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Awards for projects on Colonsay, Papay, and Harris, which will convert existing buildings into 10 affordable rental units, are among eight grants totalling 拢1,105,260 given to communities across the country by the SLF.

SLF is funded by the Scottish Government and delivered in partnership by the National Lottery Community Fund and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (麻豆精选), both of which have extensive experience of helping communities to acquire and develop their assets for over a decade.

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary, Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, said: 鈥淭he Scottish Land Fund is a crucial way that people can have a tangible say in the way that assets in their communities are run.

鈥淚t is particularly welcome to see projects supported in our rural and island communities. Their local knowledge is vital in helping us overcome local challenges such as affordable housing in rural areas.

鈥淚鈥檇 like to congratulate all of the successful groups and I look forward to seeing the benefits these projects will bring.鈥�

Darragh Keenaghan of Colonsay Community Development Company (CCDC), which has been awarded 拢395,000 to purchase a four-bedroom house and accompanying croft on the Isle of Colonsay to provide affordable rented accommodation and a working croft, said:

鈥淲e are delighted to have received this grant through the SLF. It will enable us to purchase a family-sized house and croft land which we will use to attract more young people to live and work on the island. This will help us to support the school which has dropped to critically low numbers in recent years, as well as ensuring a more balanced demographic and year-round population. 

鈥淭his project, along with other initiatives in our community plan, will help ensure Colonsay is a thriving and sustainable place that current and future generations can call home. CCDC is grateful for the support provided by the SLF in helping us achieve our aims.

Sandra Holmes, head of community assets at 麻豆精选, said: 鈥淭he groups receiving funding have all identified opportunities to help their local area to thrive. The projects are all great examples of people taking control of local resources for the long-term benefit of their communities. Ownership of these assets will give them greater control over important assets that will reap rewards for people now and for generations to come. We wish every successful organisation the very best in their new ventures.鈥�

Cara Gillespie, Scottish Land Fund Committee Chair, said: 鈥淥nce again the SLF is providing transformative funding that allows communities to meet local needs, helping them to accomplish a whole range of vital projects that will help to strengthen the resilience of their villages and neighbourhoods.

Other recipients include a group in Fife that is aiming to reopen its village pub and a project on Mull that is set to establish a native tree nursery and a community orchard.

The complete list of groups receiving funding is:

Glen Urquhart Rural Community Association SCIO - 拢53,894

Glen Urquhart Rural Community Association SCIO (GURCA) will acquire land with three buildings in Balnain, near Drumnadrochit. The entire site will be leased to Glen Urquhart Mens Shed (GUMS) to provide a permanent base for their activities. When not in use by the mens shed, GUMS will rent out a workshop building to local groups and the local school. The smallest building will be used as an office available for long-term rent.

Colonsay Community Development Company - 拢395,000

Colonsay Community Development Company will purchase a four bedroom house and accompanying croft on the Isle of Colonsay. The house will be used to provide affordable rented accommodation and a working croft.

Weigh CIC - 拢265,565

Weigh Community Interest Company, known locally as Weigh Ahead, will acquire two buildings in Dunblane town centre for the purpose of supporting local businesses, retaining two community shops and developing a community hub with exhibition and activity space. The larger of the two shops will sell refill household produce and the smaller is an outlet for local artists and makers.

Papay Development Trust - 拢143,423

Papay Development Trust will acquire a three-bedroom house with additional annex in need of renovation on the island of Papa Westray, Orkney. The house has the potential to be split into 2 units and will be used to provide affordable rented accommodation for the community.

Auchtertool Community Trust - 拢125,170

Auchtertool Community Trust will acquire the building, in the village of Auchterool. They will restore the building and re-open as a community pub, incorporating a community hub and small shop. This will benefit the community by providing a space where locals and visitors can meet, socialise, enjoy food and drink in comfortable surroundings. Re-establishing a small shop will enable people living in the village to buy essentials without travelling to nearby towns or villages.

Harris Development Ltd - 拢62,040

Harris Development Limited will purchase a former school and associated buildings in Scalpay, Harris. The group will develop the area into seven new affordable housing units, community space and business units. The apartments will be rented to the community to alleviate a shortage of housing on the island and provide new space for community and business use. 

