KDP Bulletin, 22 Sept.

Welcome to the KDP Bulletin….
 
Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Fund – DEADLINE
The Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Fund is open until next Thursday, 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.
 
Rural Communities Ideas into Action Fund
The Rural Communities Ideas into Action Fund (RCIA) is a £1.5 million investment from the Scottish Government to encourage and support innovative approaches to community-led local development in rural communities across Scotland. Two strands of funding are available — small grants for projects up to £3,000 and large grants for projects £3,001-£50,000.
Projects funded will contribute positively to local people and local priorities, helping rural communities to thrive through community-led initiatives.
Applications are welcomed from not-for-profit groups for capital and revenue expenditure for projects to be delivered by the end of March 2022.  Deadline 8^thOctober.
For guidance and to apply visit the website.
 
FCC Scottish Action Fund
The fund offers funding to projects through the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund (SLCF). It will consider applications across all types of projects included in the SLCF:
Land Reclamation (Object A): The reclamation, remediation, restoration or other operation on land to facilitate economic, social or environmental use.
Community Recycling (Object B): Community based recycling, re-use and waste prevention projects.
Public Amenities and Parks (Object C): To provide, maintain or improve a public park or other public amenity.
Biodiversity (Object D): The conservation or promotion of biological diversity through the provision, conservation, restoration or enhancement of a natural habitat or the maintenance or recovery of a species in its natural habitat.
Historic Buildings (Object E): The maintenance, repair or restoration of a building, other structure or a site of archaeological interest which is a place of religious worship, or a site of historic or architectural or archaeological interest and is open to the public.
Next deadline 1st December 2021
Find out more here.
 
Giving World
Giving World helps charities get the goods they need to the people that need them by redirecting business end-of-line, surplus, and discontinued stock to the most deprived communities in the UK.
They have a wide range of products available to support your beneficiaries, including clothing, toiletries, baby products, toys, bedding, kitchen equipment and other household items, books, crafts, and ambient foods.
Their website is regularly updated with new stock so to learn more and register (no charge) click here. 
 
Aberdeenshire Educational Trust Grants
Aberdeenshire Educational Trust Grants are available to help fund the cost of a pupil going on a school trip, students go onto further education, meaning college or university, or gain work experience, with the promotion of education in art, music or drama, educational experiments and research, educational enterprise schemes, maintain sports facilities and support of clubs.
Find out more here.
 
Road Safety Trust
The Road Safety Trust is an independent grant-giving trust which supports projects and research that make UK roads safer for all road users – pedestrians, cyclists, mobility scooter users, car drivers, lorry and van drivers, and motorcyclists.
The main aim of the Small Grants Programme is to improve road safety at a local level. Eligible projects include pilots/trials, an expansion of successful trials across a new area, and/or the evaluation of existing interventions.
Closes 18^th October.
Learn more by visiting the website.
 
Pillar Kincardine – Women’s Health in Mind
Pillar Kincardine’s ten-week Women’s Health in Mind programme, starts on Thursday 23^rd of September.
They will be meeting from 13:00 – 15:00 at the Stonehaven Community Centre.
Each week they will look at a different topic or theme and use art making to explore and generate discussion.
If you are interested in the programme please call – 01569 767222 or email info@pillarkincardine.org

Advocacy North East
Advocacy North East is a charity that provides advocacy services within Aberdeen City and Shire.
They are rolling out a new advocacy service for any person that has substance misuse issues and may require assistance with Housing, Health or Social care. Substances can be any form of legal or illegal drugs and/or alcohol.
To learn more about the service, take a look at their leaflet.  

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:
Margo Titmuss         Office/Windfarm Admin                  officesupport@kdp.scot

All of this information was correct at time of writing. 
 
Margo