SSE Community Investment Review

2017/18 Contents Foreword

Foreword 01 Funder’s Report 02 Sustainable 04 2017/18 Development Fund

2018 marks the 10th anniversary maturing and delivering real benefit to environment for the development of the UK’s Climate Change Act, communities. of new on-shore wind projects, the establishing the framework from Scottish Government is carrying out a Beatrice Fund 8 Local Funds 11 Our Funds in Focus 17 which and the UK would see In 2017/18, £5.1m community review of its guidelines for community significant investment in low carbon investment funds were made available benefit and community ownership electricity generation. In SSE’s case – to the local and regional panels. This of renewables, with SSE actively we have invested nearly £4bn since represents the largest funding pot SSE participating in the review. We led the 2008 – with more to come. has provided. This ‘pot’ is available at a way with our approach to community time when the funds themselves have benefit in 2012 and we are committed Our funds in focus That investment creates jobs and reached key milestone, for example to ensuring that value continues to be supports local economies – as well the fifth anniversary of the Keadby created in a sustainable way for both Highlands and Islands Perth and Kinross Sustainable 29 Development Fund as providing low carbon renewable Wind Farm Fund in North Lincolnshire. SSE and communities. Beatrice Community Fund 18 Development Fund electricity to provide homes with the These milestones give local leaders the Dunmaglass 19 and energy they need. From the earliest opportunity to look back at what had I’m pleased that the SSE funds are Strathy North 20 and Bute Clyde 36 days of these wind farm developments, been delivered, but more importantly supporting communities I would like to Bhlaraidh 20 Tangy 30 Artfield Fell 37 there was wide acknowledgement to focus on their priorities for the thank the countless people who give Gordonbush 21 Balmurrie Fell 38 that the local communities that hosted coming years. up their time freely to sit on our panels Glendoe 22 Construction Fund 38 the wind farms should share in the or volunteer for their local Trust. You all Fairburn 24 Hadyard Hill 30 economic benefits that they create. The model for managing the contribute to the success of our funds Achany 25 Hunterston 31 North Lincolnshire That is why Community Benefit is a Community Funds varies from place and without you I am in no doubt that Spurness 25 Keadby 39 central feature of SSE’s renewable to place. In most cases local decision SSE’s Community Funds would not Kingairloch 26 Scottish Borders energy portfolio with £23m provided in making panels, supported by SSE, have the success that they do. Beatrice Partnership Fund - Highlands 26 Clyde Borders 32 Community Funding since 2008. decide the investment strategies. I hope you enjoy this year’s report and, Toddleburn 33 In 2012 we brought the management However, in some places local Trusts like me, are inspired by the fantastic Scottish Borders Sustainable 34 of our renewable energy funds in- are the custodians of the funds. These work going on in our communities. Beatrice Moray Community Fund 26 Development fund house. We did that because we believe trusts have been a focus for the SSE in it would result in better partnerships 2017/18 helping to forge even stronger Perthshire South between the company and the links with communities and working Griffin and Calliachar 27 Clyde South Lanarkshire 34 communities where we operate. Five with Third Sector partners to ensure Drumderg 27 South Lanarkshire Sustainable 36 years on and – we believe - the funds that the funding has maximum impact. Rachel McEwen and our approach to funding, are Recognising the challenging Director of Sustainability

SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 1 Funder’s Report 2018/19

is a growing area of focus. SSE is understanding of and relationship with priorities of the local communities. an active member of the steering the trusts and organisations which Local fund group established by the Scottish manage funds on our behalf. A focus New Approaches awards Government to review its current this year has been on increasing the 2017-18 was a year in which the team guidelines for community benefit and support given to North Lincolnshire embraced different ways in which to £5.42 shared ownership. SSE is committed Council to ensure their delivery deliver funds. The innovative Griffin to developing a responsible approach aligns with new developments within and Calliachar Enterprise Fund (p13) in this area and is working with the SSE process. The team has also was launched in May 2017 and has stakeholders to explore options for worked with a number of trusts and successfully provided funding of shared ownership and other models community companies from the Great £250,000 in business grants to local Invested in 2017/18 (SDF South Lanarkshire Social Return on Investment study) of Community Funding, ensuring that Glen area in the Highlands to ensure social enterprises and small businesses. value is created in a sustainable way for these externally managed funds are The Moffat Construction Fund, part 3% from 16/17 Strong foundations Thriving youth Enterprising opportunities Vibrant communities both the business and communities. consistently operated and continue of the Clyde Extension Fund (p15) Active lives Sustainable surroundings to meet the needs of local people. A provided SSE’s first experience of using Enhancing Relationships collaborative workshop was held in a public community vote for funding renewable Maturing as a funder over the last the Great Glen to share best practice decisions. Working with communities, energy five years, there has been recognition and identify future priorities. As part the team welcomes the opportunity to 29 funds that our approach to some elements of this process the decision was taken consider new approaches, particularly 463 of funding needed to be refreshed to wait until 2018-19 to start the new those which empower communities and further developed. A key priority Stronelairg Wind Farm Fund – ensuring and help deliver legacy projects. 15% from 16/17 for 2017-18 was enhancing our that due consideration is given to the Average award of Priorities for 2018-19 £11,196 Indications are that 2018-19 will be another busy and focused year with a range of 10% from 16/17 priorities which will ensure SSE’s community investment programme compliments the changing landscape in which it operates:

−− Community Benefit and Shared Ownership – SSE will engage with the Scottish 2018-19 Year in review Government consultation and remains committed to engaging positively internally and 2017-18 has been a year for growth operate, continual improvement into community assets and services. As externally on the subject. and maturity within the SSE community our fund management process and well as celebrating the awards made to investment programme. The funds have partnership with other funders. date, the community was encouraged −− Sustainability Support – it is recognised that as a responsible funder SSE must provide the now reached a size and scale at which to think about the future priorities of best possible support to funded organisations. In 2018-19 the team will work in partnership significant impact can be evidenced, Celebrating Anniversaries the fund. The fifth anniversary of the with Wren and Greyhound, impact consultants, to trial the delivery of sustainability with £5.1m being awarded to 463 The tenth anniversary of the Drumderg Keadby Wind Farm Fund was used to projects. Five years after bringing the Wind Farm Fund in Perthshire (p14) was work with the local panels to reflect workshops as part of its on-going support of Sustainable Development Fund projects. management of our funds in-house we marked this year with a community on past successes and to amend the can reflect on the importance of this event bringing together local residents criteria to reflect the current needs of −− Launch of Funds – after time spent in 2017-18 to ensure the delivery method and approach decision in empowering communities and past recipients to celebrate the the community. for our new funds was correct the team looks forward to the launch of both the Clyde to make funding decisions and £1m of awards made locally since the Extension and Stronelairg wind farm funds which are anticipated to provide £9.6m and £14m improving our management of the fund opened. The event highlighted the Looking to the Future funds over this time. As an experienced importance of supporting grassroots The future of community benefit respectively over their lifetime. funder, we are creating a culture of community projects which have and shared ownership of renewable collaboration between the funds we used the funding to develop thriving developments with communities

2 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 3 Sustainable Demonstrating our impact

Development Fund Development Trust Dumfries and Galloway Sustainable awarded Fund Demand Development Fund – Sustainable Places £10,000 awarded in October 2016 South Lanarkshire A new venture adds £500,000 to the local economy. £543,441 451% An excellent example of the impact that the Sustainable Development Fund can have is demonstrated by the Stranraer Development Trust. The Scottish Borders fund provided the initial investment to support the Trust to develop the first Stranraer Oyster Festival, which was a celebration of the area’s unique coastal heritage. As well as supporting local businesses, the event helped to extend £190,476 492% the summer tourism season and capitalised on the ever-expanding growth of food tourism. Stranraer Development Trust commissioned MKA Economics Perth and Kinross to carry out independent research which found that: the event contributed £500,000 to the local economy; provided benefits for 10,000 attendees; and £225,359 323% that 90% of survey responders found the event very enjoyable. Cetin “The Trust is proud and delighted with every aspect of the Festival. The entire ootunities North Lincolnshire weekend was a fantastic example of what can be achieved when good people work together for the betterment of somewhere they love.” Romano Emowein £153,000 276% Petrucci, Chairman of Stranraer Development Trust ommunities Sustine es Total awards £1,112,276 410% 2017/18 year in review The Haven South Lanarkshire Sustainable Development This year funding rounds took and identified increasing awareness of −− A Social Return on Investment of Fund – Empowering Communities place in South Lanarkshire, Scottish the fund as an area of focus for coming £5.42 for every £1 invested in South Borders, Perth and Kinross and years. Lanarkshire. North Lincolnshire. The panels −− Up to 30,762 people could benefit £58,645 awarded in May 2018 were impressed with the increase in Looking forward to 2018/19 support from funded projects. transformative projects applying to the from Wren and Greyhound, impact People with life-limiting illnesses who live in rural funds and the growth in applications consultants, has been secured to −− 50% of projects will help individuals communities are benefiting from a new centre. to develop the necessary hard and/ which brought significant amounts provide training to grant holders on or soft skills and attitude through The Haven is helping overcome the health inequalities of people living in rural areas of match funding. In 2017/18, SSE’s improving the sustainability of projects. work experience, education or by building a purpose-built centre in Forth. The new centre provides a comprehensive range of nursing, therapeutic services and counselling to help people with life-limiting Community Investment Team has training. focused on establishing strong Measuring the impact of our funds illnesses cope with the physical, emotional and practical aspects of their illness. The −− 50% of projects will improve project focuses on investing in staff and growing services to ensure the building is well relationships with local stakeholders SSE’s implementation of a new impact used by the rural community. It aims to increase awareness of the new site and services and other funders which has resulted approach, which has been developed peoples’ perception of their local area. amongst health professionals and encourages locals to volunteer. The site will help in more applications from locally- in partnership with NEF Consulting (part local businesses by ensuring they are used for support services e.g. therapeutic services. connected projects. of the New Economics ), −− Up to 36 jobs could be created or During the two-years of the project it will benefit 330 people, recruit 20 local volunteers has been received positively by grant retained in the local area. and support ten local microbusinesses. The fifth year of the North Lincolnshire holders and has assisted projects to ‘The funding will help to develop the centre as a resource for local communities, Sustainable Development Fund was capture enhanced evaluation activity. working with organisations and community groups to “make a difference” and support a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.’ Janice Williams, CEO of The Haven marked by a comprehensive review of the fund which highlighted the Initial forecasting from projects awarded success funding innovative projects in South Lanarkshire in 2017/18 suggest:

4 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 5 Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust North Lincolnshire Sustainable Development Fund – Sustainable Places £30,000 awarded in October 2017 Land will be brought into community utilisation to extend a popular nature reserve.

