Last week saw 21 town centre groups benefit from a £1.7 million fund which will help communities across Scotland revitalise their areas. Alex Neil, Minister for Social Justice and Pensioners' Rights announced the news before visiting CVS Inverclyde, a beneficiary of the fund, and said:
“I’m delighted to be able to announce this support for community organisations across Scotland. The £1.7 million fund will give enterprising communities the chance to take forward improvements to their area that complement our Town Centre Action Plan.
“By giving community organisations the opportunities to take action we can help make town centres the attractive and accessible thriving places we know they can be."
Town Centres across Scotland to benefit from new urban regeneration grants Sunday Herald
The groups and communities who have been awarded funding are as follows:
|
Lead organisation |
Project title |
Indicative grant |
|
Hamilton BID Ltd |
Hamilton Town Centre Wifi ML3 |
£20,525 |
|
Ayr Gaiety Partnership |
Gaiety restoration phase 5 |
£100,000 |
|
Elgin Youth Development Group |
Inkwell Community Hub Build Phase 2 |
£100,000 |
|
Penicuik Community Development Trust on behalf of Penicuik Community Alliance Ltd & Penicuik First BID Ltd |
Penicuik Storehouse |
£150,000 |
|
Cambuslang Community Council |
Changing First Impressions of Cambuslang: Greening the Main Street |
£35,000 |
|
Govan Workspace Ltd |
Govan Old/Water Row Pathway |
£75,000 |
|
Strathearn Artspace (Crieff) |
Strathearn Artspace – Building an Asset for the Community |
£146,900 |
|
Maybole Community Council |
Maybole Civic Hub |
£71,062 |
|
CVS Inverclyde |
Greenock Third Sector Innovation Centre |
£60,000 |
|
Lanark Community Development Trust |
Vibrant Lanark |
£30,000 |
|
The Ayrshire Community Trust (TACT) – Town Centre TV (TCTV) |
Trinity Church Community Hub - Irvine |
£88,293 |
|
Fort William Marina & Shoreline Association |
Installation of Pontoons in Fort William |
£150,000 |
|
Forward Coupar Angus |
Meg’s Café, the Heart of Coupar Angus |
£66,780 |
|
Helensburgh Heroes |
Heroes Centre |
£145,000 |
|
Alloa Town Centre Business Improvement District |
Alloa Market Project |
£25,925 |
|
RCDoM: St Augustine’s Parish, Coatbridge |
St Augustine’s Coatbridge: Community Hub |
£36,464 |
|
Cowdenbeath Community Council |
Cowdenbeath Night and Day |
£79,554 |
|
Woodlands Community Development Trust |
Woodlands Workspace – Phase 1 |
£54,122 |
|
Creetown Initiative Ltd. |
Waverley Hall |
£140,446 |
|
Beith Development Trust |
Beith Craft |
£163,500 |
Unfortunately, not all applicants to the fund were successful but there are other opportunities available. If you are looking to fund a project or campaign, STP's Funding Support pages are a great place to start. The Funding Finder provides easy to read information on current funding streams, highlighting where new funds have been announced and where application deadlines are looming. The database, categorised into nine helpful themes, is available for download every month and members can also benefit from a half day of funding support free of charge.
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