mountain Bike Trails £4,942 East Sutherland Citizens Advice Bureau £5,500 Funds to repair the ticket machine and for equipment to maintain trails Towards purchasing the property in which the Bureau are tenants Dementia Friendly Communities CIC £4,750 Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust £5,500 Funding to continue the organisation’s work in East Sutherland Towards purchasing the Post Office and attached accommodation Friends of Clyne War Memorial Association £4,000 Sutherland Partnership £5,000 Funds towards reinstating the floodlights for the war memorial For the continued support and mentoring of local unemployed people Brora Community Council – microgrant allowance £3,000 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250
Golspie Bowling Club £3,000 Funding required to level the four sides of the bowling green
22 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 Category Organisation Award Category Organisation Award Caledonia Sport Horses £4,507 Muir of Ord Community Council – microgrant allowance £1,000 Towards training an apprentice in stud management (2 yr grant) To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 J Cowie and Sons £3,328 Contin Baby and Toddler Group £840 Towards appointing an apprentice in (MES) Domestic Plumbing To provide classes, a trip to the Singing Kettle show and supplies
Lairg Primary School £2,750 Contin SWRI £800 Towards a trip to Loch Insh Water Sports for primary 5-7 pupils For a summer outing to Grantown on Spey to visit a historic building Contin Indoor Bowling Club £500 To fund an end of season outing for club members FAIRBURN Marybank Primary School Parent Council £328 THE FAIRBURN COMMUNITY FUND IS EXPECTED TO INVEST AROUND £2.7 MILLION Funds for equipment and storage for the Primary School playground IN LOCAL PROJECTS OVER ITS LIFETIME. The fund benefits a population of more than 4,300 over the three community council areas of Contin; Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon; and Muir of Ord. GLENDOE THE GLENDOE COMMUNITY FUND WILL INVEST AN ESTIMATED £2.2 MILLION Annual Fund Payment £95,239 IN LOCAL PROJECTS BETWEEN 2006 AND 2031. Value of applications £83,027 Opened in 2009, Glendoe was the largest conventional hydro-electric scheme to be built in over 50 years. The fund benefits a population of around 2,000 over the Awards Approved £77,547 two community council areas of Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston, and Stratherrick Total Value of Projects £98,559 and Foyers. The Fund is managed locally by the Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company and the Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust on 87% £1.27 per £1 70% 30% behalf of SSE. Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Annual Fund Payment £76,223 Fund allocation by category Value of applications £46,674 Awards Approved £42,849 Community Facilities and Services 76% Total Value of Projects £46,674 Culture, Heritage and Tourism 5% Education and Youth Development 5% 61% £1.09 per £1 27% 73% Sport and Recreation 11% Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Environment and Conservation 3% Fund allocation by category
Category Organisation Award Muir of Ord and District Community Association £16,000 Community Facilities and Services 43% To support the takeover of the village hall and cover repair works Education and Youth Development 18% Contin Community Trust £7,433 Environment and Conservation 39% To contribute to the costs of holding the 2013 gala day Strathconon Gun Club £6,381 To purchase a new electric clay pigeon trap for use by competitors
Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon Community Council £6,000 Category Organisation Award For a submission to the Strategic Timber Transport Fund Individual renewable energy grants x 8 £16,754 Eight individual renewable energy grants Contin Community Trust £5,894 Towards various improvements to the hall facilities Stratherrick Public Hall £8,000 Funds to carry out works on the roof of the Stratherrick Public Hall Contin Community Trust £5,000 Improvements to bring a community-owned house up to standard Glenmoriston Lunch Club £3,500 Funds to subsidise the seniors’ lunch club that meets twice a month Scatwell Community Association £3,827 To purchase gazebos, garden braziers, a notice board and sub-meter Kilchuimen Primary School £3,250 To provide transport to swimming lessons and subsidise school trips Fairburn Memorial Hall £3,500 Funds towards a year’s salary for the Hall Keeper and a piano cover Fort Augustus Senior Citizens £3,000 For seniors’ social events and subsidies for the bus and fitness classes Contin Community Council £2,959 To purchase equipment for Strathpeffer School gardening club Educational Travel Bursary x 13 £2,600 To maintain contact with family whilst studying away from home Strathconon Social and Recreational Society £2,700 To purchase equipment for use at the Highland Games Foyers Fire Station £2,200 To hold the community fireworks display at the fire station Fairburn Memorial Hall £2,300 Towards the purchase of equipment to improve the hall facilities Stratherrick and Foyers Senior Lunch Club £1,000 Funds to support the running costs of the senior citizens’ lunch club Contin Community Trust £2,200 Funds to relocate a pylon to allow the upgrade of a local footpath Stratherrick Brownies £870 For a trip to Dalguise for the 100-year celebration of the Brownies Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon Community Council – £2,200 microgrant allowance 1st Fort Augustus Brownies and Guides £575 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 To subsidise two trips to Perthshire and north Highlands Contin Community Trust £1,750 Funding for the senior citizens’ and local children’s Christmas parties Stratherrick Guides £550 For a trip to Dalguise for the 100-year celebration of the Brownies Scatwell Community Association £1,683 Stratherrick and Foyers Community Council £400 To purchase play items and IT equipment for the newsletter Funds for the community Christmas party and the children's presents Contin Football and Sports Club £1,652 To replace equipment including strips, goal frames and nets Glenlia Residents Community Association £150 Funding for First Responders in the local area Scatwell Community Association £1,500 Towards the hire of portable toilets for various community events Contin Community Council – microgrant allowance £1,100 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250
23 THE FUNDS IN FOCUS 1 April 2013 – 31 March 2014