Kilfinan Community Forest Company - 拢45,000

Kilfinan Community Forest Company will purchase the access road to their community owned woodland. Purchasing the access road will provide security of access for the community woodland and the various projects (including woodland crofts) which are located at the site.

Mull and Iona Community Trust - 拢15,168

Mull and Iona Community Trust will purchase two areas of land near the village of Dervaig in North West Mull. The site will provide land for two local community projects 鈥� Mull Community Native Tree Nursery and Dervaig Community Orchard.

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Taigheadas d霉thchail is pr貌iseactan coimhearsnachd a鈥� faighinn togail bho Mhaoin Fearann na h-Alba

Tha tr矛 iomairtean taigheadais air feadh Arcaibh agus Innse Gall air taic fhaighinn sa chuairt as 霉ire de mhaoineachadh bho Mhaoin Fearann na h-Alba.

Tha duaisean do phr貌iseactan ann an Colbhasa, Pabaigh, agus na Hearadh, a dh鈥檃tharraicheas togalaichean l脿ithreach gu 10 aonadan air m脿l reusanta, am measg ochd tabhartasan de luach 拢1,105,260 gu h-iomlan a thugadh do choimhearsnachdan air feadh na d霉thcha le Maoin Fearann na h-Alba.

顿丑鈥檃迟丑-蹿丑辞蝉驳补颈濒 Maoin Fearann na h-Alba do thagraidhean sa Ghiblean 2021. Tha am pr貌gram maoinichte le Riaghaltas na h-Alba agus air a l矛bhrigeadh ann an com-p脿irteachas le Maoin Coimhearsnachd a鈥� Chrannchuir N脿iseanta agus Iomairt na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean, aig a bheil e貌las farsaing le ch猫ile ann an cuideachadh choimhearsnachdan gu am maoinean fhaotainn agus a leasachadh thar nan deich bliadhna mu dheireadh.

Thuirt Mairi Gougeon, R霉naire Caibineit, C霉isean D霉thchail, Ath-leasachadh Fearainn agus Eileanan: 鈥淚s e slighe dheatamach a th鈥� ann am Maoin Fearann na h-Alba, do dhaoine air beachd bhuntainneach a thoirt seachad mun d貌igh sa bheil maoinean nan coimhearsnachdan air an ruith.

鈥淭ha e gu h-脿raid di-beathte a bhith a鈥� faicinn phr貌iseactan a鈥� faotainn taic nar coimhearsnachdan d霉thchail is eileanach. Tha an cuid e貌lais ionadail riatanach ann a bhith gar cuideachadh le d猫iligeadh ri d霉bhlain ionadail mar thaigheadas air pr矛s reusanta ann an sg矛rean d霉thchail.  

鈥淏u mhath leam mealadh naidheachd a chur air na buidhnean soirbheachail sin uile, agus tha mi a鈥� coimhead air adhart ri buannachdan nam pr貌iseactan sin fhaicinn.鈥�

Thuirt Darragh Keenaghan bho Chompanaidh Leasachadh Coimhearsnachd Cholbhasa, air an deach 拢395,000 a bhuileachadh gus taigh le ceithir se貌mraichean-cadail agus croit a cheannach air Eilean Cholbhasa airson 脿ite-fuirich agus croit obrachail a sholarachadh air m脿l reusanta: 鈥淭ha sinn air leth toilichte an tabhartas seo fhaighinn tro Mhaoin Fearann na h-Alba. N矛 e comasach dhuinn taigh air meud teaghlaich agus fearann croite a cheannach a chleachdas sinn airson barrachd dhaoine 貌ga a th脿ladh gu bhith a鈥� fuireach agus ag obair air an eilean. Cuidichidh seo sinn le taic a thoirt don sgoil le 脿ireamhan a tha air tuiteam gl猫 矛osal sna bliadhnaichean a dh鈥檉halbh, a thuilleadh air d猫anamh cinnteach 脿 sluagh-thomhas nas cothromaiche agus 脿ireamh-sluaigh fad na bliadhna. 

