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The money will be used for a range of initiatives, including crofts, community spaces and land for affordable housing.

The grants are amongst 11 totalling 拢1,460,888 that have been announced this week for projects throughout Scotland.

Cairnbaan Community Trust has received 拢134,796 to purchase two buildings in the centre of Cairnbaan, Mid-Argyll, which will be redeveloped to create a community hub. The buildings will include visitor information, pop-up caf茅, desk and room rental, and potentially a gym/wellbeing space in the future.  

Lismore Community Trust has been awarded 拢83,596 to acquire a development plot of land in the village of Achnacroish. The group will provide the community with affordable housing in the form of two new-build semi-detached three-bedroom homes for rent. 

Raasay Development Trust has been given  拢137,000 to acquire two terrace houses in Inverarish on the Isle of Raasay, which will be redeveloped for affordable rented accommodation for the community.

Kyle and Lochalsh Community Trust has received 拢166,720 to purchase two parcels of land at Ratagan and Saraig, Lochalsh, from Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) through Community Asset Transfer (CAT). KLCT will provide woodland crofts, two business units, a community growing space, and a campsite. 

And Friends of Portnahaven Church on Islay have been awarded 拢85,990 to acquire Portnahaven church through a negotiated sale from the Church of Scotland (CoS) and convert it into a flexible space for group gatherings, activities, exhibitions and life events. 

Another group receiving funding to pursue community ownership ambitions include South Ronaldsay and Burray Development Trust, which has been awarded 拢357,705 to purchase The Tomb of the Eagles Visitor Centre. 

The Scottish Land Fund 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 and Islands, said: 鈥淭o date the Scottish Government has invested more than 拢50 million through hundreds of awards through the Scottish Land Fund to help communities develop facilities they need. These latest groups to share the funding show the incredible mix of how this support can be used to offer social, sporting and wellness spaces and support the development of much-needed affordable housing options.鈥�

Cara Gillespie, Scottish Land Fund Committee Chair said: 鈥淭hese grants reflect the inspiring diversity of projects that community ownership can help to deliver in both urban and rural areas. With their awards, these groups will be able to deliver projects with direct benefits to their communities, as well as  positive cultural, social and economic impacts for Scotland as a whole.鈥�.

Sandra Holmes, head of community assets at 麻豆精选, said: 鈥淭he successful projects announced today across Scotland are all great examples of people taking control of local resources for the long-term benefit of their communities. For example, the South Ronaldsay and Burray Development Trust in Orkney will re-open the visitor centre and Neolithic site which serves as an important tourist attraction for the island.  This will provide employment and volunteering opportunities and will strengthen the local economy.

鈥淎ll these projects announced today will help retain the population, attract visitors and create jobs. Ownership will give the community groups greater control over important assets that will reap rewards for people now and for generations to come. We wish all the successful groups the very best in their new ventures.鈥�

Jim Maitland, Cairnbaan Community Trust, (Urras a'Ch脿irn Bh脿in) said: 鈥淭he award is the culmination of three years of work by the small group of trustees and volunteers.We are delighted with the outcome and would wish to express our thanks to the Scottish Land Fund for this award and to the many people who have helped and supported us.In the current economic climate we are extremely grateful to the SLF for the award.鈥�

Andrew Livingstone, Chair, Lismore Trust, said: "The Lismore Community Trust is delighted to be in receipt of the Scottish Land Fund Grant.It is a major step in being able to deliver two brand new community owned homes that we hope will attract new families who will support the community and infrastructure. This will inevitably help sustain the Lismore Primary School, assist in stabilising the population on the island and, we hope, attract new skilled individuals to work on the island." 

Lindsay MacLean, director, Raasay Development Trust, said: 鈥滲eing able to buy these traditional terraced houses means that we can now fully renovate them and provide another two homes for social rent. Although our population is now just under 200, local job prospects mean there is the opportunity for this to increase. However, we have too many people living in unsuitable accommodation, such as caravans, or potential new residents unable to take up job offers as there is nowhere for them to live. This funding will therefore help our small island community and its economy in so many ways and we could not be more delighted. 鈥�

Maggie Byrne, Chair, Kyle & Lochalsh Community Trust, said: 鈥淲e are delighted that plans to build affordable housing can proceed to the next level in Ratagan and Saraig.  Affordable housing  has been the top priority in our Lochalsh Community Action Plan and the ability to deliver affordable house sites, small business units, the development of woodland crofts and a community growing area, alongside a parallel project to develop 6 affordable housing units with partners is a big step forward.鈥�

And Neil Gillespie, Chair, Friends of Portnahaven Church, said:鈥淭he Friends of Portnahaven Church are so grateful for the award of our SLF grant, which gives us the gift of being able to preserve this iconic Telford church, its history and heritage, for the future benefit of our otherwise fragile community.鈥�

Red more on the SLF

Pr貌iseactan coimhearsnachd air feadh na G脿idhealtachd is nan Eilean a' faighinn maoin-airgid bho SLF

Tha sia pr貌iseactan coimhearsnachd air feadh na G脿idhealtachd is nan Eilean air roinn de 拢965,807 fhaotainn, a鈥� leantainn air duaisean bho Mhaoin Fearann na h-Alba.