SPURNESS Fund allocation by category THE SPURNESS COMMUNITY FUND WILL PROVIDE OVER £600,000 TO INVEST IN LOCAL PROJECTS BETWEEN 2004 AND 2029. Built and Natural 34% The fund benefits just over 500 people in the community council area of Sanday. Community Energy 22% Skills Development and Jobs 40% Annual Fund Payment £22,805 Enablement 4% Value of applications £11,700 Awards Approved £11,700 Total Value of Projects £12,525 Category Organisation Award University of the Highlands and Islands £400,000 51% £1.07 per £1 52% 48% Funding CREST programme of STEM activities in schools (5 yr grant) Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Scottish Canals £225,000 To redevelop the visitor centre in Fort Augustus and install retail pods Fund allocation by category PV 2014 Group (Community Energy Scotland) £100,000 To install solar panels on 11 community buildings in the Highlands
Community Facilities and Services 57% Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company £87,250 Culture, Heritage and Tourism 43% Funds to extend the pilot apprenticeship scheme for three years Knoydart Renewables £75,000 Costs of the refurbishment of the community hydro scheme
Archaeology Scotland £57,240 Towards running costs of the adopt a monument project (3 yr grant)
Category Organisation Award Highland Small Communities Housing Trust £57,000 Funding to ready youths for employment in construction (3 yr grant) Sanday Agricultural Association £5,000 To buy a 40-foot container for storing equipment at the showground Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust £43,300 To renovate Bonar Bridge Post Office flat as an affordable rental Orkney Alcohol Counselling and Advisory Service £2,000 To cover costs of a counsellor to deliver the monthly outreach service Sunart Community Company £43,245 To fund the salary of the community hydro project manager (2 yr grant) Sanday Community Council – microgrant allowance £2,000 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 Coigach Community Development Company £40,287 Community wind/hydro project officer salary costs for 2.5 years Sanday Community Association £1,700 Funds to support a children’s summer scheme held in the village hall MAKLAB (Skirmishes Ltd) £40,000 Towards a workshop at Wick High School and mobile MAKLAB van Sanday Community School Pupil Council £1,000 To provide nursery and primary pupils with one portion of fruit a day The Staffin Trust £38,000 For the construction of path networks for the eco-museum project
Locheilnet CIC £34,655 KINGAIRLOCH To improve the capacity of the community broadband network THE KINGAIRLOCH COMMUNITY FUND WILL PROVIDE AROUND £325,000 Kingussie Community Company £33,000 TO INVEST IN LOCAL PROJECTS OVER ITS LIFETIME. Funds to restore a 90-year-old community owned hydro scheme Kingairloch is one of SSE’s smaller hydro-electric schemes. The annual value of the fund is around £6,500, benefitting a population of around 3,200 across Muir of Ord Community Council £30,000 For a public path to link the communities Muir of Ord and Beauly the community council areas of Ardgour, Sunart and Morvern. The fund is administered by the Highland Council on behalf SSE. Seaboard Memorial Hall £24,900 To replace the damaged local mermaid statue with a bronze replica Category Organisation Award Highland Council – community fund allowance £6,498 Helmsdale Development Trust £24,306 To distribute funds on behalf of SSE To install energy efficiency solutions in new affordable houses
Aigas Community Forest £20,000 Towards purchasing and managing Aigas Forest for community use BU The Embo Trust £20,000 THE BU COMMUNITY FUND WILL PROVIDE £25,000 OVER ITS LIFETIME To purchase an area of forestry land to create community runrigs FOR INVESTMENT IN LOCAL PROJECTS. Dornoch and District Community Association £5,000 The annual value of the fund is £1,000, benefiting the geographical area of Stronsay To create initial concepts for replacing an existing community building in Orkney. The fund is managed by Stronsay Community Association on SSE’s behalf and serves an estimated population of 350. Durness Development Group £5,000 To undertake a feasibility study for a new community-owned harbour Category Organisation Award Stronsay Community Association – microgrant allowance £1,000 Maryburgh Amenities £5,000 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 For a design and business plan for the regeneration of local greenspace North West Highlands Geopark Ltd £5,000 To fund a feasibility study for a new geocentre
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FUND – HIGHLAND Strathpeffer Spa Railway Association £5,000 THE HIGHLAND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FUND HAS A CURRENT ESTIMATED For the purchase of land to restore rail services on a disused track VALUE OF £10 MILLION OVER ITS LIFETIME. Urras Baile Fhlodaigearraidh Community Company £5,000 The fund serves the whole population of the Highland local authority region, Toward a business plan for a community heritage and language centre estimated at 233,000. Depending on construction of SSE’s wind farm portfolio Caithness Sports Facilities £5,000 it could rise in value to £50 million over its lifetime. It is expected to open for Towards costs associated with developing the Thurso Harbour Centre applications every two years. Alness Community Energy CIC £5,000 Annual Fund Payment £989,098 To progress a community wind turbine project to planning submission Value of applications £4,918,642 Strathy Village Hall £4,900 A feasibility study investigating sustainability measures Awards Approved £1,444,484* Wester Loch Ewe Community Council £4,150 Total Value of Projects £4,633,691 A feasibility study for the community buy-out of the old school building Melvich Village Hall Association £2,750 497% £3.21 per £1 75% 25% A feasibility study for hall redevelopment options Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue *Includes multi-year grants for future years 24 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 Category Organisation Award PERTHSHIRE Aberfeldy Community Council – microgrant allowance £5,000 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250
SSE HAS THREE DEVELOPMENTS Birnam Arts £5,000 IN THE PERTHSHIRE REGION To hold a cultural arts festival based on a central theme of whisky