鈥淐uidichidh am pr貌iseact seo, c貌mhla ri iomairtean eile nar Plana Coimhearsnachd, le d猫anamh cinnteach gu bheil Colbhasa na 脿ite soirbheachail agus seasmhach a dh鈥檉haodas a bhith na dhachaigh do na ginealaichean l脿ithreach agus san 脿m ri teachd. Tha CCDC taingeil airson na taic a fhuaireadh bho SLF gar cuideachadh gu ar n-amasan a choileanadh.  

Thuirt an Dr Pat Carragher, Cathraiche, Urras Coimhearsnachd Uachdar Thuathail, a fhuair 拢125,170 gus togalach an taigh-sheinnse sa bhaile seo ann am F矛obha a cheannach: 鈥淭ha an naidheachd mu thabhartas bho Mhaoin Fearann na h-Alba gus an Tiel a cheannach agus m貌r-ionad a chruthachadh sa bhaile anns am bi cafaidh, b霉th, taigh-seinnse agus taigh-b矛dh, gl猫 bhrosnachail agus tha comas aige a bhith na bhuannachd mh貌r do choimhearsnachd Uachdar Thuathail air fad.

鈥淭ha leasachadh air 脿ite coimhearsnachd ann am meadhan a鈥� bhaile, fhad 鈥檚 a tha e na ghoireas f矛or mhath do luchd-c貌mhnaidh Uachdar Thuathail, cuideachd gu bhith a鈥� misneachadh luchd-tadhail agus a鈥� d猫anamh a鈥� bhaile mar cheann-uidhe do luchd-coiseachd, luchd-rothaireachd agus c脿ch a tha a鈥� coimhead airson 脿iteigin taobh a-muigh nam bailtean ionadail.

Agus thuirt Sandra Holmes, ceannard mhaoinean coimhearsnachd aig 麻豆精选: 鈥淭ha na buidhnean a tha a鈥� faotainn maoineachaidh uile air cothroman a chomharrachadh gus cuideachadh le an sg矛re a bhith soirbheachail. Tha na pr貌iseactan nan eisimpleirean matha de dhaoine a鈥� gabhail thairis smachd air goireasan ionadail gu buannachd fad-amail an coimhearsnachdan. Bheir sealbheachd air na maoinean sin barrachd smachd dhaibh thairis air maoinean cudromach a choisinneas duaisean do dhaoine a-nis agus fad ghinealaichean ri teachd. Tha sinn a鈥� guidhe gach soirbheachadh do na buidhnean le am pr貌iseactan 霉ra.鈥�

Thuirt Cara Gillespie, Cathraiche Comataidh Maoin Fearann na h-Alba: 鈥淯air eile tha Maoin Fearann na h-Alba a鈥� solarachadh maoineachadh a tha cruth-atharrachail agus a tha a鈥� ceadachadh do choimhearsnachdan am feumalachdan ionadail a choileanadh, gan cuideachadh gu raon farsaing de phr貌iseactan deatamach a choileanadh a chuidicheas le fulangas am bailtean agus an n脿baidheachdan a neartachadh.

Am measg luchd-faighinn eile, tha buidheann ann am F矛obha a tha ag amas air taigh-seinnse a鈥� bhaile ath-fhosgladh agus pr貌iseact ann am Muile a tha deiseil airson lios-脿raich chraobhan d霉thchail a st猫idheachadh c貌mhla ri lios-mheasan coimhearsnachd.

Is e an liosta iomlan de bhuidhnean a鈥� faotainn maoineachadh:

Comann Coimhearsnachd Dh霉thchail Ghleann Urchadain SCIO - 拢53,894

Gheibh Comann Coimhearsnachd Dh霉thchail Ghleann Urchadain SCIO (GURCA) fearann le tr矛 togalaichean ann am Baile an 脌thain faisg air Dr霉im na Drochaid. Bidh an l脿rach air fad air a leigeil a-mach air aonta gu Seada Fir Ghleann Urchadain (GUMS) gus 脿ite st猫idhichte a thoirt dhaibh airson an gn矛omhachdan. Nuair nach bi seada nam fear ga chleachdadh, leigidh GUMS togalach b霉th-obrach a-mach air m脿l do bhuidhnean ionadail agus don sgoil ionadail. Bidh an togalach as lugha air a chleachdadh mar oifis ri faotainn air m脿l fad-amail.