Rush Furlong Nature Reserve in Haxey is a popular local nature destination which protects 60 local species of flowering plants including green- winged orchids. The site is very important to the heritage of the local area as it is one of the last places across the country where the old medieval strip system of farming can be seen. The purchase of seven hectares of land adjacent to the existing nature reserve helps to enhance the facilities and increase the availability of land for public use. The project includes a range of educational and recreational activities for residents and tourists including lectures, guided walks and school visits. Through providing 74% match funding the project will increase nature tourism to the area and safeguard the site for the future generations.

Career Ready Perth and Kinross Sustainable Development Fund – Creating Opportunities £40,000 awarded in October 2017 Garvald Home Farm Ltd School pupils will gain the skills and Scottish Borders Sustainable Development Fund – Empowering Communities experience to enter the world of work.

Career Ready links employers with schools to open the world of work to young people, aged 15 to 18, from lower income families. The programme £40,000 awarded in October 2017 matches each student to a mentor volunteer from 30 local employers, A social purpose farm is enhancing its enterprise potential to increase revenue generation and which includes SSE, who can offer advice and support. To increase understanding of the workplace each student undertakes a four-week ensure its sustainability. paid summer internship, participates in six employability masterclasses Garvald Home Farm is a providing home to approximately 18 adults, some with learning disabilities, living and working together and attends employer-hosted workplace visits. The project aims to have a to grow crops, rear animals and provide a healthy environment for people to live and work. This project aims to improve and develop the farm’s transformational impact on the life chances of 120 young people helping to capacity to produce and take to market sustainable, biodynamic produce. By restoring, repairing and developing the buildings and infrastructure increase their awareness of career pathways and improve social mobility. of the farm, the project will help to enhance the local food supply chain. The project will provide 84% match funding from other sources which ‘The funding is a significant contribution towards the delivery of Career helps enhance the impact of the Sustainable Development Fund investment. In addition to creating two new jobs, the project will help safeguard Ready in Perth and Kinross, which is focused on enabling young people 20 existing jobs and hopes to generate an additional income of £100,000 per annum for the farm. from lower income backgrounds to develop the confidence and transform ‘Funding from the Sustainable Development Fund will enable the most comprehensive redevelopment and improvement programme at Garvald their future career destinies.’ Anne Wexelstein, Director of Career Ready Home Farm for a generation. The farm will be able to offer significantly enhanced opportunities to both its residents and the wider community.’ Christopher Lambton, Manager at Garvald Home Farm Ltd

6 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 7 Beatrice Offshore Wind Caithness Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) Farm Community Fund Caithness Beatrice Community Fund £50,000 awarded in September 2017 Beatrice is an offshore wind farm currently under construction in the Moray Firth, 13km from the Caithness coast. Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) is a joint venture between SSE, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Red Rock Power Hospital patients have access to vital advice and guidance thanks to an innovative new service. Limited. Once operational it will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm. The wind farm will provide £34m of community benefit across Caithness, and Moray including the £3m Partnership Fund and the £3m local Community Funds Caithness Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) recognised that many people leaving hospital did not understand their rights and entitlements and that this can impact their health and wellbeing within the community. This new project has been developed in partnership with the NHS and has enabled administered by the SSE Community Investment Team. welfare rights officers to be embedded within Caithness General Hospital working with both the mental health teams and pre-discharge patients. The welfare rights officers have been specially trained so that they can identify any impact of a patient’s health diagnosis on their wider welfare. The officers can ensure help and advice is given early to give patients access the support they are entitled to and to help them have the skills to cope within their community. The multi-agency approach adopted by this project helps reduce pressure on the NHS and provides vital services to 500 vulnerable patients. £451,634 awarded 59 projects supported ‘The funding from the Beatrice Partnership Fund has enabled us to provide transformational change to the lives of many people who would otherwise have suffered deprivation and hardship.’Iain Gregory, Manager at Caithness Beatrice Community Fund Beatrice Beatrice Partnership Fund Community Funds

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‘During this first year on the panel of the BOWL Caithness Beatrice Fund, I have been quite amazed at both the range of applications and the diversity of projects that local communities are engaged in.’ Frank Sutherland, Beatrice Community Fund panel member.

2017/18 year in review

‘I have been very impressed with the quality Local advisory panels, made up of local The second round of the Partnership Fund and variety of applications. This reflects the residents and representatives from the was hosted in Caithness and Sutherland and excellent job that communities are doing community council areas, have been saw an increase in applications from delivery to continually improve the long term social, established to determine the priorities for the ready projects which had match funding environmental or economic conditions of funds and to make funding decisions. The already in place. Successful projects included their area and the Beatrice Partnership Fund funds focus on supporting local community those focused on safeguarding local is making a positive contribution to ensuring projects which promote community heritage sites and rural job creation. a sustainable future for these communities.‘ spirit and enhance community assets and David Shearer, Beatrice Partnership Fund services. A series of local events were hosted 2018/19 will see a focus on building panel member. across the regions to promote the funds links with local stakeholders to support and support potential applicants. The funds applications from locally connected projects The second year of the fund saw the launch received 87 applications and successful and encourage cohesion and joint working of the two Community Funds – a £1m projects included improving local culture by projects with a similar focus. fund in Moray supporting four community sites, events to celebrate the 2018 year of council areas and a £2m fund in Caithness the young person and the acquisition of supporting five community council areas. community assets.

8 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 9 Local Funds Sunshine Development In 2017/18 some Local Funds marked their anniversaries, Playpark including Drumderg in Perthshire, and decision-making Moray Beatrice Community Fund panels were upskilled to test new fund mechanisms including the Griffin and Calliachar Enterprise Growth Fund. Local community panels focused on supporting the £2,550 awarded in December 2017 continued growth of community assets including ensuring Children with additional needs will have rural communities have access to suitable housing and the access to vital play services. regeneration of village squares. Sport and recreation were a consistent area of support across funds especially programmes The Sunshine Developmental Playgroup in Keith provides a service which supports children with developmental delay and physical or which encouraged local people to try new experiences from behavioural needs to integrate into mainstream education. The service mountain biking to embroidery. There was a trend to funding has successfully operated for 30 years but as it is led by volunteers it new cultural events to increase tourism and improve activities recognised that vital skills and experience are lost once a volunteer for local people including a three-day arts and crafts festival leaves the committee. The loss of expertise has been a particular issue for many voluntary youth groups and has led to many groups in the in Perthshire and film festivals in northern Scotland. There was wider area having to close. The fund will support the employment of a a growth in skills development activity for local community part time staff post which will enable a consistent expert knowledge to members who do not engage through traditional learning be retained within the playgroup – ensuring that the children receive environments including a pre-employability skills programme the best possible level of care and that the service operates successfully within a complex regulatory environment. The project will support 20 in South Lanarkshire. Many panels marked the 2018 Year of young people and their families. the Young Person by funding new youth initiatives including funding play workers and extra-curricular clubs.

British Science Association Spend - total, (BSA) - Caithness £3.6m no projects Local Fund Awards Caithness Beatrice Community Fund Active lives Enterprising opportunities

Thriving youth Vibrant communities £6,717 awarded in October 2017 Strong foundations Sustainable surroundings School children will be able to build and race driveable electric cars.

BSA Caithness promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) engagement events in local schools in Caithness and Sutherland. They operate a programme to inspire children aged 9-11 to explore engineering in an innovative manner. The children construct a drivable electric car from a reusable kit provided, following the instructions under the supervision and guidance of a local STEM ambassador. The children gain mechanical, electrical and engineering Evaluated knowledge together with a strong understanding of team work. The programme can be vital in increasing interest in continuing STEM learning at secondary school and increasing awareness to STEM Prject Stat career choices. The project will provide the opportunity for up to 500 children to access the programme over the next five years.

10 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 11 Enterprise Fund Griffin and Calliachar Fund £250,000 awarded in 2017-18 Perthshire businesses have been given support to grow and develop through an innovative new fund.

Following a community consultation, the Griffin and Calliachar community panel decided to earmark £250,000 of investment into a new Enterprise Fund. The fund was facilitated by Growbiz, a local enterprise support organisation, which stimulates the local economy by providing business grants to local social enterprises and small businesses. The fund has been phenomenally successful with 30 projects being awarded within one year, exceeding everyone’s expectations. SSE is now working with the Scottish Rural College to evaluate the impact of the fund and determine the learning and legacy for the future. The Aran bakery in Dunkeld is an example of a successful project. The owner Flora Shedden, capitalised on her participation on the TV show Great British Bake Off to start a community bakery in Dunkeld. Due to her age, she could not access many traditional sources of investment and an enterprise funding award of £5,000 provided the missing support she needed to restore a derelict building in Dunkeld for the project. ‘Funding that is community focused can alter the business opportunities for those in smaller areas as well as for the younger generation.’ Flora Shedden, Owner at Aran bakery

Scotland’s Air Ambulance Clyde Borders and Griffin and Calliachar Fund £60,000 awarded in 2017 Rural communities receive vital services in times of emergency.

