AN INVERCLYDE support hub is encouraging community groups to apply for funding to get through the pandemic. CVS Inverclyde helps community organisations access extra money and gets in touch with funders who want to support local groups. Chief executive Charlene Elliot says funding for community groups is crucial at the best of times - and even more so at the moment as Inverclyde deals with the pandemic. The team at CVS send out regular bulletins with details of grant funding and provide one-to-one support to organisations on making applications. They also bring groups of funders together to discuss cash available to encourage groups to apply.
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Kim Ritchie, chairperson of MACEL and Kirsty Young who is MACPool s deputy manager celebrating the latest grant towards the massive redevelopment project.
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Fresh deadline for latest round of EDF Renewables Corriemoillie wind farm funding within Strathpeffer Community Council area By Hector MacKenzie
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Updated: 08:56, 25 January 2021
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Strathpeffer and District Community Rowing Club on a pre-lockdown Grebe row to Kiltearn.
A range of local community groups in Strathpeffer have benefitted from the recent round of funding from the EDF Renewables Corriemoillie wind farm.
Awards have supported everything from Christmas lights to boat-building, and will help residents and local groups celebrate the festive season.
Strathpeffer Community Council received an award of £1,962.95 to purchase and connect additional Christmas decorations to light up the village throughout the winter.
Looking forward to giving continued support to Caithness community groups By Contributor Published: 10:29, 13 January 2021
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Caithness Rural Transport is part of CVG. Driver Andrew Sutherland is pictured sanitising one of the vehicles.
Caithness Voluntary Group is open for business. We supported community groups throughout 2020 and we look forward to working with them again in 2021.
We work with groups covering a range of support including funding, policies and procedures, volunteering and governance.
Caithness Rural Transport and Befriending Caithness continue to run their services. Anyone wishing to book transport should email Coreen Campbell (coreen@cvg.org.uk), while to find out about the befriending service contact Angie House (angie@cvg.org.uk or 07592 493048).