Companaidh Leasachaidh Coimhearsnachd Cholbhasa - 拢395,000

Ceannaichidh Companaidh Leasachaidh Coimhearsnachd Cholbhasa taigh le ceithir se貌mraichean-cadail agus croit leis air Eilean Cholbhasa. Th猫id an taigh a chleachdadh gus 脿ite-fuirich agus croit obrachail a sholarachadh air m脿l reusanta.

Weigh CIC - 拢265,565

Gheibh Companaidh 脵idh Coimhearsnachd Weigh, aithnichte gu h-ionadail mar Weigh Ahead, d脿 thogalach ann am meadhan baile Dh霉n Bhl脿thain airson taic a chur ri gnothachasan ionadail, a鈥� gl猫idheadh d脿 bh霉th coimhearsnachd agus leasachadh m貌r-ionad coimhearsnachd le farsaingeachd do thaisbeanaidhean is ghn矛omhachdan. Bidh a鈥� bh霉th as motha a鈥� reic toradh/bathar taighe agus a鈥� bh霉th as lugha mar 脿ite do luchd-ealain is luchd-d猫anamh ionadail. 

Urras Leasachaidh Phabaigh - 拢143,423

Gheibh Urras Leasachaidh Phabaigh taigh le tr矛 se貌mraichean-cadail le fo-thaigh co-cheangailte air a bheil feum air ath-霉rachadh, air eilean Papa Westray ann an Arcaibh. Tha an taigh comasach a sgaradh ann an 2 aonad agus th猫id a chleachdadh mar 脿ite-fuirich air m脿l reusanta don choimhearsnachd.

Urras Coimhearsnachd Uachdar Thuathail - 拢125,170

Gheibh Urras Coimhearsnachd Uachdar Thuathail an togalach ann am baile Uachdar Thuathail. Th猫id an togalach a dh猫anamh suas agus bidh e air fhosgladh mar thaigh-seinnse coimhearsnachd, a鈥� gabhail a-steach m貌r-ionad coimhearsnachd agus b霉th bheag. Bidh seo na bhuannachd don choimhearsnachd le bhith a鈥� solarachadh 脿ite far am faod muinntir na coimhearsnachd agus luchd-tadhail coinneachadh, a bhith s貌isealta, tlachd a ghabhail 脿 biadh agus deoch ann an suidheachadh cofhurtail. Bheir ath-st猫idheachadh air b霉th bheag comas do dhaoine a tha a鈥� fuireach sa bhaile air gnothaichean 猫iseil a cheannach gun a bhith a鈥� siubhal gu bailtean mun cuairt.

Leasachadh na Hearadh Earranta - 拢62,040

Ceannaichidh Harris Development Earranta an t-seann sgoil agus na togalaichean co-cheangailte ann an Sgalpaigh na Hearadh. Leasaichidh am buidheann an l脿rach gu seachd aonadan taigheadais 霉ra air pr矛s reusanta, 脿ite coimhearsnachd agus aonadan gnothachais. Th猫id na h-aonadan a leigeil a-mach air m脿l don choimhearsnachd gus gainnead taigheadais air an eilean a chuideachadh agus 脿ite 霉r a sholarachadh airson cleachdadh coimhearsnachd is gnothachais.

Companaidh Choilltean Coimhearsnachd Chill Fh矛onain - 拢45,000

Ceannaichidh Companaidh Choilltean Coimhearsnachd Chill Fh矛onain an rathad a-steach do na coilltean a tha ann an seilbh na coimhearsnachd agus na diofar phr貌iseactan (a鈥� gabhail a-steach croitean choilltean) a tha st猫idhichte aig an l脿raich.

Urras Coimhearsnachd Mhuile agus Idhe - 拢15,168

Ceannaichidh Urras Coimhearsnachd Mhuile agus Idhe d脿 ph矛os fearainn ann am baile Dhearbhaig ann an Iar Thuath Mhuile. Bheir an l脿rach seachad fearann airson d脿 phr貌iseact coimhearsnachd ionadail 鈥� Lios-脿rach Chraobhan D霉thchail Coimhearsnachd Mhuile agus Lios-mheasan Coimhearsnachd Dhearbhaig.