A common area of focus for the communities benefiting from wind farm funds is how to maintain vital services within rural settings. A key concern for community members is ensuring that they can access expert support during times of emergency and this is evidenced by funds having made nine awards to air ambulances since 2012. In 2017 this support has continued through funding to Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance which saves lives across Scotland every day. The helicopter can be airborne within five minutes of receiving an emergency call and can reach 90% of Scotland’s population within 25 minutes. The service is an integral part of Scotland’s frontline emergency response network, responding to trauma incidents and medical emergencies across the country and is especially vital for remote areas. ‘We are extremely grateful to the SSE local Community Funds for the support received this year towards extending our hours from 10 to 12 a day. Since its launch in April 2017, 27% of call outs have taken place within these crucial additional hours.’ Katie Wylie, Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance

12 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 13 Moffat Drumderg Fund Construction Fund £1,000,000 awarded between 2008 and 2018 Clyde Dumfries and Galloway Fund Celebrating ten years of community investment in rural Perthshire. £540,000 awarded in 2017

The Drumderg site was one of SSE’s first wind farms and the tenth The Moffat community participated in a anniversary of the community investment fund was marked by a consultation and vote to invest in local projects. community celebration. Recipients of the fund joined the local panel and local dignitaries to reflect on the achievements of the past ten The Moffat Construction Fund was a one-off fund covering the years including awards of £1m to 176 local projects. Taking place in two-year construction phase of the Clyde wind farm extension, the ‘Year of the Young Person’ the event was an opportunity for local with a value of £540,000. The fund provided SSE’s Community youth groups to showcase their skills and highlight that 21% of funding Investment team with an opportunity to deliver funding using has been spent on young people since the fund started. Community new approaches. To identify how to best use the funding the members also participated in an exercise to help set the fund priorities community produced a Community Action Plan, which outlined for the future. The fund has had a significant impact on the region the main goals and aspirations of the town. helping to improve the energy efficiency of seven community venues; There were three levels of funding to support projects of all sizes. encourage participation in eight sports; assist nine environmental Grassroots projects benefit from a £20,000 small grant scheme, projects and support ten community festivals. which the community council will manage. A panel of local “The Drumderg fund responds to the needs of the community and community members reviewed large applications to identify supports a wide range of age groups. It really makes a big difference.” transformative projects which help achieve the Community John Corrigan, Community Capacity Building Worker Action Plan. The panel awarded £375,304 to six projects including building the Moffat Observatory to support the town’s ‘Dark Sky’ status. A public vote was held to allow everyone in the community to decide how £165,000 funding was spend. The hugely successful public vote took place on 17 September 2017 in Moffat Town Hall. The 15 shortlisted applicants met the local community face-to-face to showcase their projects. A total of 507 individuals attended to cast their vote ensuring that the decision was made in Moffat, by Moffat, for Moffat. ‘We were delighted to receive our award and are working hard to achieve our aims of educating and encouraging tourism. Moffat Hunterston Fund was the first small European town to be awarded Dark Sky Status and the observatory will help us maintain our status.’ Evelyn £250,000 awarded between 2013 and 2017 Atkins, Moffat Astronomy Club 102 projects have benefited from the five-year offshore test site. The Hunterston site was Scotland’s first offshore wind turbine test facility, located off the North Ayrshire coast. As part of the project a fund was established to provide benefit to the local communities of Cumbrae, Fairlie, Largs and West Kilbride during the five-year life-span of the project. With the fund now closed, success has been highlighted by the breadth of local groups that have accessed the fund. 84% of evaluated projects rated their success as ‘very good’ and the ability of local groups to identify funding requests which ensure that the benefit of the fund will be felt by communities for many years to come. SSE also took learnings from the fund, as it helped to improve processes for supporting local trusts which administer funding and has allowed us to improve our understanding of the importance of local promotion to increase fund awareness. An example of the success of the fund is Millport Golf Club, which used £2,500 of funding in 2017 to develop a three-hole golf course for youth golfers to provide the bespoke space they require to enhance their skills in the game. The community will benefit from the project for at least ten years. “The funds have enabled many groups and individuals on the Island to provide benefits for the good of the community. The recipients have been diverse and therefore residents of all ages have benefited and a wide range of facilities and opportunities enhanced.” Angela McCallum, Cumbrae Community Council.

14 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 15 Areas with no fund activity Our funds SSE Renewables Boleskine Ben Wyvis Operations Area SSE Renewables Operations Community Care... Cycling Club... Area and Sustainable in focus Development Fund was awarded £30,000 from the Dunmaglass Fund was awarded £1,500 from the Fairburn Fund. The

to deliver an innovative care at home service which mountain bike routes around Contin are considered SE provides a range of care and support across the some of the best in Scotland but the local cycling club ISES KIRKWALL Stratherrick and Foyers community. The service recognised there were few women from the local area provides 1,400 visits a year. who participated in the sport. The club was funded THURSO IR to run a series of mountain bike skills development 463 sessions especially for women which resulted in 285 WICK Total number of projects RESS people trying the sport. RS

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delivered in four local schools. The workshops recognise that improving resilience is important due AYR Projects funded in use expert equipment and engaging topics to to the time taken for emergency services to reach R south of Scotland encourage young people to become interested in them. The Tweedsmuir community has purchased a science and technology. defibrillator to improve their resilience. DUMFRIES RIES £5,183,931 Keadby, North Lincolnshire Total spend across our funds

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16 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 17 Organisation Award Organisation Award Organisation Award

Berriedale Church and Cemetery Association £20,000 Caithness Voluntary Group £2,500 Streathdearn Community Developments Ltd £70,000 Highlands To repair the Telford church at . To deliver training events. To fund a new hall complex. Thrumster Parent Council Caithness Stroke Group Spurness £10,000 £2,000 To contribute towards the muga field. To assist with support costs. Streathdearn Community Developments Ltd £45,000 and Islands KIRKWALL To fund a paths project. THURSO Dunbeath and District Centre £9,968 Sinclair’s Bay Community Council £2,000 Strathy To refurbish the centre. To provide micro grants up to £500. Gordonbush Streathdearn Community Developments Ltd £44,000 Achany To employ a development officer. North of Scotland Cricket Association £9,464 Wick Community Council £2,000 Fairburn To support the delivery of Little Nippers project. To provide micro grants up to £500. INVERNESS FORT AUGUSTUS Streathdearn Community Developments Ltd £27,000 Glendoe Sinclair’s Bay Community Council £9,396 Tannach and District Community Councill £2,000 To support the Village Shop. To install traffic calming measures in Keiss. To provide micro grants up to £500. FORT WILLIAM Kingairloch Boleskine Care Group £20,000 Friends of Newtonhill Woodland £9,164 Latheron, and Community Council £2,000 To support running costs. To provide outdoor wooden play equipment. To provide micro grants up to £500. Home to the widest spread of SSE’s Community Funds, the Wick Squash Club £9,000 Berriedale and Dunbeath Community Council £2,000 Highlands and Islands region hosts 10 developments that Boleskine Care Group £10,000 To contribute towards roof repairs. To provide micro grants up to £500. To support running costs. provide community benefit, including two hydro schemes, comprising a total capacity of 330MW. Approximately £35 Science03 £8,020 Feis Ghallaibh £1,500 To support the delivery of Caithness Science Festival. To start a traditional music classes in Wick. Stratherrick Public Hall £8,550 million will be invested through these funds in their lifetime. To cover hall running costs for three years. British Science Association Caithness £6,717 & Latheron Improvement Group £1,266 To support the Goblin G2 Car programme for the To install a defibrillator and deliver training. next five years. Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust Ltd £8,352 Wick Amateur Swimming Club £964 To provide community broadband. Latheron, Lybster and Clyth Community Council £6,600 To hold a swim meet. Beatrice Caithness Fund To create a coastal footway with safety fencing. Keiss School Council £500 Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust Ltd £5,081 The Beatrice Caithness Community Fund will provide £2 Staxigoe Community Football Pitch £6,370 To deliver a personal development course To re-develop Foyers Bay. million between 2017 and 2021. To establish a new football pitch. for P7 pupils. Foyers School Parent Council £4,721 Latheron, Lybster and Clyth Community £6,000 To deliver skiing, drama, swimming and a nurture club. The fund supports the community council areas of Sinclair’s Development Company Dunmaglass Bay, Wick, Tannach and District, Berriedale and Dunbeath and To employ two staff. Streathdearn Community Developments Ltd £4,250 Latheron, Lybster and Clyth. Caithness Boxing Club £6,000 The Dunmaglass Community Fund will provide over £6.2 To deliver a care at home scheme. To increase participation. million to invest in local projects over its lifetime. Annual Fund Payment £250,000 Lybster Day Care Association £5,439 South Loch Ness Heritage Group £3,033 To improve heating and lighting. Established in 2015, the fund serves a population of around To provide repair work to war memorial in Gorthleck. 2,700 over the three community council areas of Stratherrick Awards Approved £224,041 RNLI branches Lybster £5,016 To purchase three benches. and Foyers, Strathnairn and Strathdearn. Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust Ltd £2,867 To re-develop Riverside Field. Berriedale and Dunbeath Community Council £5,000 173% £3.37 16% 84% To support the conservation of the Broch at Dunbeath. Annual Fund Payment £253,613 Stratherrick Primary Parent Council £2,730 Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital To deliver an eight-week musical activity. Mountain Rescue Organisation £5,000 To purchase a 4x4 ambulance. Awards Approved £271,759 Strathdearn Carers £2650 Fund allocation by category Lybster Outdoor Bowling Club £4,700 To deliver a care at home scheme. To renew machinery for bowling green. Environment and conservation 110% £1.44 36% 64% Berriedale Portland Hall Committee £3,613 Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Riverside Field £2568 Sport and recreation To provide audio equipment for hall. To fund a site investigation and survey.