COVERED BY TWO COMMUNITY ABERFELDY Breadalbane Initiative for Farm Forestry £5,000 FUNDS. WITH AN INSTALLED DUNKELD To develop an educational woodland at Camserney CAPACITY OF 220MW BETWEEN Dull and Weem Community Council – microgrant allowance £5,000 THE THREE DEVELOPMENTS, OVER PERTH To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 £13 MILLION WILL BE INVESTED Dunkeld and Birnam Community Growing £5,000 IN LOCAL PROJECTS. To purchase a storage shed to house the organisation’s equipment Kenmore and District Community Council – microgrant allowance £5,000 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 GRIFFIN AND CALLIACHAR MES – Young People’s Play Park Group £5,000 THE GRIFFIN AND CALLIACHAR COMMUNITY FUND HAS AN ESTIMATED VALUE Funding towards a children’s play park OF £11 MILLION OVER ITS LIFETIME. Mid Atholl, Strathtay and Grandtully Community Council – £5,000 Launched in 2011, it serves a population of around 7,000 over the five community microgrant allowance council areas of Aberfeldy; Dull and Weem; Dunkeld and Birnam; Kenmore and To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 District; and Mid Atholl, Strathtay and Grandtully. It is SSE’s second largest local fund. Dunkeld and Birnam Community Council – microgrant allowance £4,827 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 Annual Fund Payment £445,668 Aberfeldy Bowling Club £4,350 Value of applications £1,024,253 To repair the leak in the clubhouse roof Awards Approved £510,092* Perth and Kinross Business Community Support Group £4,318 To run a SQA Employability Awards Programme and youth work placements Total Value of Projects £1,088,897 BASICS Scotland £4,000 230% £2.13 per £1 49% 51% Funds to cover the cost of providing two new ECG machines Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Grandtully Primary School Parent Council £3,840 Towards costs of the after school activities programme for one year Fund allocation by category Kenmore Primary School Parent Council £3,700 Funds to provide a wet weather shelter in the playground Kenmore and District Community Council £3,500 Community Facilities and Services 50% IT equipment and improved facilities at Breadalbane Reading Room Culture, Heritage and Tourism 11% Education and Youth Development 6% Dull and Weem Community Council £2,500 Skills and Employment 7% For an exchange visit to Dull for residents from Boring, Oregon USA Sport and Recreation 14% Dalguise and District Public Hall £2,451 Environment and Conservation 12% To complete the refurbishment works at the Dalguise Village Hall
The Froglife Trust £2,316 For a roadshow promoting amphibian habitat conservation Category Organisation Award Locus Breadalbane £75,000 Aberfeldy Festive Committee £2,000 To support the community buy-out of Aberfeldy Town Hall To train young volunteers in setting up staging for two local events
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance £60,000 Corbenic Camphill Community £2,000 Funding towards the increased provision of services in the area To complete a three-kilometre poetry path Mid Atholl Hall Committee £40,000 Heartland Film Society £2,000 Towards refurbishment of Mid Atholl Hall to improve energy efficiency Towards costs of the Film Festival and film/animation workshop
Project Northern Lights £30,000 Highland Perthshire Games Association £1,700 Workshops to train youths in practical skills for manufacturing and trades To purchase safety equipment and a trailer for its transportation Breadalbane Canoe Club £29,500 Aberfeldy Parish Church (The Breathe Project) £1,500 Towards equipment and a full-time Junior Talent coach for four years To hold a youth event and concert raising awareness of social issues
Aberfeldy and District Rotary Club £24,000 Abbeyfield Breadalbane Society £1,335 Towards holding the Highland Perthshire Marathon (3 yr grant) For a door entry system so elderly residents can grant access easily Heartland FM £23,782 Perthshire and Angus Provincial Mod £1,300 To upgrade the equipment in the studios and the outside broadcast unit Workshops for both children entering the local Mod and the general public
Horizon £18,654 Kenmore Golf Club £1,280 For hall and coach hire for the seniors’ lunch club service (3 yr grant) Funds towards equipment and a practice and coaching facility Amulree Village Hall Trust Fund £15,000 The Niel Gow Festival £1,000 To resurface the car park making it safe for pedestrians and vehicles Towards costs of holding the annual Scottish fiddle festival
Move to Improve £15,000 Music in Hospitals £988 To hire and maintain 30 hanging baskets for Aberfeldy (3 yr grant) To provide four live concerts in two healthcare units in Aberfeldy Explore Aberfeldy £14,954 The Parish of Dunkeld Handbell Ringers £629 To reprint and distribute the tourist information brochure in 2014 To buy handbell music and a table for practice and performances
Royal School of Dunkeld Parent Partnership Group £14,120 Jotters (Highland Perthshire Writers Group) £600 Funds to build a covered structure for use as an outdoor learning hub To publish a booklet of poetry to celebrate the new Birks Cinema Dunkeld and Birnam Recreation Club £14,075 Highland Perthshire Communities Partnership £600 Funds to install double-glazed windows and fire doors Towards costs of Café Scientifique meetings and visiting scientists
Aberfeldy Small Business Association £12,000 Rannoch and District Adult Education Association £500 For running costs of the Farmers’ Market in Aberfeldy (3 yr grant) For subsidised places and running costs of adult education classes Highland Perthshire Community Partnership £11,500 For the Crossing Borders project that helps migrants with integration
British Association for Shooting and Conservation £10,773 For the purchase of a portable clay pigeon trap launcher Upper Tay Paths Group £8,500 For purchasing equipment to extend coverage of First Responders
*Includes use of remaining balance from previous financial year 25 THE FUNDS IN FOCUS 1 April 2013 – 31 March 2014
