A COMMUNITY initiative to help promote businesses, attractions and events in Musselburgh has taken a major step forward. A new website and Facebook page to highlight the enterprise, which is operating under the banner of ‘Love Musselburgh’, have now gone live. Launched by four local businesswomen – Sharon Brown, of Blueberry Gifts; Mhairri Duxburry, of Mint Fig; Terri Buzzeo, of Maison Macaron Home; and Jeanette Hamill, Hamill Decorating Services – alongside Melanie Roccio of the environment group Love Musselburgh CIC, are working together for “the good of the town”. Funding of more than £25,000 has been received for the initiative, which got off the ground after £14,300 was received from Musselburgh Area Partnership, £6,875 from East Lothian Council’s Covid-19 economic recovery support fund for towns and villages, and £5,000 from Scotland Loves Local – a national initiative designed to encourage people to think local and support their high streets safe
MUSSELBURGH’S business chief has described a major community initiative to promote Musselburgh as a “lifeline”. Malcolm Currie, chairman of Musselburgh Business Partnership, called the funding of more than £25,000 to aid businesses, attractions and events in Musselburgh as it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic “wonderful”. The initiative has been launched by four local businesswomen – Sharon Brown, of Blueberry Gifts; Mhairri Duxburry, of Mint Fig; Terri Buzzeo, of Maison Macaron Home; and Jeanette Hamill, of Hamill Decorating Services – alongside Melanie Roccio of the environment group Love Musselburgh, who will be working together for “the good of the town”. The enterprise got off the ground after £14,300 was received from Musselburgh Area Partnership, £6,875 from East Lothian Council’s Covid-19 economic recovery support fund for towns and villages, and £5,000 from Scotland Loves Local – a national initiative designed to encourage people to sup
FUNDING of more than £25,000 will help to promote businesses, attractions and events in Musselburgh as it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. The major community initiative has been launched by four local businesswomen – Sharon Brown, of Blueberry Gifts; Mhairri Duxburry, of Mint Fig; Terri Buzzeo, of Maison Macaron Home; and Jeanette Hamill, Hamill Decorating Services – alongside Melanie Roccio of the environment group Love Musselburgh, who will be working together for “the good of the town”. The enterprise got off the ground after £14,300 was received from Musselburgh Area Partnership, £6,875 from East Lothian Council’s Covid-19 economic recovery support fund for towns and villages, and £5,000 from Scotland Loves Local – a national initiative designed to encourage all who live in Scotland to think local first and support their high streets safely and in line with public health guidelines.