Lyth Arts Centre £3,500 Skills and employment Friends of Inverness Royal Academy £2560 To increase performance schedule and Fund allocation by category To provide extra curricular tutoring for local students. Education and youth development outreach opportunities.

Environment and conservation Culture, heritage and tourism Dunbeath and District Centre £3,430 Streathdearn Community Developments Ltd £2500 To deliver mindfulness and wellbeing classes. Sport and recreation To improve a community website. Community facilities and services

Bilbster Hall £3,311 Skills and employment To refurbish the hall kitchen. South Loch Ness Heritage Group £2,315 To upgrade and restore war memorial. Education and youth development Organisation Award Home Start Caithness £3,226

To fund a part-time family support worker. Culture, heritage and tourism Keiss Family Community Project £20,397 Friends of Inverness Royal Academy £2,235 Lybster Community Council £3,000 To support school trips, outings and ski trips. To refurbish a play park. Community facilities and services To purchase new tables and chairs for the village hall.

Lybster Community Improvement Fundraising Group £20,000 Lybster Golf Club £2,980 Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust Ltd £1,347 To refurbish Main Street play park. To improve drainage works to a golf course. To host a community Christmas Ceilidh.

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Fund allocation by category Strathy North Assynt Mountain Rescue £5,992 Fort Augustus and Community Company £2,428 To purchase replacement safety equipment. To provide a micro grant programme. The Strathy North Community Fund will provide over £4.5 Environment and conservation million to invest in local projects over its lifetime. Sport and recreation Caithness Voluntary Groups £5,500 Fort Augustus Lunch Club £1,854 To run a befriending project. To subsidise a weekly lunch club. Established in May 2014, the fund serves a population of Skills and employment around 940 over the three community council areas of Education and youth development Bettyhill, and Altnaharra Community Council £4,881 Glenmoriston Senior Citizens £1,800 Bettyhill, Strathnaver and Altnaharra; Melvich; and Strathy and To fund traffic slow signs in Bettyhill. Culture, heritage and tourism To provide a festive meal and entertainment for the Armadale. A smaller ring-fenced fund is available in Strathy senior citizens. Community facilities and services and Armadale only. Highlife Highland £4,200 To assist the Rock Challenge for Farr High school pupils. Kilchuimen Primary School £1,725 Annual Fund Payment £227,000 To provide transport for all children from P1-P7 to attend swimming lessons. Farr High School Parent Council £4,000 Organisation Award Awards Approved £200,048 To support costs associated with delivery of evening classes. Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company £54,327 Regional Screen Machine £1,338 To employ Community Caretakers. Melvich Community Council £3,000 To support the community cinema. 97% £2.25 29% 71% To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company £40,104 Fort Augustus Cricket Club £1,200 To fund an apprentices programme. Strathy and Armadale Community Council £3,000 To purchase equipment and clothing for coaching To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. and playing for all ages. Fund allocation by category Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company £35,400 To build social housing. Fort Augustus Parent & Toddler Group £792 Environment and conservation Bettyhill, Strathnaver and Altnaharra Community Council £3,000 To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. To pay for trips, a slide and pit. Sport and recreation West Glenmoriston Community Company £30,156 Glenmoriston Children’s Committee £240 Skills and employment Melvich Community Council £3,000 To purchase two new oil boilers and all ancillary works. To fund a Christmas party. To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. Education and youth development

Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston Community Company £23,204 Scottish National Theatre £227 Culture, heritage and tourism Farr High School Parent Council £2,139 To build a Medical Centre. To support the community cinema. To purchase equipment to start a glass fusion group. Community facilities and services

The Sheiling Project £15,000 Fort Augustus Children’s Christmas Party £120 To provide a three-year apprentice for new nursery project. To fund a Christmas party. Organisation Award Bhlaraidh Kilchuimen Academy £13,200 North Sutherland Outdoor Bowling Club £75,000 To purchase a new minibus. To contribute towards an outdoor bowling green. The Bhlaraidh Community Fund will provide an estimated value of £7 million between 2016 and 2041 to share Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company £7,671 Gordonbush Armadale Clay Pigeon Club £25,000 To purchase traps for use at the club. between local projects. To improve the village hall. The Gordonbush Community Fund will provide around £5.2 The fund serves a population of 3,288 in the two community million to invest in local projects between 2011 and 2036. Farr Edge 2000 £23,994 Fort Augustus Golf Club £7,500 To support the cost of playworkers and a co-ordinator council areas of Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston and To replace windows, fit patio doors, paint and carpet to deliver child and youth activities over 2 years. Glenurquhart the Club House. The fund benefits a population of around 4,680 over the four community council areas of Brora, Golspie, Helmsdale and Rogart. North Sutherland Community Forestry Trust £15,000 Annual Fund Payment £277,275 Shinty Club £6,384 To contribute towards the purchase of a forest and To purchase a new utility vehicle for grass cutting and associated legal fees. maintenance of the pitch. Awards Approved £257,269 Annual Fund Payment £153,413

Tongue and Farr Sports Association £8,383 Glen Urquhart High School Parent Council £5,324 Awards Approved £188,148 To support training and class delivery. To deliver a residential trip. 93% £1.83 44% 56% Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Melvich Community Council £7,573 Schools Music Project (Feis Rois) £4,275 168% £2.69 38% 62% To purchase Christmas lights. To deliver traditional music and intergenerational Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital project for three primary schools. Bettyhill, Strathnaver and Altnaharra Community Council £6,386 To provide the reprinting of ‘tales of the north coast’. Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston Community Council £3,000 To fund a feasibility study.

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Environment and conservation To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. To fund community caretakers. To provide travel and hardship grants.

Sport and recreation Rogart Community Council £3,000 Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston Community Company £17,481 Knockie Trust £1,002 Skills and employment To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. To support apprentices. To help with running costs.

Education and youth development Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston Community Company £11,800 Boleskine Camanachd £1,000 Culture, heritage and tourism Rogart Heritage Society £2,865 To support the printing of a book relating to the heritage To support a social housing project. To purchase protective sporting equipment. Community facilities and services of the local community.

West Glenmoriston Community Company £10,052 Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston Community Council £1,000 Turnball Dance and Cheer £2,685 To purchase two new oil boilers and the fitting out of To contribute towards feasibility study and an Organisation Award To fund sports equipment. the house bathroom. interpretation board.

Brora Community Enterprises £39,560 To fund an accessible community minibus. Lairg Gaelic Choir £2,500.00 Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust Ltd £10,000 Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston Community Company £926 To deliver of local event. Provision of student grants. To provide three defibrillators.

The Gordonbush Project £36,000 To deliver the Gordonbush Project. Brora Senior Citizens Group £1,152 Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston Community Company £7,734 Fort Augustus Lunch Club £832 To fund the senior citizens Christmas outing. To assist with a medical centre project. To subsidise a weekly lunch club.

Doll Community Association £20,000 To contribute towards stage two of works to the Doll Hall. Kilchuimen Academy £4,400 Glengarry Shinty Club £816 To purchase a new minibus for use both by To help with travel costs, provide equipment and training. Kilchuimen Academy and community organisations. Golspie Community Council £20,000 To contribute towards path works at Balbalair. Glendoe Glenmoriston Lunch Club £760 Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston Community Company £3,057 To subsidise a fortnightly lunch club. The Glendoe Community Fund will invest an estimated To improve the village hall. The Gordonbush Project £15,216 £2.2 million in local projects between 2006 and 2031. To deliver a work experience project. Fort Augustus Lunch Club £618 Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust Ltd £2,804 To subsidise a weekly lunch club. Opened in 2009, Glendoe was the largest conventional To provide energy and hardship grants. Golspie High School Parent Council £12,600 To facilitate a school visit focused on sporting hydro electric scheme to be built in over 50 years. The £600 opportunities. fund benefits a population of around 2,000 over the two Glenmoriston Senior Citizens Fort Augustus Golf Club £2,500 To provide a festive meal and entertainment for the community council areas of Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston, To replace windows, fit patio doors, paint and carpet senior citizens. Timespan £5,000 and Stratherrick and Foyers. The fund is managed locally by the club house. To support delivery costs. the Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company and the Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust on behalf Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston Community Company £584 Kilchuimen Primary School £2,450 To provide a micro grant programme. Golspie High School Parent Council £4,381 of SSE. To provide transport for all children in P4-P7 to attend To establish a common room for senior pupils. swimming lessons. Kilchuimen Primary School £575 Annual Fund Payment £137,426 To provide transport for all children from P1-P7 to Helmsdale and District Community Association £3,852 Stratherrick and Foyers Seniors’ Lunch Club £2,000 attend swimming lessons. To purchase new flooring and computer for Awards Approved £115,412 To support annual lunch costs and summer outing. community centre. Regional Screen Machine £533 Foyers Fire Station Community Fund £2,000 To provide a ticket subsidy. Helmsdale and Loth Flower Society £3,657 227% £5.67 50% 50% To support a community fireworks event. To purchase a poly tunnel and equipment. Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Regional Screen Scotland £512 Friends of Inverness Royal Academy £1,895 To contribute to refurbish of the Screen Machine. Brighter Brora £3,555 To help students attend trips and tutoring. To provide new Christmas lights. Fund allocation by category Fort Augustus Cricket Club £400 Feis Chataibh £3,125 Stratherrick Rainbows, Brownies & Guides (3 applications) £1,354 To purchase equipment and clothing for coaching. Environment and conservation To support traditional music events. To fund a trip to Sea Life and Loch Lomond. Sport and recreation Fort Augustus Tennis Club £310