DRUMDERG ARGYLL AN ESTIMATED £2.6 MILLION WILL BE INVESTED THROUGH THE DRUMDERG COMMUNITY FUND IN LOCAL PROJECTS OVER ITS LIFETIME. AND BUTE The fund serves a population of around 3,700 over the two community council areas OBAN of Alyth and Mount Blair. SSE CURRENTLY OPERATES Annual Fund Payment £94,734 ONE DEVELOPMENT IN THE ARGYLL AND BUTE REGION. Value of applications £145,150 THE TANGY WIND FARM HAS Awards Approved £64,869 AN INSTALLED CAPACITY Total Value of Projects £196,747 OF 18.7MW AND IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE £160,000 153% £3.03 per £1 44% 56% IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue CAMPBELTOWN FUNDING OVER ITS LIFETIME. Fund allocation by category TANGY Community Facilities and Services 53% THROUGH THE TANGY WIND FARM, AROUND £20,000 PER YEAR IS INVESTED Culture, Heritage and Tourism 3% IN CHARITABLE PROJECTS IN THE LOCAL AREA. Education and Youth Development 16% The fund benefits an estimated population of 8,000, covering the five community Sport and Recreation 26% council areas of Campbeltown, East Kintyre, The Laggan, West Kintyre and Southend. Environment and Conservation 2% Annual Fund Payment £19,332 Value of applications n/a Category Organisation Award Awards Approved £19,332 Alyth Hill Users Group £13,394 For the development of a bike park at Alyth Community Woodland Total Value of Projects n/a Bridge of Cally Village Hall £9,898 For carrying out repairs to prevent deterioration to the fabric of the hall 153% £3.03 per £1 44% 56% Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Kirkmichael Session House and Open Learning Centre £7,500 The Session House Development Worker’s salary costs for two years Fund allocation by category Mount Blair Community Development Trust £5,675 To partially fund a Development and Support Assistant for one year Alyth 45th Perthshire Scout Group £5,000 Community Facilities and Services 63% Funds towards new equipment and improvements to the Scout hall Environment and Conservation 37% Perth and Kinross Association of Voluntary Service £5,000 To run a healthy living project for adults recovering from mental illness Humpty Dumpty Early Years Care £3,740 To run four extra sessions a week for children with additional needs
Alyth Community Council – microgrant allowance £2,400 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 Category Organisation Award Mount Blair Community Council – microgrant allowance £2,400 ALIenergy £7,062 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 To distribute energy efficiency grants
BOOKMARK £2,100 Campbeltown Community Council – community fund allowance £2,154 Funding for the fringeBOOKMARK Festival 2014 To distribute funds on behalf of SSE Strathardle Coffee Tots £1,899 East Kintyre Community Council – community fund allowance £2,154 For new toy equipment, hall costs and activities for the next year To distribute funds on behalf of SSE
Alyth Bowling and Tennis Club £1,603 Southend Community Council – community fund allowance £2,154 To replace carpet tiles that were damaged as a result of a major leak To distribute funds on behalf of SSE The Froglife Trust £1,510 The Laggan Community Council – community fund allowance £2,154 Towards creating a habitat pond in Alyth Community Woodland To distribute funds on behalf of SSE
Strathmore Golf Club £1,500 West Kintyre Community Council – community fund allowance £2,154 To purchase 12 sets of golf clubs for rent to junior players To distribute funds on behalf of SSE Keep the Glens Fit £1,250 The Kintyre Wind Farm Trust – community fund allowance £1,500 Towards the costs of providing fitness classes in the area for all ages To distribute funds on behalf of SSE
26 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 AYRSHIRE HUNTERSTON THE HUNTERSTON COMMUNITY FUND WILL PROVIDE £250,000 OVER FIVE YEARS TO INVEST IN COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE PROJECTS. THIS REGION HOSTS TWO SSE DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING HADYARD Hunterston is Scotland’s first offshore wind turbine test facility. The fund will benefit an estimated population of 19,000 over the four community council areas HILL WIND FARM, THE UK’S BIGGEST of Cumbrae, Fairlie, Largs and West Kilbride. ON ITS COMPLETION IN 2006. COMMUNITY FUNDS IN THIS REGION Annual Fund Payment £50,000 COVER DEVELOPMENTS WITH A AYR Value of applications £76,963 COMBINED INSTALLED CAPACITY OF Awards Approved £37,028 AROUND 140MW, WITH £3.3 MILLION GIRVAN TO BE INVESTED OVER THEIR LIFETIME. Total Value of Projects £85,199 154% £2.30 per £1 65% 35% Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue
HADYARD HILL Fund allocation by category THE HADYARD HILL COMMUNITY FUND WILL PROVIDE AROUND £3 MILLION TO INVEST IN LOCAL COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE PROJECTS OVER ITS LIFETIME. Community Facilities and Services 29% Around 1,900 local people benefit from the fund that covers the three community Culture, Heritage and Tourism 23% council areas of Barr; Dailly; and Pinmore and Pinwherry. The fund is managed by Education and Youth Development 13% the Hadyard Hill Community Benefit Company on behalf of SSE. Administration Skills and Employment 3% is provided by Ailsa Horizons. Sport and Recreation 17% Environment and Conservation 15% Annual Fund Payment £135,235
Value of applications £93,966 Category Organisation Award Awards Approved £73,149 Barrfields Theatre User Group £3,000 To purchase energy-efficient lighting for events and performances Total Value of Projects £269,046 Cumbrae Primary School Parent Council £3,000 Equipment for an after school cooking club encouraging healthy lifestyles 69% £3.68 per £1 63% 37% Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Isle of Cumbrae Community Initiative Company £3,000 To provide a composting toilet for the Cumbrae community garden
Fund allocation by category West Kilbride Festivals Committee £2,750 To cover the cost of replacing the town’s Christmas lights Largs Academy £2,000 Community Facilities and Services 31% For equipment to be used in the Duke of Edinburgh programme Culture, Heritage and Tourism 2% Education and Youth Development 63% Largs Community Sport and Leisure Club £2,000 Sport and Recreation 3% Towards the ‘Dip Your Toes’ project taking youths on a sailing trip Environment and Conservation 1% Cumbrae Community Council £1,930 To provide Christmas decorations and lights for Garrison House
West Kilbride Horticultural Society £1,554 To purchase tables for use by the Horticultural Society at their shows Category Organisation Award The Barr Parish Development Company Ltd £40,992 Fairlie Community Trust £1,500 Towards the installation of new play equipment at the park in Barr To cover the costs of replacing a historic sea wall plaque
Girvan and South Carrick Community Action Network £6,000 Firth of Clyde Coastal Rowing Club £1,500 Running costs to transport patients to clinics and hospital (2yr grant) Funds towards support equipment for the St Ayles Skiff project Dailly Scouts £5,799 West Kilbride Environmental Group £1,450 Towards a trip to Lancashire for the Dailly Scouts annual camp visit Funds to replace the hanging basket hooks for the village
