Hillhead of Auquhirie – Deadline Approaching
Hillhead of Auquhirie Wind Farm Community Fund is open until 30th June 2021.
Applications to the fund can be made from groups and projects which benefit the communities living in the community council areas of:
- Arbuthnott
- Catterline, Kinneff & Dunnottar
- Mearns
- Stonehaven & District
Click here for the application form and guidelines.
Warmer Homes Scotland event
Join Home Energy Scotland for an interactive online event where they will discuss the Scottish Government’s national fuel poverty scheme, Warmer Homes Scotland and how we can work together to help fuel poor households.
This event will provide organisations with lots of information on:
- how the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme works
- how it has helped people
- other funding options available from the Scottish Government
Thursday 10th June at 2pm via Zoom
Register here.
Easing Lockdown – Community Support
Aberdeenshire Council hosted an interesting webinar event to help groups who manage community managed facilities and village halls, as they ease out of lockdown. Click on this link to watch the webinar.
If you are looking for answers to specific questions about reopening, email
Aberdeenshire Council’s Protective Services Management Group at psmg@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.
Food for Thought Education Fund
The Food for Thought education fund gives financial support to Early Learning and Childcare Centres, primary schools, ASN schools (including those in the independent sector) and secondary schools in Scotland to help them develop food and health as a context for learning.
The fund gives successful applicants up to £3000 towards a project that that can help educate young people on all aspects of food and drink – from production to consumption. Learners are given the chance to participate in exciting and challenging food and health experiences within and beyond the curriculum. Skills such as growing, harvesting and cooking food can be developed in conjunction with learning about the environmental impact of our food choices.
Go to Food for Thought Education Fund 2021 – 2022 | What we do | Education Scotland for more information.
Applications close at noon on Thursday the 24th of June.
2021 Nature of Scotland Awards
The 2021 Nature of Scotland Awards, co-sponsored by NatureScot, are open for applications until the 14th of June.
It’s free to take part, so nominate your nature hero or apply for your own project. Applications can come from work started in 2018 onwards.
Visit the website for full category details and to apply.
Scottish Recovery Network
The latest newsletter from the Scottish Recovery Network can be found here. Included is information on mental health and wellbeing workshops happening this June in conjunction with Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
Nationwide Community Grant
Nationwide Building Society has opened applications for its 2021 Community Grants. After a challenging year for everyone, but especially for those who are most vulnerable in our society, having a place fit to call home is more important than ever before. The Community Grants Programme tackles local housing issues by giving charities, community land trusts and housing co-operatives access to grants between £10,000 and £50,000.
- Applications are open to any organisations that provide solutions to help:
Prevent people from losing their home - Help people into a home
- Support people to thrive within the home environment
Applications will close at 11pm on Monday the 21st of June, or sooner if the cap is reached.
Go to Nationwide Grants for more information.
Light the North – Clan Cancer Support
Clan Cancer Support need you to help Light the North this Summer/Autumn to help raise funds and awareness.
They are currently recruiting an army of volunteers to help with Light the North, the lighthouse trail from August – October 2021.
Light the North is a public art sculpture trail which will see 50 large lighthouse sculptures plus 90 little lighthouse sculptures, each which have been individually hand painted by an artist, school or community group, go on display in towns and communities across north east Scotland from August – October 2021.
They need volunteers from across the north-east. You can volunteer as an individual, as a group of friends and family, as a corporate team or as a community group!
Click the links to receive an information pack, to book a place for the online briefing on 10th June, or to register your interest.
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.