Helmsdale Community Council £3,000 Skills and employment Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust Ltd £1,344 To purchase debris cover for the tennis court. To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. To provide sporting grants. Education and youth development Fort Augustus Parent & Toddler Group £264 Brora Community Council £3,000 Culture, heritage and tourism Cill Chuimein Heritage Group £1,250 To pay for two trips and purchase a slide and ball pit. To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. To buy storyboard, print 3,000 leaflets and fund heritage talks. Community facilities and services

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Feiss Gleann Albainn £100 Contin Community Council £4,710 Achany Spurness To enable local children to attend Feiss and receive To support bridge refurbishment. The Spurness Community Fund will provide over £600,000 music lessons. The Achany Community Fund will be worth £2.5 million between 2010 and 2035 to share between local projects. to invest in local projects between 2004 and 2029. Strathconon Primary Parent Council £4,050 Glenmoriston Children’s Committee £80 To provide transport and costs for specialist tutors. The fund serves a population of around 2,500, covering the The fund benefits just over 500 people in the community To fund a Christmas party. three community council areas of Ardgay and District, Creich council area of Sanday. Fairburn Memorial Hall Committee £3,290 and Lairg. To support the post of part-time booking clerk. Fort Augustus Children’s Christmas Party £40 Annual Fund Payment To fund a Christmas party. £28,515 Annual Fund Payment £112,547 Contin Community Council £2,810 To install a defibrillator and notice board. Awards Approved £107,034 Awards Approved £21,032

Marybank Primary Parent Council £2,675 Fairburn To provide three years of friendship games and a panto with drama sessions. 150% £1.61 70% 30% 81% £1.26 38% 62% The Fairburn Community Fund is expected to invest around Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital £2.7 million in local projects over its lifetime. Contin SWRI £2,400 To contribute towards annual summer outing for The fund benefits a population of more than 4,300 over the SWRI members. three community council areas of Contin; , Scatwell Fund allocation by category Fund allocation by category and Strathconon; and Muir of Ord. Cromarty Fish Fishery Board £2,120 Environment and conservation Environment and conservation To support school angling trips and additional family sessions. Annual Fund Payment £114,574 Sport and recreation Sport and recreation Ben Wyvis Cycling Club £1,500 Skills and employment Skills and employment Awards Approved £69,964 To offer women only mountain biking taster sessions with a qualified coach. Education and youth development Education and youth development

Culture, heritage and tourism Culture, heritage and tourism Scatwell Community Association £1,500 87% £23.03 11% 89% Community facilities and services Community facilities and services Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital To purchase tables and chairs.

Organisation Award Organisation Award Marybank Primary Parent Council £1,287 To support transport for swimming lessons and evening Fund allocation by category Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust £25,037 Sanday Community School - Parent Council £5,032 event celebrating 150th anniversary of the school. To purchase and install a refrigeration unit. To support music tuition over a two-year period. Environment and conservation The Muir Hub £1,000 Sport and recreation To support Muir Movies events. Lairg & District Learning Centre £20,000 Sanday Community Council £5,000 To contribute towards the development managers post. To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. Skills and employment

Education and youth development Muir of Ord Community Council £1,000 To provide micro grant awards of up to £250. Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust £20,000 Sanday Community Association £4,000 Culture, heritage and tourism To support the costs of a project manager. To support an annual inter-island sports competition.

Community facilities and services Pipe & Drums £812 To contribute towards drums and harnesses. Kyle of Sutherland Apprenticeship Scheme £19,000 Sanday Duke of Edinburgh Award Group £3,000 To support the delivery of the Kyle of Sutherland To contribute towards expeditions and equipment. Organisation Award Apprenticeship Programme. Fairburn Memorial Hall Committee £800 To install broadband and Wi-Fi to hall and employ a Sanday Duke of Edinburgh Award Group £3,000 Contin Community Council £12,780 hall manager. Lairg and District Community Initiative £10,000 To fund six members to complete the gold expedition. To install two road signs on A835 Trunk Road. To support the costs of a part-time development officer.

Sanday School Pupil Council £1,000 Contin Football and Sports Club £10,400 Visit Lairg and Rogart £6,549 To provide daily fresh fruit to the nursery and school. To refurbish and extend a pavilion. To fund initial marketing and branding of the area.

Strathconon and Marybank club 55 £9,900 Rosehall and District Action Group £4,448 To support clubs outings for three years. To take over the management of Rosehall Forest Trails.

Fairburn Memorial Hall Committee £6,930 To upgrade audio and visual equipment within the hall. Edinburgh International Science Festival £2,000 To deliver science workshops in rural schools.

24 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 25 Organisation Award Organisation Award 150% £3.97 21% 79% Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Kingairloch Gordonbush Project £31,230 Bukie and District Community Council £2,500 The Kingairloch Community Fund will provide around To contribute towards a work experience project. To deliver micro grants up to £250. £325,000 to invest in local projects over its lifetime. Buckie Skatepark £1,500 Latheron, Lybster and Clyth, Community £20,000 Fund allocation by category Kingairloch is one of SSE’s smaller hydro electric schemes. Development Club To host a summer fete. To fund the installation of a broadband project. The annual value of the fund is around £7,150, benefitting Environment and conservation an estimated population of 3,200 across the community Sport and recreation council areas of , and . The fund is Homestart Caithness £13,593 administered by the Highland Council on behalf of SSE. To support a part-time support worker. Skills and employment Perthshire Education and youth development Organisation Award Berriedale and Dunbeath Community Council £10,500 Culture, heritage and tourism To fund works to the access and Broch at Dunbeath. Drumderg ABERFELDY Community facilities and services DUNKELD Highland Council - Community Fund allowance £7,150 Calliachar To distribute funds on behalf of SSE. No Limits Caithness £10,000 To fund a services for children with additional needs. Organisation Award PERTH

KERBS (Keith Rollerblades, BMX and Skateboarders) £5,000 To install a spine ramp. Beatrice Partnership Fund – Highlands SSE has three developments in the Perthshire region covered Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (BOWL) is currently Burn o’Fochabers Woodlands Community Trust £5,000 by two Community Funds. With an installed capacity of Moray To contribute to the general maintenance of the 220MW between the two developments, over £13 million will constructing the 84 turbine Beatrice offshore wind farm off woodland and burn area. the Caithness coast. The Highland Beatrice partnership fund be invested in local projects. supports communities that lie wholly within the east coast Fochabers Men’s Shed £4,762 communities of Caithness and Sutherland. The fund will To install a stair lift. provide £2 million to invest in local projects over the five year Griffin and Calliachar lifetime of the fund. Elgin Stroke Friends £4,142 The Griffin and Calliachar Community Fund has an To support twelve people who use the service. estimated value of £11 million over its lifetime. Annual Fund Payment £200,000 Keith Poultry Pigeon Rabbit and Caged £3,480 Launched in 2011, it serves a population of around 7,000 Birds Association over the five community council areas of Aberfeldy; Dull Awards Approved £183,159 To purchase new equipment for shows. and Weem; Dunkeld and Birnam; Kenmore and District; and Mid , and Grandtully. It is SSE’s second largest Keith and Strathisla Regeneration Partnership £3,000 Local Fund. 293% £2.26 68% 32% To support a sculpture competition. Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (BOWL) is currently constructing the 84 turbine Beatrice offshore wind farm off Sunshine Developmental Playpark £2,550 Annual Fund Payment £533,042 To improve delivery practices. the Caithness coast. The Beatrice local and Partnership Funds Fund allocation by category will provide £2 million of community investment in Moray Awards Approved £548,582 over a five year period. Buckie Community Theatre £2,500 Sustainable Places To support building renovation.

Empowering Communities 189% £3.14 19% 81% Strathisla Pipe Band £2,500 Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Creating Opportunities Beatrice Moray Community Fund To attend the ‘Pipes in the Park’ event The Beatrice Moray Community Fund will provide £950,000 Grange Community Association £2,500 Fund allocation by category between 2017 and 2021. To replace community hall windows. Environment and conservation

Organisation Award The fund supports the community council areas of Buckie Spey Bay Halls and Amenities Association £2,500 Sport and recreation and District, Keith, Lennox and Strathisla. To purchase new tables, chairs and curtains. Skills and employment Caithness CAB £50,000

To support two welfare officer posts. Education and youth development Annual Fund Payment £50,000 Keith Community Council £2,500 To deliver micro grants up to £250. Culture, heritage and tourism Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust £47,836 Awards Approved £44,434 To fund the installation of a broadband project. Community facilities and services

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Enterprising Eastern Perthshire Ltd £202,072 Mid Atholl, Strathtay and Grantully £3,000 Airlie Street Hall Association £8,000 Sustainable Places Payment for GrowBiz to administer the Enterprise fund. Community Council To take measures to eliminate dampness. To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. Empowering Communities

Aberfeldy Small Business Association £100,000 Strathardle Trading CIC £5,408 Creating Opportunities To regenerate Aberfeldy Square. Kenmore Community Council £2,664 To upgrade the toilet facilities at a community shop. To install Christmas lights.

Scottish Charity Air Ambulance £50,000 Alyth Family Learning Group £2,418 To increase the service hours. Logierait Gun Club £2,268 To run community training days. To purchase a clay target trap.

Dunkeld and Birnam Tennis Club £40,000 Alyth Community Council £2,200 Organisation Award To support improvements to the tennis club. Forth Valley Orienteers £1,995 To set up a micro grant fund with awards of £300. To develop an orienteering map. Remake Scotland £50,000 To provide a three-year training and workplace Dunkeld and Birnam Tennis Club £40,000 Keep the Glens Fit £1,750 employability programme for disadvantaged young adults. To support improvements to the tennis club. To support local fitness classes.