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance £5,000 West Kilbride Community Initiative £1,385 Funding towards the increased provision of services in the area Running costs of the group which aims to regenerate the town centre The Stinchar Valley Magazine £4,191 West Kilbride Community Sports Club £1,385 Towards printing and publishing the Stinchar Valley Magazine over two years Funds towards business development costs
2 Pins Company £2,674 West Kilbride Village Hall £1,020 Towards a full planning application for The 2 pins Community Centre To remove a disused fireplace and seal the chimney The Carrick Way Group £2,350 Cumbrae Coastal Rowing Club £1,000 Costs for partnering three groups to develop the Carrick Way nature trail To purchase equipment that will improve the Club’s services
Girvan and District Attractions £2,300 Cumbrae Community Council – microgrant allowance £1,000 Towards costs of the public firework display in South Carrick To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 Pinwherry and Pinmore Community Council £2,252 Cumbrae Sail and Oar Festival Association £1,000 To install carbon monoxide detectors in each home in the area Funds to hold the Sail and Oar Festival celebrating maritime heritage Carrick Rural Arts Group £1,300 Haylie House Residential Care Home £1,000 Funds towards lantern making workshops for the Festival of Light Towards the creation of a peace garden for the care home residents Dailly Activity Centre £291 Kirktonhall Creative Media Group £1,000 To install energy-efficient lighting in the Dailly Activity Centre Towards costs for new technology courses for older people Largs Community Council – microgrant allowance £1,000 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250
Organic Growers of Fairlie £1,000 Funds to support the development of a community garden
West Kilbride Community Association £1,000 Funds to install a new kitchen facility in the local community centre West Kilbride Business Group £680 Towards the running costs of the Christmas Festive Night
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Category Organisation Award TODDLEBURN Fairlie Yacht Club £600 Funds towards the refurbishment of the Bay Street Jetty THE TODDLEBURN COMMUNITY FUND WILL PROVIDE OVER £2 MILLION FOR INVESTMENT IN LOCAL PROJECTS OVER ITS LIFETIME. West Kilbride Village Band £274 To purchase sheet music and music stands for the Band The fund serves a population of around 1,800 over the three community council areas of Heriot, Oxton and Channelkirk, and Parish of Stow.
Annual Fund Payment £69,247 SCOTTISH BORDERS Value of applications £149,029
THIS REGION HOSTS THREE Awards Approved £109,484* OF SSE’S DEVELOPMENTS Total Value of Projects £197,523 INCLUDING LANGHOPE RIG WIND FARM WHICH ENTERED MAJOR 215% £1.80 per £1 40% 60% Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY 2014. WITH A COMBINED INSTALLED SELKIRK HAWICK Fund allocation by category CAPACITY OF 43.6MW, OVER £4.2 MILLION WILL BE INVESTED IN LOCAL PROJECTS OVER THE Community Facilities and Services 81% LIFETIME OF THE FUNDS. Culture, Heritage and Tourism 5% Education and Youth Development 9% Sport and Recreation 4% LANGHOPE RIG Environment and Conservation 1% THE LANGHOPE RIG COMMUNITY FUND WILL PROVIDE OVER £1 MILLION TO INVEST IN LOCAL PROJECTS OVER ITS LIFETIME. Category Organisation Award Langhope Rig is one of SSE’s most recent wind farm developments. The community benefit fund will serve a population of around 2,400 over the three community Heriot Community Council £22,500 To create a high speed broadband network for Heriot council areas of Lilliesleaf Ashkirk and Midlem; Attrick and Yarrow; and Upper Teviotdale and Borthwick Water. Oxton War Memorial Hall £17,500 To fund a planning application for the redevelopment of the hall Annual Fund Payment £40,500 Macfie Hall Committee £12,750 To produce architect plans for hall improvements Value of applications £44,932 Heriot Parish Church £11,000 Awards Approved £33,932 Funds to undertake extensive roof repairs to the Church Total Value of Projects £56,763 Heriot Community Council £6,125 To create a permanent car park for Nettlingflat and Brothershiels 111% £1.67 per £1 95% 5% Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Heriot Country Kids £5,307 Funds towards setting up an after school club for ages 3 -12 years Fund allocation by category Channelkirk Senior Citizens £5,000 To fund four outings for the senior citizens throughout the year
Gala Water Singers £5,000 Community Facilities and Services 17% For equipment and fees for the choral harmony and singing group Culture, Heritage and Tourism 20% Stow Primary School £4,000 Education and Youth Development 39% To erect a 12 foot yurt for use as an outdoor learning facility Sport and Recreation 18% Environment and Conservation 6% Stow Sports Committee £3,510 To hire a mobile platform for putting up the lights and bunting (3 yr grant) Leadervale Leisure Ltd £2,500 Funds towards replacing the old equipment in the leisure centre Category Organisation Award Lilliesleaf Home School Partnership £10,000 Oxton and Channelkirk Community Council £2,500 Funds towards playground equipment for Lilliesleaf Primary School Towards the cost of financing the annual firework display Roberton Show Society £5,500 Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance £2,000 To replace the old trestle tables for use at the annual Roberton Show Funding towards the increased provision of services in the area Ettrick Forest Sports and Recreation Club Ltd £3,612 Heriot Equestrian Society £1,700 To buy equipment for the cricket pitch and a pair of goals for football To purchase equipment and employ a tutor for equestrian lectures
Friends of Kirkhope £3,120 Macfie Hall Committee £1,500 To paint playground markings in the enclosed area beside the school To fund an architectural competition for improvements to the hall Forman Memorial Hall £2,700 Heriot Community Council £1,361 Funds towards external paintwork to the Forman Memorial Hall To replace two old village notice boards
Lilliesleaf Sports and Social Club £2,500 Heriot Community Council – microgrant allowance £1,350 To demolish the sports hut that contains asbestos type material To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 Boston Memorial Hall Association £2,000 The Froglife Trust £1,000 To install a double glazed window as existing one is not weatherproof For a roadshow promoting amphibian habitat conservation Borthwick Water Community Development Trust £1,500 Oxton Community Council – microgrant allowance £957 To run a series of arts and crafts workshops To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 Ettrick and Yarrow Community Council – microgrant allowance £1,000 Parish of Stow Community Council – microgrant allowance £957 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250
