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Blood bikes charity transporting medical supplies and samples in the Highlands boosted by donations totalling £15,000 By Ali Morrison Published: 13:00, 30 January 2021
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Highland and Islands Blood Bikes president Ross Sharp.
A charity which has transported hundreds of vital medical supplies and samples free of charge for NHS Highland, has received funding totalling more than £15,000.
Highland and Islands Blood Bikes (HAIBB) says the money will support its running costs and comes as it desperately seeks premises to store its fleet and equipment.
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A Perthshire nature trail has secured £9,000 for improvements.
The Cateran Trail will receive £3,000 annually for three years as part of its delayed 20th anniversary commemorations.
Donated by the Hugh Fraser Foundation – which donates to charities in various sectors – the funding will allow authorities to maintain the popular walking and cycling route.
The trail is a 64-mile (103km) circular route through Perthshire and the Angus glens and has been open since 2000.
Andrew Barrie, who managed the Cateran Trail as Strategic Routes Officer at Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust (PKCT), said: “It has been a great way to start the new year with new funding towards the much-loved Cateran Trail.
Strathblane library project takes major step forward
The community raised more than £50,000 for the effort to replace the village s existing library, which has been in place for four decades.
Residents of Strathblane and Blanefield have backed a crowdfunding campaign to replace the village’s 40-year-old library with a new facility (Image: STRATHBLANE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST)
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