Drumderg Strathmore Centre for Youth Development £44,254 Highland Perthshire Communities Land Trust £24,000 Alyth in Bloom £1,550 To allow the three main youth organisations in Eastern To deliver three-year youth training and project. An estimated £2.6 million will be invested through the To purchase 12 planters. Perthshire to work together. Drumderg Community Fund in local projects over its lifetime. Kenmore Church of Scotland £20,000 Alyth Arts & Crafts Guild £1,526 Career Ready £40,000 To renovate a Church which is utilised for community To support a three-day festival. To deliver a three-year project to provide a skills groups as well as religious purposes. The fund serves a population of around 3,700 over the two development project to prepare students for work. community council areas of Alyth and Mount Blair. Alyth 45th Scouts £1,500 Heartland Radio Foundation Ltd £18,750 To attend a residential course. GrowBiz £30,000 To move to new premises. Annual Fund Payment £104,319 To deliver a community based solution to social care in rural areas. Alyth Primary Parent Council £1,157 Atholl and Breadalbane Agricultural Society £15,000 Awards Approved £75,903 To fund the big dig project. To hire mobile grandstands. The Workshop Aberfeldy £20,605 To develop laser and graphic design specialism to Strathardle Girl Guiding £945 offer more structured training. Aberfeldy Tennis Club £14,394 150% £1.77 23% 77% Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital To establish a new Guides group. To install flood lighting at the courts. Library of Innerpeffray £20,500 Strathardle Beavers £700 To develop a woodland walk to improve the landscape Highland Perthshire Marathon (Aberfeldy & District £12,000 To fund an adventure trip. and heritage experience for visitors to the area. Rotary Club) Fund allocation by category To support the event over a three-year period. Environment and conservation Alyth Voice £500 Library of Innerpeffray £20,000 To support the publication of a free local paper. To develop a woodland walk to improve the landscape Perth Autism Support £12,000 Sport and recreation and heritage experience for visitors to the area. To expand the delivery of rural services. Skills and employment

Education and youth development Breadalbane and Strathtay Youth Football Club (BSYFC) £7,148 To deliver a club development project including Culture, heritage and tourism Perth and Kinross Sustainable Development Fund additional support needs sessions. Community facilities and services The Perth and Kinross Sustainable Development Fund has a Argyll and OBAN current expected value of £3 million over its lifetime. Heartland Film Society £6,000 Organisation Award Bute To support the hosting of a film festival. The fund supports the whole population of the Perth and Alyth Youth Partnership £25,000 Kinross local authority area, estimated to be 151,000. Friends of Breadalbane Academy £5,291 To purchase a minibus and support delivery costs. To fund new sports strips. Tangy Annual Fund Payment £240,000 CAMPBELTOWN Kirkmichael Session House £13,250 Dunkeld and Birnam Community Council £5,000 To employ a development worker. Awards Approved £225,359 To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. SSE currently operates one development in the Argyll and Alyth Town Hall £9,999 Bute region. The Tangy wind farm has an installed capacity of Aberfeldy Community Council £5,000 To improve hall facilities and self financing ability. 323% £2.54 82% 18% 18.7MW and is expected to generate £160,000 in community To award micro grants with a maximum value of £500. Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital benefit funding over its lifetime.

28 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 29 Organisation Award Fund allocation by category Tangy Dailly Community Activity Centre Association Ltd £12,033 The fund benefits a population of around 8,000, covering the Ayrshire To contribute to running costs for three years. Environment and conservation five community council areas of Campbeltown, East , Sport and recreation Hunterston The Laggan, West Kintyre and Southend. Colmonell Primary School Parent Council £6,900 Skills and employment AYR To commission the ACE outdoor education programme

Hadyard Hill for the school over three years. Education and youth development Annual Fund Payment £25,515 GIRVAN Culture, heritage and tourism Awards Approved £25,515 Girvan & South Carrick Community First Responders £12,033 To supply medical kit bags for trained community Community facilities and services first responders. This region hosts two SSE developments, including Hadyard Organisation Award 100% £1.00 100% Hill wind farm, the UK’s biggest on its completion in 2006. Fund demand Fund leverage Capital Community Funds in this region cover developments Dailly Bowling Club £4,820 To improve amenities within the locker room, the Fairlie Community Trust £15,000 with a combined installed capacity of around 140MW, with kitchen and the outdoor space. To support the Heritage Project. £3.25 million to be invested over their lifetime. Fund allocation by category The Stinchar Valley Magazine £4,785 Sonoro Community Choir £3,000 To produce and circulate the Stinchar Valley Magazine To buy music equipment for a new choir. Environment and conservation Hadyard Hill four times each year during 2018 and 2019. Sport and recreation The Hadyard Hill Community Fund will provide around £3 Largs Organic Gardens £3,000 Skills and employment million to invest in local community and charitable projects Dailly Scout Group £4,544 To build a Viking farmstead at Largs Station. over its lifetime. To continue the ‘More than Adventure’ outdoor Education and youth development education project for one year. Millport Festival Group £3,000 Culture, heritage and tourism Around 1,900 local people benefit from the fund that covers To support the maintenance costs of the Country Music the three community council areas of Barr; Dailly; and Girvan Community Sport Hub £4,134 Community facilities and services Festival 2017. Pinmore and Pinwherry. To run a three-year sports project for young people in the Dailly Activity Centre. Organisation Award Largs Viking Festival £3,000 To support the Festival of Fire event. Annual Fund Payment Carrick Rural Arts Group £2,500 ALIenergy £9,550 £111,539 To contribute to “Faces and Places” Carrick Carnival of To distribute energy efficiency grants. Light 2017. West Kilbride Community Initiative £2,955 Awards Approved £75,906 To fund an air source heat pump. Campbeltown Community Council £2,893 Girvan and District Entertainment and £2,000 To award micro grants with a maximum value of £300. Attractions Association To contribute to the cost of Girvan’s annual fireworks Cumbrae Community Development Company £2,914 display for 2017. To purchase new table and chairs for Garrison House to 68% £1.00 75% 25% East Kintyre Community Council £2,893 Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital be used at local events. To award micro grants with a maximum value of £300.

Millport Golf Club £2,500 Southend Community Council £2,893 Fund allocation by category To develop a three hole course for juniors. To award micro grants with a maximum value of £300. Hunterston

Environment and conservation The Hunterston Community Fund will provide £250,000 over five years to invest in community and charitable Cumbrae Primary School Mega Club £2,500 The Laggan Community Council £2,893 Sport and recreation To run a mega club for children aged 4-12. To award micro grants with a maximum value of £300. projects. Skills and employment

Hunterston is Scotland’s first offshore wind turbine test West Kilbride Primary School £2,063 West Kintyre Community Council £2,893 Education and youth development facility. The fund benefits a population of around 19,000 over To fund an outdoor classroom. To award micro grants with a maximum value of £300. Culture, heritage and tourism the four community council areas of Cumbrae, Fairlie, Largs and West Kilbride. Community facilities and services The Kintyre Wind Farm Trust £1,500 Cumbrae WRI £2,000 To start an after schools craft group. To distribute funds on behalf of SSE. Annual Fund Payment £50,000 Organisation Award

Dailly Primary Parent Council £15,000 Awards Approved £60,499 Isle of Cumbrae Tourist Association £2,000 To commission the ACE outdoor education programme To develop a television advert for the island. for the school over three years.

£2.10 51% Barr Primary School Parent Council £14,190 162% 49% Organic Growers of Fairlie £1,800 Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital To commission the ACE outdoor education programme To support improvements to a community garden. for the school over three years.

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Cumbrae Primary School Parent Council £1,500 Skirling Village Hall £33,020 Toddleburn To start a school train and breakfast club. Scottish Borders To install a new roof at the hall. The Toddleburn Community Fund will provide over £2 million for investment in local projects over its lifetime. Largs St Columba Experience £1,500 Broughton Village Hall £16,787 To support the annual concert programme. Toddleburn To provide upgrades to the hall facilities. The fund serves a population of around 1,800 over the three community council areas of Heriot; Oxton and Channelkirk; and Parish of Stow. Largs Community Council £1,400 Clyde Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance £10,000 To provide micro grants of up to £250. To support delivery costs. Langhope Rig SELKIRK Annual Fund Payment £81,203 HAWICK Cumbrae Community Council £1,400 Tweedsmuir Village Hall Committee £8,771 To provide micro grants of up to £250. To install new windows and doors. Awards Approved £84,177

Largs Academy PTA £1,300 Tweedsmuir Community Company £8,656 258% £2.69 8% To purchase a new IT package for homework. To begin building works at the Crook Inn. 92% The 350MW Clyde wind farm is located across three different Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital local authority areas – Borders, Dumfries and Galloway and West Kilbride Environment Group £1,027 South Lanarkshire. In 2016 SSE sold a stake in its Clyde wind Upper Tweed Arts for All £7,770 To increase storage facilities. farm to Greencoat UK Wind Plc (“UKW”) and GMPF & LPFA To deliver community drumming projects. Infrastructure LLP (“GLIL”), however, SSE still administers Fund allocation by category the Clyde Wind Farm Community Funds. The Borders also Millport Classic Car Show £1,000 Broughton Primary Parent Council £5,160 Environment and conservation To support the growth of the show to a full day event. plays host to SSE’s Toddleburn wind farm. Clyde Borders and To provide 12 iPads for a coding club. Toddleburn have a combined installed capacity of 27.6MW Sport and recreation

and around £6 million will be invested in local projects over Skills and employment West Kilbride Civic Society £1,000 the lifetime of the funds. Broughton Village Hall £3,903 To support an asset transfer for maintaining the village toilets. To expand the central heating system. Education and youth development

Culture, heritage and tourism

North Ayrshire Gallic Toddler Group £1,000 Tweedsmuir Community Council £2,500 Community facilities and services To purchase learning equipment. Clyde Borders To provide a Youth Bursary programme. The Clyde Borders Community Fund will invest around £4 million in community projects over its lifetime. Organisation Award Cumbrae Garden Club £966 Upper Tweed Community Council £2,500 To purchase a projector and sound system. To provide a Youth Bursary programme. The Clyde Borders fund is one of three funds that benefit Heriot Community Broadband CIC £30,000 from Clyde Wind Farm Ltd’s Clyde wind farm. The fund serves To expand a broadband network. Cumbrae Community Council £799 Skirling Community Council around 1,000 people in the three community council areas of £2,500 To purchase a community notice board and publish Skirling, Upper Tweed and Tweedsmuir. To provide a Youth Bursary programme. a newsletter. Bird Gardens Scotland CIC £10,000 To establish a bird sanctuary in Oxton. Annual Fund Payment £130,331 Tweedsmuir Community Council £1,665 Largs Community Resilience Team £650 To purchase a defibrillator cabinet. Foundation Scotland £10,000 To purchase ten hand held radios. Awards Approved £106,308 To contribute towards the Endowment Fund.