Lilliesleaf Ashkirk and Midlem Community Council – microgrant allowance £1,000 Stow Baby and Toddler Group £517 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 Funds for new educational games and hall rental costs for six months
Upper Teviotdale and Borthwick Water Community Council £1,000 Channelkirk Primary School Parent Council £450 – microgrant allowance For pupils to design tiles for a mosaic to display in the Health Centre To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250
*Includes use of remaining balance from previous financial year
28 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 CLYDE BORDERS DUMFRIES THE CLYDE BORDERS COMMUNITY FUND WILL INVEST AROUND £1.2 MILLION IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS OVER ITS LIFETIME. AND GALLOWAY This fund is one of three that benefit as a result of SSE’s Clyde wind farm and serves around 1,000 people in the two community council areas of Skirling and Upper Tweed. THE DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY REGION HOSTS SEVERAL MOFFAT Annual Fund Payment £36,009 COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUNDS, Value of applications £37,989 INCLUDING ONE WHICH BENEFITS DUMFRIES FROM THE CLYDE WIND FARM Awards Approved £33,795 DEVELOPMENT. WITH A COMBINED STRANRAER Total Value of Projects £35,224 INSTALLED CAPACITY OF 47.5MW, OVER £5.5 MILLION WILL BE 105% £1.04 per £1 90% 10% Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue INVESTED BETWEEN THE THREE FUNDS OVER THEIR LIFETIME. Fund allocation by category
Community Facilities and Services 91% CLYDE DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Culture, Heritage and Tourism 9% THE CLYDE DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COMMUNITY FUND WILL INVEST AROUND £4.3 MILLION IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS OVER ITS LIFETIME. One of three funds that benefit as a result of SSE’s Clyde wind farm, the Clyde Dumfries and Galloway community benefit fund serves around 12,600 people in the following community council areas: Carronbridge, Closeburn, Durisdeer, Johnstone, Kirkonnel and Kelloholm, Kirkmichael, Kirkpatrick and Juxta, Moffat and District, Royal Burgh of Sanquhar and District, Thornhill, Wamphray, and Wanlockhead. The fund is administered Category Organisation Award by Foundation Scotland on behalf of SSE. Drumelzier Recreation Hall Association £17,699 To carry out major renovations to the interior of the hall Annual Fund Payment £143,170 Tweedsmuir Hall Committee £2,868 To treat the Hall’s wooden floor and protect it from future damage Value of applications £380,886 Drumelzier Recreation Hall Association £2,000 Awards Approved £290,144* To upgrade wiring and lighting circuits in the hall Total Value of Projects £405,600 Broughton Village Hall £1,968 For upgrading the Hall’s hearing aid loop to meet equality requirements 266% £1.40 per £1 88% 12% Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Skirling Community Council £1,700 To purchase a defibrillator to place in Skirling Village Hall Fund allocation by category Broughton Choral Society £1,500 To employ a composer to write a song based on the local area The Tweedsmuir Community Company £1,500 Community Facilities and Services 70% Towards the costs of holding the Tweedsmuir Music Festival Culture, Heritage and Tourism 9% Upper Tweed Community Council – microgrant allowance £1,400 Education and Youth Development 10% To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 Sport and Recreation 5% Environment and Conservation 6% Broughton Horticultural Society £1,280 To purchase trestle tables and a trolley for transporting them Skirling Community Council – microgrant allowance £1,030 To award microgrants with a maximum value of £250 Category Organisation Award Tweedsmuir Christmas Party Committee £850 Beattock Hall Committee £63,000 For purchasing equipment to reduce costs of holding community events To upgrade the toilets for disabled access and baby changing facilities
Nith Valley LEAF Trust £35,000 To purchase a house for renting to locals at affordable rates Carronbridge Hall Fund £33,330 To replace the roof of Carronbridge Village Hall
Closeburn Recreation Hall Committee £17,000 Funds to refit the Hall with modern roofing Kirkmichael Hall Community Group £12,000 Funds towards refurbishing the toilets and the corridor in the hall
Johnstone Community Council £12,000 To contribute towards the cost of installing a play area Johnstone Community Centre and Development Trust £10,061 To upgrade the admin system and cover legal fees for land transfer deals
Congregational Board of Sanquhar St Brides Parish Church £8,000 To provide disabled access to the church hall Royal Burgh of Sanquhar Heritage Society £7,500 For the cost of restoring Euchan Well which is over 120 years old
Wanlockhead Community Gardening Group £7,118 To improve the safety of paths around the Fraser Memorial Gardens Johnstonebridge Parent Council £6,249 Towards timber and steel cable way for the community playground
Thornhill Community Council £6,169 To hold a Christmas Winter Wonderland for the community and visitors
*Draw down facility used
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Category Organisation Award ARTFIELD FELL Moffat Civic Pride £6,047 Towards the renovation of the old graveyard at the local church THE ARTFIELD FELL COMMUNITY FUND IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE AROUND £700,000 OVER ITS LIFETIME FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS. Johnstonebridge Fund Raising Committee £5,673 Funds to purchase equipment for a new play park The fund serves an estimated 1,550 people in the two community council areas of Old Luce and New Luce. Funds are administered by Dumfries and Galloway Thornhill and District Squash Club £4,862 Council on behalf of SSE. To improve the court facilities and decorate the club interior
Thornhill Golf Club £4,000 Annual Fund Payment £23,428 Towards refurbishing the clubhouse, coaching costs and new buggies Value of applications £9,758 Sanquhar and District Silver Band £3,500 Towards remedial works to the band’s building and perimeter wall Awards Approved £9,758
Thornhill Music Festival £3,000 Total Value of Projects £15,868 Towards costs of holding the Thornhill Music Festival in 2013 42% £1.63 per £1 44% 56% Thornhill Music Festival £3,000 Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Towards costs of holding the Thornhill Music Festival in 2014
