KDP Bulletin, 15 July ’21

Welcome to the KDP Bulletin.  It may be summer, but there is still lots going on…..
 
Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Fund is Open
The Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Fund is open until 30th September 2021.
Applications to the fund can be made from not-for-profit groups and organisations, based in the following Community Council areas:

• Crathes, Drumoak and Durris
• Newtonhill, Muchalls and Cammachmore
• North Kincardine Rural
• Portlethen and District
• Stonehaven and District

Click for Guidance Notes and an Application Form.
Please email windfarms@kdp.scot if you would like more information.

Scotland’s Year of Stories
The YS22 Open Events Fund has been designed to support new, creative event proposals and programming that will provide high-profile content created especially in response to the 2022 Themed Year opportunity.
Organisers may apply for individual grants of between £15,000 – £60,000. The deadline for all applications is Thursday 12 August 2021.
More here. 
 
Volunteering Support Fund
The Scottish Government has launched a new fund to help third sector organisations recruit volunteers who may be particularly disadvantaged.
The fund is open until the 27th August.
For more information visit the website.
 
GetGrowing Scotland
GetGrowing Scotland is a new online hub for groups and individuals gardening and growing in their local communities. If you want to start or improve a growing site in your community or at home, visit the hub for resources, support and inspiration. Please also contribute your stories and ideas to get communities growing.
More here.
 
Community Capacity and Resilience Fund
The Community Capacity and Resilience Fund (CCRF) from Scottish Government aims to support local, community-based organisations with small grants of up to £8,000 to deliver activities that help people mitigate the impact of welfare reform, promote social inclusion, combat inequality, and increase partnership working.  
Applications should be able to demonstrate: 

• How they will help bring organisations together in partnership to support people
• How they will develop people’s ability to prevent themselves from reaching crisis point
• Who will be supported by the activity
• What impact the activity will have on people locally, and on the way in which the organisation operates 

• Education and skills: Enable learning and development, in particular among young people
• Rural or community development: Support and build our communities, in particular in rural areas
• Arts, culture or heritage: Help celebrate, preserve or protect our heritage and culture
• Climate change or environment: Contribute to our collective challenge to tackle impact on the climate and environment
• Human rights or equality: Further a more inclusive and equal world for everyone

The next deadline is 6^th August.
Learn more here.
 
Knit For The Archie Foundation
The Archie Foundation is calling upon the knitting army to help increase the stock of their knitted worry monsters! Monsters can be knitted, crocheted, or sewn as long as they have a zip mouth or a pocket worries can be popped in.
Find a link to a pattern here but feel free to use others from the internet, or create your own!   
Please post your worry monsters to:The ARCHIE Foundation, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZG.

Mind Yer Mind Campaign
Do you have a few minutes to answer ten simple questions about mental wellbeing, and how you look after yours?
Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership is launching a campaign to ensure people know the benefits of looking after their mental wellbeing, whilst also sharing hints, tips and advice on how to do this.
Your survey answers are important to us because if we are running a campaign for people in the North East, we want it to be based on thoughts and experiences of people from the North East.
The survey is completely confidential and is available here.

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. 
 
Jacky and Margo