Broughton Primary Parent Council £1,170 West Kilbride Out of School Care £555 To establish a running club. Fountainhall Village Hall Committee £7,467 To run out of school activities. 96% £2.33 8% 92% Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital To extend a walkway.

Upper Tweed Community Council £1,000 Isle of Cumbrae Elderly Forum £420 To provide micro grants up to the value of £250. Channelkirk Senior Citizens £6,000 To install four infra red panels. To support annual activities. Fund allocation by category 1st Castlecraig Brownies Environment and conservation £906 Fairlie Parish Church £250 To attend an overnight trip. Oxton & Channelkirk Community Council £6,000 To establish a community shop. To support a local newsletter. Sport and recreation

Skills and employment Parish of Stow Community Council £5,605 Education and youth development To improve floral displays in the village.

Culture, heritage and tourism Heriot Country Kids £3,183 Community facilities and services To buy equipment for use in the afterschool club.

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Oxton & Channelkirk Community Council £2,000 Bird Gardens Scotland CIC £31,000 71% £1.41 62% 38% Biggar Bowling Club £5,000 To support the St Cuthbert’s Walk 2018. To build a visitor’s centre. Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital To upgrade the venue to support future sustainability.

Oxton & Channelkirk Community Council £1,600 Young Enterprise Scotland £13,080 Leadhills Community Council £5,000 To support a fireworks display. To deliver the Borders Company Programme - an Fund allocation by category To award micro grants with a maximum value of £300. immersive enterprise project. Environment and conservation Stow Parish Trust £1,000 Duneaton Community Council £5,000 To replace lighting in church yard with LED. Hawick Rugby Football Club £12,500 Sport and recreation To award micro grants with a maximum value of £300. To conduct a feasibility study into methods to preserve, store and display Bill McLaren Foundation Skills and employment rugby memorabilia. Crawford Community Council £5,000 Stow Community Council £957 Education and youth development To award micro grants with a maximum value of £300. To provide micro grants up to the value of £250. Culture, heritage and tourism Coldstream Community Trust £10,000 Thankerton Community Council £5,000 To create affordable housing and a community Stow Baby and Toddler Group £365 Community facilities and services To award micro grants with a maximum value of £300. income stream. To purchase equipment. Organisation Award Biggar Community Council £5,000 To award micro grants with a maximum value of £300. Routes to Work South £300,000 To deliver a customised skills and employability Scottish Borders Sustainable Development Fund South programme in rural areas. Friends of Crawfordjohn HV £4,995 The Scottish Borders Sustainable Development Fund has a To create historical, rural display project for the museum. current expected value of £2.4 million over its lifetime. Lanarkshire Biggar Golf Club £25,316 To fund club house improvements. Crawford Community Council £4,870 To support the transport element of community outings. The fund supports the whole population of the Scottish HAMILTON Borders local authority area, estimated to be 115,000. LANARK Rigside Playpark group £19,074 BIGGAR To create a community skate park. Biggar Little festival £4,350 To construct a website. Annual Fund Payment £200,000 Clyde GANDL £12,497 To fund a film production project. Crawford Community Council £3,194 To support community hall improvements. Awards Approved £190,476 The South Lanarkshire Region is home to the Clyde South Biggar Rugby Football Club £10,000 To purchase a tractor, grass cutter and spreader. Tinto Village Day £2,740 Lanarkshire Community Fund, the single largest community To support one off activities at annual community event. 492% £4.37 13% 87% benefit fund in the UK. The fund is expected to invest around Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital £38 million over its lifetime. Biggar Institute £10,000 To improve a hall building. Tinto Primary Parents Council £2,578 To deliver a pupil mosaic project to celebrate the opening of the new school. Fund allocation by category Clyde South Lanarkshire Tinto Tug of War £9,918 The Clyde South Lanarkshire Community Fund provides To provide equipment. Sustainable Places Roberton WRI £2,514 over £860,000 per year to invest in community projects in To support craft training. Empowering Communities the local area. Crawford Community Council £9,510 To supply three community notice boards. Creating Opportunities Crawford WRI £1,878 This fund is the largest of the three funds which benefit from To support craft training. the Clyde wind farm, now owned by Clyde Windfarm Ltd, of Biggar United Junior Football Club £7,385 which SSE is a partner. The fund serves an estimated 4,900 To purchase football equipment and support for a Symington Church £1,589 people in the community council areas of Biggar; Crawford; training trip. To upgrade a village footpath. Duneaton; Leadhills; Libberton; Quothquan and Thankerton; and Symington. SSE continues to manage the Community Leadhills Golf Club £6,220 Organisation Award Roberton Gardening Club £1,385 Funds for Clyde wind farm. The Clyde South Lanarkshire fund To purchase course maintenance machinery. To fund an educational visit to gardens. is administered by South Lanarkshire Council. Eyemouth Harbour Trust £84,088 To support Eyemouth’s sustainability and Biggar Free Operatives £5,998 transformation through life-long inclusive accessibility. Biggar Embroiders Guild £1,030 To improve a hall building. To deliver a school embroidery project. Annual Fund Payment £898,489 Garvald Home Farm £39,808 To release the enterprise potential at the farm to Crawford Bowling Club £5,400 Duneaton netball Team £857 increase revenue generation. Awards Approved £483,298 To improve a bowling green. To purchase netball equipment.

34 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 35 Organisation Award Organisation Award South Lanarkshire Sustainable Development Fund Routes to Work South £60,000 66% £1.79 15% 85% Wanlockhead Village Council £1,000 The South Lanarkshire Sustainable Development Fund has a To deliver RISE - a customised skills and employability Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital To award micro grants with a maximum value of £250. programme for excluded school pupils. current expected value of £9.6 million over its lifetime. Wamphray Community Council £1,000 The fund supports the whole population of the South Hamilton CAB £30,000 To award micro grants with a maximum value of £250. Fund allocation by category Lanarkshire local authority area, estimated to be 318,200. To develop proactive capability by engaging and empowering the local community. Environment and conservation Johnstone Community Council £1,000 To award micro grants with a maximum value of £250. Annual Fund Payment £600,000 Leadhills Parent Council £21,000 Sport and recreation To develop a three-year plan for extra curricular projects. Skills and employment Moffat and District Community Council £1,000 To award micro grants with a maximum value of £250. Awards Approved £543,441 Education and youth development Crawford and Elvanfoot Community Council £85,727 To support improvements to a community hub. Culture, heritage and tourism and Community Council £1,000 To award micro grants with a maximum value of £250. Community facilities and services 451% £2.71 74% 26% Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Wanlockhead Village Council £1,000 Organisation Award To award micro grants with a maximum value of £250.

Fund allocation by category Dumfries and Nith Valley Leaf Trust £52,500 To purchase vacant land and build a community Wanlockhead Museum Trust £320 Sustainable Places Galloway internet hub and three homes. To support the museum activity.

Empowering Communities Clyde Wanlockhead Village Council £17,110 Action for Children £4,000 Creating Opportunities MOFFAT To complete the purchase and installation of Christmas To contribute to the running costs of a swap shop and lights for the village. household items shop. DUMFRIES

Balmurrie Fell British Triathlon Foundation Trust £2,663 Thornhill Friendship Club £17,000 STRANRAER To run a weekly Triathlon club in as well as school To repair and refurbish Thornhill Friendship Club to be events, holiday camps and family participation events. used for community events. Organisation Award Kirkconnel and Kelloholm Development Trust £10,000 Sanquhar Bowling Club £3,500 To contribute to the salaries of the Development The Machan Trust £73,025 To update existing facilities for disabled members and Worker and Ground Maintenance Worker for one year. To develop an early intervention project to improve The Dumfries and Galloway region hosts several community visitors to the club building. the life chances and aspirations of children. benefit funds, including one which benefits from the Clyde wind farm development. With a combined installed capacity Friends of Clark’s Little Ark £3,000 Skills Exchange Scotland £37,750 of 47.5MW, over £5.5 million will be invested between the To improve existing paths to enable wheelchair access to To provide pre-employability training for young people three funds over their lifetime. some parts of the facility. Artfield Fell aged 16 - 18 in the area.