Buccleuch and Queensberry Caledonia Pipe Band £2,880 Fund allocation by category To purchase new uniforms for the band Moffat Museum Trust £2,800 Towards an audio visual display unit to enhance the visitor experience Community Facilities and Services 40% Sanquhar Bowling Club £2,796 Education and Youth Development 57% Funding to replace the old scarifying machine Sport and Recreation 3% Wanlockhead Village Council £2,660 To cover costs of admin and equipment for the annual village clean up
Johnstonebridge Parent Council £2,546 To support equipment costs for a range of extra curricular activities Category Organisation Award Carronbridge Hall Fund £2,400 Glenluce Primary School Parent Council £4,000 To cover planning application fees for replacing the asbestos roof To complete the new outdoor learning space at the school
Thornhill and District Community Transport £2,240 Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance £2,000 To support the community transport service for elderly residents Funding towards the increased provision of services in the area Johnstone Community Council £2,000 Old Luce Guild £1,858 To purchase a used shipping container to house village equipment Funds to install sound system and visual aids for Old Luce Guild Hall
Kirkmichael Hall Community Group £1,896 Glenluce Youth Club £1,600 To replace old wooden sash windows with double-glazed units Funding for various items of equipment and a summer trip Moffat Cricket Club £1,850 Castle Kennedy Bowling Club £300 Funds towards the purchase of a second hand ride on mower Funds to buy new equipment for the Bowling Club
Upper Nithsdale Youth Pipe Band £1,700 To cover the costs of drumming tuition for the next 12 months BALMURRIE FELL Moffat and District Community Initiative £1,600 To cover the cost of printing the “What's On” Guide THE BALMURRIE FELL COMMUNITY FUND WILL PROVIDE £560,000 OVER ITS LIFETIME FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS. Carronbridge Community Council £1,500 The fund serves an estimated 2,125 people in the three community council areas Funds towards holding Christmas parties and the Small Gala of Kirkcowan, New Luce and Old Luce. Funds are administered by Dumfries and Sanquhar Senior Citizens Association £1,500 Galloway Council on behalf of SSE. Funding to repair the brick work at the pensioners’ hall
Sanquhar Cornets Club £1,454 Annual Fund Payment £22,500 To purchase gazebos and tables for use at various community events Value of applications £11,760 Annan Water Hall Committee £1,350 Towards the cost of replacing the hall’s corrugated iron roof Awards Approved £11,760 Total Value of Projects £15,000 Royal Burgh of Sanquhar and District Community Council £1,250 Towards holding an activity night at the Christmas Light Switch On 52% £1.28 per £1 100% Proudfoot Indoor Sports and Social Club £1,225 Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Towards interior renovation and the refurbishment of snooker tables
Thornhill Playgroup £1,204 Fund allocation by category To purchase an indoor activity frame and IT equipment for group admin Royal Burgh of Sanquhar March Riding Association £1,168 To cover the costs associated with the local March Riding Community Facilities and Services 20% Wanlockhead Community Resource Centre £1,090 Environment and conservation 80% To purchase mattresses for overnight stays in the Centre by visiting groups Brighten up Kirkconnel and Kelloholm £1,080 To purchase annual bedding plants for the village
Thornhill Gala Committee £1,000 Funds to pay for rides for next year’s gala Category Organisation Award Kirkmichael Community Council £678 Three Lochs Holiday Park £2,346 For the purchase of a new community notice board To upgrade parking and picnic facilities at Loch Heron Forest Walk
Kirkpatrick and Juxta Community Council £468 Kirkcowan Autumn Social Club £9,414 Funding towards repairs to the changing room roof and an over 60s party Towards hall refurbishments, including a new efficient heating system Beattock Hall Committee £300 To replace lights that do not meet standards for safe public use
30 SSE Community Investment Review 2013/14 Category Organisation Award SOUTH Roberton WRI £5,000 Towards the costs of upgrading the kitchen in Roberton Hall LANARKSHIRE Wiston Lodge £5,000 To recruit and train 25 local youths as volunteers at the Lodge THE SOUTH LANARKSHIRE REGION Biggar British Legion £4,999 HAMILTON IS HOME TO THE CLYDE SOUTH Funds to purchase uniforms for the new members of the pipe band LANARKSHIRE COMMUNITY FUND, LANARK Rigside Primary School Parent Council £4,998 THE SINGLE LARGEST COMMUNITY BIGGAR For equipment to improve the IT skills of pupils and the community BENEFIT FUND IN THE UK. THE FUND 1st Biggar Tinto Explorer Scouts £4,996 IS EXPECTED TO INVEST AROUND Equipment to help members achieve D of E and Chief Scout Awards £28 MILLION OVER ITS LIFETIME. Covington and Thankerton Beekeepers Association £4,991 Towards equipment and training to establish the Association Biggar Rugby Football Club £4,950 To hold the rugby Mini Tournament for the young players CLYDE SOUTH LANARKSHIRE Thankerton, Libberton and Quothquan Community Council £4,950 Towards creating and staging a new youth street theatre production THE CLYDE SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COMMUNITY FUND PROVIDES OVER £820,000 PER YEAR TO INVEST IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS IN THE LOCAL AREA. Biggar Rugby Football Club £4,914 For drainage of the pitch to improve the quality of the ground This fund is the largest of three which benefit from SSE’s Clyde wind farm and serves an estimated 4,900 people in the community council areas of Biggar; Crawford; Biggar Youth Project £4,910 Duneaton; Leadhills; Libberton, Quothquan and Thankerton; and Symington. The For the purchase of PCs to help young people with homework and IT skills fund is administered by South Lanarkshire Council on behalf of SSE. Elvenfoot Resident Association £4,900 To improve access to the Navvies Graveyard for safe maintenance Annual Fund Payment £821,721 Thankerton Improvement Group £4,900 Value of applications £1,485,299 Funds for members to take part in the Edinburgh Festival Radio Project Awards Approved £1,438,856* Crawford Primary School Parent Council £4,814 Funds towards running a hands-on activity programme for the pupils Total Value of Projects £5,055,831 Clydesdale Extended Learning Community £4,800 181% £3.51 per £1 73% 27% To print a book, by children for children, whose siblings have additional needs Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Friends of Scots Mining House £4,742 Funds towards improving disabled access for the opening of the garden Fund allocation by category Abington Primary School £4,525 To create a website for the old school and the development of the new building
