Welcome to the KDP Bulletin. We have a very busy Bulletin for you today, with lots of interesting information.
ASDA Foundation – Bringing Communities Back Together
This new grant will be targeted at reuniting communities, celebrating togetherness, and supporting groups as they resume their activities in person again.
There are three options within this grant. Groups must be clear from the outset which option they intend to apply for: Celebration Event, Getting Activities Back on Track, or a Combination of both.
All events must take place between 1 July 2021 and 30 September 2021.
Applications are open until 16th August.
Find more details on the website.
Who, Where & How Leaflet
During the pandemic a small working group updated the ‘WHO, WHERE & HOW’ leaflets for KINCARDINE & MEARNS.
These handy leaflets contain the contact details of services/organisations providing support and information on a range of topics from mental health, employment support and wellbeing groups in K & M and Aberdeenshire. There is also an insert with details on food provision.
Click here for access to the leaflet, and should you wish hard copies, please email gram.southpublichealth.nhs.scot.
The Jo Walters Trust – Aberdeenshire Grant
This fund supports projects with a strong Aberdeenshire connection which aim to provide education outdoors. They recognise that getting outdoors is proving very difficult in the current circumstances for some, however it can provide enormous benefits, so want to help people achieve it in a safe way.
The next deadline is 30th June.
Find more information here.
REACTIVE8
The Bettridge Centre in Newtonhill is offering free Come & Try sessions for the rest of May. Take a look at the poster for the great options on offer from Walking Netball to Mindfulness.
Also, in conjunction with TurningPoint Scotland, the Centre is hosting the Aberdeenshire Peer Support Service on 24th & 31st May More details are available here.
All sessions must be booked in advance. Please contact the Bettridge Centre to register – 01569 731320.
Framing a Just Transition
The University of Aberdeen is running a project that aims to increase community awareness and participation in achieving a just transition to net zero in the North East of Scotland.
The first workshop, Leading from the Front, is on Thursday the 27th May 9:30am to 1:00pm.
If you would like to find out more please contact Tavis Potts. tavis.potts@abdn.ac.uk
To register for the event click here.
Scottish Government Guidance
The Scottish Government website is being regularly updated with detailed guidance for different sectors – useful links for voluntary sector organisations include:
- Protections levels – what you can and cannot do
- Safer workplaces – relevant to most office settings
- CLD guidance – relevant to most community based activity
- Community buildings guidance – for multi-purpose spaces
- Advice Card for people using community spaces
- One to one support and support groups
- Regular rapid testing for everyone
- Checkin app for venues collecting contact tracing records
Clubs in Crisis Fund
The Clubs in Crisis Fund, administered by Foundation Scotland on behalf of Made By Sport, offers local sports clubs and organisations the opportunity to apply for a grant to help support young people as they start to recover from the effects of the latest lockdown.
The fund will award unrestricted grants of £2,021 to clubs who match the criteria.
Visit the website for more details.
The Aberdeenshire Bothy
The Aberdeenshire Bothy is a new project Aberdeenshire Council is working on with Cycling UK, funded by Smarter Choices Smarter Places, to help get more people out walking & cycling.
The project will be based within the five integrated travel towns – Ellon, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Inverurie and Portlethen.
You can keep up to date with the news over on their new Facebook page!
Trading Standards Scotland – Scam Share Update
As Scottish communities deal with uncertainty and isolation, there is a rapidly increasing variety of scams related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Read the latest edition.
SSEN’s Resilient Communities Fund
The 2021 round of SSEN’s Resilient Communities Fund is now open, with £480,000 available for non-profit making organisations, community groups and charities working to protect and enhance the resilience of those most vulnerable in the north of Scotland and central southern England.
The deadline date for applications is Thursday 10 June.
The 2021 fund will support local projects that:
- Protect the welfare of vulnerable community members through enhancing their resilience and improving community participation and effectiveness.
- Enhance community facilities, services and communication – particularly to support local response to a significant emergency event.
The 2021 fund is particularly focused on projects helping vulnerable or isolated people living in SSEN’s network areas, with applications of up to £20,000 to be considered by an independent fund panel.
Click here for an application and guidance notes.
KDP is here to help in any way we can. Please let us know how we can support you or your organisation. We will continue to share information and guidance in our Bulletins, however, due to the speed of change and quantity of information, the most current details will be found on our Facebook page (@kincardineshiredevelopmentpartnership).
Should you wish to get in touch, our contact details are as follows:
Jacky Niven Development Officer jniven@kdp.scot
Margo Titmuss Office/Windfarm Admin officesupport@kdp.scot
All of this information was correct at time of writing.