Moffat and District Men’s Shed £2,000 The Artfield Fell Community Fund is expected to provide COVEY - Community Volunteers Enabling You £62,469 Clyde Dumfries and Galloway To purchase equipment for the workshop area of the around £700,000 over its lifetime for local community To provide one-to-one support to vulnerable and Men’s Shed. projects. isolated young people in rural South Lanarkshire. The Clyde Dumfries and Galloway Community Fund will invest around £4.3 million in community projects over its South of Scotland Tennis Championship £1,296 The fund serves an estimated 1,550 people in the two Rural Development Trust £37,800 lifetime. One of three funds associated with the Clyde wind To purchase tennis balls and trophies for the 2018 community council areas of and . Funds Tennis Championship. To develop a community interpretation trail of the farm, the Clyde Dumfries and Galloway fund serves around are administered by Dumfries and Galloway Council on geology of the Clyde and Avon valleys. 12,600 people in the following community council areas: behalf of SSE. Carronbridge, Closeburn, , Johnstone, Kirkconnel Thornhill Community Council £1,000 CCI Scotland £45,173 and Kelloholm, Kirkmichael, Kirkpatrick and Juxta, Moffat To award micro grants with a maximum value of £250. To empower local groups and individuals to develop and District, Royal of Sanquhar and District, Thornhill, community assets. Annual Fund Payment £26,091 Wamphray, and Wanlockhead. Kirkmichael Community Council £1,000 To award micro grants with a maximum value of £250. Paradventures £31,852 To formulate a program of outdoor learning for Awards Approved £28,921 disabled youngsters including the development of Annual Fund Payment £190,975 Royal Burgh of Sanquhar and District Community Council £1,000 all-terrain wheelchairs. To award micro grants with a maximum value of £250.

111% £7.50 3% The Haven Centre £58,645 Awards Approved £125,989 97% Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital To create a sustainable, vibrant hub to cope with Kirkpatrick Juxta Community Council £1,000 impact of illness and caring. To award micro grants with a maximum value of £250.

36 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 37 Organisation Award Organisation Award Fund allocation by category New Luce Village Park Project £30,000 Beechgrove Partnership £35,000 Environment and conservation To fund transport for a community event To build a community sports hub. North

Sport and recreation HULL New Luce Social Events £4,500 Moffat Astronomy Club £34,262 Lincolnshire Keadby SCUNTHORPE Skills and employment To support the delivery of local events. To purchase a new observatory and equipment.

Education and youth development New Luce Community Shop £8,218 Moffat & District Gala Committee £31,531 To purchase a new stage. LINCOLN Culture, heritage and tourism To support the delivery of a community shop.

Community facilities and services Old Well Theatre Trust £24,821 To deliver a multi-year arts project. Moffat Construction Fund Organisation Award Proudfoot Indoor Sports Club £20,000 To deliver micro grants up to £300. The North Lincolnshire region is host to Keadby wind farm, New Luce Village Park Project £20,000 The Moffat Construction Fund was a one-off fund linked west of Scunthorpe. Keadby is the largest onshore wind farm To support an enhanced playpark. to the Clyde Extension Wind Farm , now owned by Clyde Moffat Community Council £18,675 in England, with an installed capacity of 68MW. It is expected Windfarm (Scotland) Ltd, of which SSE is a partner. To install a wheelchair lift. the fund will invest £8.5 million in local projects over its New Luce War Memorial £8,139 To refurbish a war memorial. lifetime. The fund was linked to construction disruption for the Upper FC £15,228 community council area of Moffat, which has an estimated To purchase equipment to allow improvements to New Luce Community Shop £782 population of 2,500. football pitch and surroundings. To support the delivery of a community shop. Keadby Proudfoot Indoor Sports Club £12,760 Annual Fund Payment £540,000 To improve disabled access at the sports club. The Keadby Community Fund will provide £170,000 per year to invest in local projects. Balmurrie Fell Jog Moffat £12,422 Awards Approved £539,972.00 To run a children’s athletics course. A population of around 10,500 is served by the fund over The Balmurrie Fell Community Fund will provide £560,000 seven parish council areas: Amcotts, Althorpe, Crowle, over its lifetime for local community projects. Moffat Community Woodlands £9,847 Eastoft, Garthorpe and Fockerby, Keadby and Luddington and To enhance the facilities on Gallow Hill for families. Holdenby. The fund is administered by North Lincolnshire The fund serves an estimated 2,125 people in the three 233% £3.58 16% 84% Council on SSE’s behalf. Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Moffat Promotions Group £9,568 community council areas of , New Luce and Old To fund the group in its planned activities. Luce. Funds are administered by Dumfries and Galloway Council on behalf of SSE. Moffat Academy & Community Partnership £9,000 Annual Fund Payment £170,000 To deliver a pipe band project. Fund allocation by category Annual Fund Payment £22,750 Awards Approved £184,417 Environment and conservation Beechgrove Lawn Tennis Club £8,516 To develop and maintain six tennis courts. Sport and recreation Awards Approved £42,718 Skills and employment Moffat Golf Club £8,431 To provide a new irrigation system. 18% £2.21 5% 95% Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Education and youth development Moffat & District Community Nature Reserve £8,000 Culture, heritage and tourism 188% £3.09 30% 70% To provide marketing and maintenance of the reserve. Fund demand Fund leverage Revenue Capital Community facilities and services Fund allocation by category Moffat Museum £7,500 To repair and restore a Postie Memorial. Organisation Award Environment and conservation

Fund allocation by category Sport and recreation Moffat Community Council £100,000 Skills and employment Environment and conservation To support the Station Park regeneration.

Education and youth development Sport and recreation Moffat Community Council £100,000 To provide a MUGA for the local community Culture, heritage and tourism Skills and employment

Community facilities and services Education and youth development Moffat Town Hall Redevelopment Trust £74,411 To create a Changing room toilet. Culture, heritage and tourism

Community facilities and services Moffat Town Hall Redevelopment Trust £74,411 To create a Changing room toilet.

38 SSE Community Investment Review 2017/18 39 Organisation Award Organisation Award Regional Funds Panel Members The team Crowle Primary School £27,371 Making Keadby Great £2,500 To create an ‘outside explore and discover area’ at the school. To support the newly established group’s ‘Youth Drop- in’ sessions. Garthorpe Village Hall £22,500 Sustainable Development Fund Panel – To install new toilets in the village hall. St. Norberts Catholic Primary School £2,123 To display equipment for the school’s ‘A Taste of Africa’ Scotland arts project. Keadby with Althorpe Parish Council £20,727 To create Keadby wildlife pond as a new community • Rt. Hon. Lord Jack McConnell – Chairperson, Member, House of facility for the village. University of the 3rd Age, North Axholme £2,000 To run bus tours promoting the region’s local history. Lords; First Minister of Scotland 2001-07 • Professor Jan Bebbington – Professor of Accounting and Garthorpe and Fockerby Parish Council £20,000 Sustainable Development and Co-Head of School, University of To purchase new equipment for the play area. St. Marks Community Group £2,000 To purchase a large village noticeboard. St Andrews

William Stephenson Memorial Hall £17,992 • Arlene Bowman -Director of Wholesale Finance, SSE To fund a kitchen refurbishment. Eastoft Gardening Club £1,405 • Professor James Hunter - Emeritus Professor of History, and To purchase a rowing boat to be used as a feature in Eastoft. former Chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise St. Norberts Catholic Primary School £12,636 Crowle & Ealand Heritage Society £1,050 • Damien Yeates – Chief Executive, Skills Development Scotland To refurbish the hall used by community groups. To create a book to remember the local people who died in WW1. Crowle Lights Committee £7,400 To enhance the Crowle Christmas lights display and event. Althorpe with Keadby Primary School £1,000 Sustainable Development Fund Panel – North To purchase equipment for Keadby Primary School’s North Axholme Collaborative Trust £6,300 Breakfast Club. Lincolnshire To introduce STEM learning into all North Axholme schools. Eastoft Primary School £750 • Baroness Liz Redfern – Leader, North Lincolnshire Council To purchase equipment for the school’s ‘Field To Fork’ Keadby Working Men’s Club £4,518 gardening club. • Cllr John Briggs – Mayor of North Lincolnshire To refurbish the public toilets. • Alan Usher – Chief Executive, Scunthorpe Citizens Advice Eastoft Gardening Club £720 Bureau Crowle 1940’s Society £4,000 To support running costs for 2017. To support the Crowle and Ealand 1940s event. • Ann Brewster – Operations Manager, Job Centre Plus • Darren Clarke – Conservation Manager, Humber Nature Luddington Parish Council £540 Partnership Isle Community Choir £3,000 To have the Arrow newsletter available for the Luddington To support running costs for 2017. community. • Morven Smith – Head of Community Investment, SSE • Pat Laughlin – CEO, Business Council for Sustainable Morven Smith St. Marks Community Group £3,000 Crowle Playing Fields £500 Development Head of Community Investment To create and print of the Amcotts Sapphire Cookery Book. To purchase a floor cleaner for the hall. [email protected];

St. Marks Community Group £3,000 St. Marks Community Group £315 Lindsay Dougan To improve the seating in St. Mark’s Church Amcotts. To remove a rotting pergola in the village. Beatrice Partnership Fund South of Scotland, England and Sustainable Development Fund [email protected]; 0141 224 7729 St. Marks Community Group £3,000 • Fraser Grieve (Chairperson) - Highlands and Islands Regional Fiona Morrison To enhance the Amcotts Christmas lights display and event. Director, Scottish Council for Development and Industry North of Scotland • Professor James Hunter - Emeritus Professor of History, and Crowle & Ealand Regeneration Project £3,000 [email protected]; 01463 728376 To provide start-up costs for the newly established former Chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise community group. • David Shearer - Fund Co-ordinator, Caithness and North Gareth Shields Sutherland Fund South of Scotland St. Marks Community Group £3,000 • Sarah Medcraf - Chief Executive, Moray Chamber of Commerce [email protected]; 0141 224 7712 To print the re-established community newsletter. • Morven Smith - Head of Community Investment, SSE Marianne Townsley Eastoft Gardening Club £2,940 North of Scotland and Sustainable Development Fund To support running costs for 2018. On maternity leave until summer 2019

Garthorpe Community Centre £2,630 To support the Garthorpe Party in the Park event.

Althorpe with Keadby Primary School £2,500 To purchase equipment for the Keeping Fit in Keadby classes.

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