Leadhills Gala Committee £4,471 Community Facilities and Services 3% To purchase new equipment for the gala Culture, Heritage and Tourism 47% Education and Youth Development 13% Thankerton WRI £4,440 Skills and Employment 24% To fund a variety of outings for the group to encourage new members Sport and Recreation 5% Thankerton Bowling Club £4,095 Environment and Conservation 8% To cover costs of lifting and levelling the bowling green
Glencapel and Lowther Development Group £4,090 For running a programme to develop reporting skills in local residents Category Organisation Award Biggar Museum Trust £620,000 Biggar Theatre Workshop £4,052 Towards the development of a new museum to house the collection To replace the carpet with durable flooring and to move the fireplace
Routes to Inclusion £266,902 Glencapel and Lowther Development Group £3,170 For delivery of Energy Academy training and employability initiatives Funds to hold events informing residents of the arrival of broadband Wiston Lodge £100,762 Crawford Gala £3,068 To install a woodchip fuelled biomass heating system Funds to hold the week-long Crawford Gala
Limelight Music £59,338 Douglas Folk Group £2,775 Funds to run a music project teaching pupils drums and percussion Towards the cost of holding a folk festival weekend in Douglas Leadhills Family Action Group £56,715 Coulter WRI £2,560 Funds towards creating a Multi Use Games Area in Leadhills Funds to hold four events and outings for members of the Institute Clydesdale Community Initiatives £50,000 Crawfordjohn and Leadhills Parent Council £1,942 Towards developing a training facility for those with additional needs To fund a trip to the theatre and a related educational workshop Douglas Play Park Group £46,185 Roberton WRI £1,525 Funds towards the development of a multi function play park Towards a stained glass weekend class and a bread making class Rigside Playparks Group £32,402 Crawford Bowling Club £1,300 Funding towards the development of an outdoor play park in Rigside To fund a trip to the theatre and a related educational workshop Friends of Burnbraes Park £30,000 Abington WRI £1,288 To improve the quality of play equipment at Burnbraes Park To modernise the group’s administration and accounting systems The Big Red Barn Company £25,000 Glencapel and Lowther Development Group £650 Funds towards utility connections to develop the visitor centre To hold an event showing parents how to keep children safe online Two Rivers Vet Practice £18,737 To purchase equipment, developing the surgery into a training practice Biggar Community Council £5,000 To upgrade the kitchen in Biggar Municipal Community Hall
Biggar Little Festival £5,000 To fund a major concert as part of the Biggar Little Festival
Crawford WRI £5,000 Funds to fit a new kitchen in the Crawford Community Hall
*Includes use of remaining balance from previous financial year
31 THE FUNDS IN FOCUS 1 April 2013 – 31 March 2014
Category Organisation Award NORTH Crowle Charter Group £1,850 To continue running the Crowle Market and increase stall numbers LINCOLNSHIRE Eastoft Parish Council £1,718 HULL To restore the base and re-enamel the letters on the war memorial THE NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Crowle Bowls Club £784 REGION IS HOST TO KEADBY WIND SCUNTHORPE Equipment to aid the rolling up of mats after use FARM, WEST OF SCUNTHORPE. Crowle and Ealand Heritage Society £500 KEADBY IS THE LARGEST ONSHORE Funds to hold a Crowle Gala in 2014 WIND FARM IN ENGLAND, WITH LINCOLN AN INSTALLED CAPACITY OF 68MW. IT IS EXPECTED THE FUND WILL INVEST £4.25 MILLION IN LOCAL ESSEX PROJECTS OVER ITS LIFETIME. ESSEX IS HOME TO SSE’S THREE COLCHESTER WIND TURBINE DEVELOPMENT AT THE PORT OF TILBURY. CHELMSFORD KEADBY WITH AN INSTALLED CAPACITY THE KEADBY COMMUNITY FUND WILL PROVIDE £170,000 PER YEAR TO INVEST OF 9.2 MW, £100,000 WILL BE LONDON IN LOCAL PROJECTS. INVESTED OVER THE 10-YEAR LIFE A population of around 10,500 is served by the fund over seven parish council areas: Amcotts, Althorpe, Crowle, Eastoft, Garthorpe and Fockerby, Keadby and Luddington OF THE FUND. and Holdenby. The fund is administered by North Lincolnshire Council on SSE’s behalf.
Annual Fund Payment £170,000 Value of applications £256,143 TILBURY Awards Approved £92,608 THE TILBURY COMMUNITY FUND HAS AN ANNUAL VALUE OF £10,000 TO INVEST IN LOCAL PROJECTS AT TILBURY PORT IN ESSEX. Total Value of Projects £123,246 In 2012 the community fund awarded £12,000 each to the RNLI and Tilbury Regeneration Project to be paid over three instalments. 151% £1.33 per £1 98% 2% Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Revenue Annual Fund Payment £10,000 Value of applications n/a Fund allocation by category Awards Approved £8,000 Total Value of Projects n/a Community Facilities and Services 46% Education and Youth Development 24%
Sport and Recreation 4% Category Organisation Award Environment and Conservation 26% RNLI Gravesend Station £4,000 To cover annual training costs for three crew members
Tilbury Riverside Project £4,000 To promote economic, social and environmental regeneration in the area Category Organisation Award St Oswald’s Parochial Church Council, Crowle £22,335 For the construction of partition walls to create a community room
Friends of Ealand Park £20,000 Funds to install new creative play equipment in Ealand Park St Norbets Parish Hall Committee £11,165 To provide updated toilet and kitchen facilities in the hall
William Stephenson Memorial Hall £10,229 To install solar panels on the roof of the village hall in Althorpe Luddington Village Hall £10,000 To install energy-efficient lighting and reduce ongoing running costs
Crowle Lights Committee £4,000 For maintenance of electrical components and improving light displays Ealand Victory Hall £2,744 To purchase tables and chairs for the hall
Garthorpe Village Hall £2,600 To install an energy-efficient hot water and central heating system Luddington Cricket Club £2,547 To improve existing facilities including purchasing a new scoring hut
Luddington and Garthorpe Primary School £2,135 For a playgroup to assess children’s needs before they attend nursery
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