Th猫id an t-airgead a chleachdadh airson raon de dh鈥檌omairtean, a鈥� gabhail a-steach croitean, 脿iteachan coimhearsnachd agus fearann airson taigheadas air pr矛s reusanta.

Tha na tabhartasan am measg 11 a chaidh ainmeachadh an-diugh do phr貌iseactan air feadh Alba, a鈥� tighinn gu h-iomlan gu 拢1,460,888.

Tha Urras Coimhearsnachd a鈥� Ch脿irn Bh脿in air 拢134,796 fhaotainn gus d脿 thogalach a cheannach ann am meadhan a鈥� Ch脿irn Bh脿in ann am Meadhan Earra-Gh脿idheal, a th猫id ath-leasachadh gus m貌r-ionad coimhearsnachd a chruthachadh. Am measg nan togalaichean 霉ra bidh fiosrachadh luchd-tadhail, cafaidh sealach, deasg agus se貌mar air m脿l, agus ionad-cleasachd / talla sunnd san 脿m ri teachd.

Chaidh 拢83,596 a bhuileachadh air Urras Coimhearsnachd Lios M貌r airson p矛os fearann leasachaidh fhaotainn ann am baile Achadh na Croise. Bheir am buidheann taigheadas air pr矛s reusanta don choimhearsnachd ann an cruth d脿 thaigh 霉r leth-dhealaichte air m脿l,  le tr矛 se貌mraichean cadail.

Fhuair Urras Leasachaidh Ratharsair s霉im de 拢137,000 airson d脿 thaigh barraid fhaotainn ann an Inbhir 脌rais air Eilean Ratharsair, a bhios air an ath-leasachadh mar dhachaighean air m脿l aig pr矛s reusanta don choimhearsnachd.

Tha Urras Coimhearsnachd a鈥� Chaoil is Loch Aillse air 拢166,720 fhaotainn airson d脿 cheathramh fearainn a cheannach ann an R脿tagan agus Saraig ann an Loch Aillse, bho Choilltearachd is Fearann Alba (FLS) tro Aiseag Mhaoinean Coimhearsnachd (CAT).  Solaraichidh KLCT croitean coille, d脿 ionad gnothachais, 脿ite f脿is don choimhearsnachd, agus l脿rach campachaidh.

Agus chaidh 拢85,990 a bhuileachadh air Caraidean Eaglais Phort na h-Abhainne ann an 脤le gus Eaglais Phort na h-Abhainne fhaotainn tro reic co-r猫itichte bho Eaglais na h-Alba (CoS), agus a h-atharrachadh gu 脿ite s霉bailte airson cruinneachaidhean, gn矛omhachdan, taisbeanaidhean agus tachartasan beatha.

Am measg buidheann eile a tha a鈥� faighinn taic-airgid gus r霉intean seilbh coimhearsnachd a leantainn tha Ronaldsay a Deas agus Urras Leasachaidh Burray, a fhuair 拢357,705 gus Ionad Tadhail The Tomb of the Eagles a cheannach.

Dh鈥檉hosgail Maoin Fearann Alba a-rithist do thagraidhean sa Ghiblean 2021. Tha am program 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 airson c貌rr air deich bliadhna, air a bhith a鈥� cuideachadh choimhearsnachdan le am maoinean fhaotainn agus a leasachadh.

Thuirt M脿iri Gougeon, R霉naire Caibineit, C霉isean D霉thchail agus Eileanan: 鈥淕u ruige seo, tha Riaghaltas na h-Alba air c貌rr air 拢50 millean a thasgadh ann an ceudan de bhuileachaidhean tro Mhaoin Fearann na h-Alba, gus coimhearsnachdan a chuideachadh leis na goireasan a tha a dh矛th orra a leasachadh. Tha na buidhnean mu dheireadh a bhios a鈥� roinn a鈥� mhaoineachaidh, a鈥� sealltainn measgachadh do-chreidsinneach de mar a dh鈥檉haodas an taic seo a bhith air a chleachdadh gus 脿iteachan s貌isealta, sp貌rs, agus chur-seachadan a thabhann, agus taic a chur ri leasachadh air roghainnean taigheadais feumail aig pr矛s reusanta.鈥�

Thuirt Cara Ghilleasbaig, Cathraiche Comataidh Maoin Fearann na h-Alba: 鈥淭ha na tabhartasan sin a鈥� nochdadh na h-iomadachd bhrosnachail aig pr貌iseactan, as urrainn do shealbh coimhearsnachd cuideachadh le a l矛bhrigeadh, san d脿 chuid 脿iteachan bailteil is d霉thchail. Leis na duaisean, bidh na buidhnean sin comasach air pr貌iseactan a l矛bhrigeadh le buannachdan d矛reach do na coimhearsnachdan, a thuilleadh air buaidhean deimhinneach cultarach, s貌isealta, agus eaconamach do dh鈥橝lba air fad.鈥�

Thuirt Sandra Holmes, ceannard mhaoinean coimhearsnachd aig 麻豆精选: 鈥淭ha na pr貌iseactan soirbheachail air feadh Alba a dh鈥檃inmicheadh an-diugh, uile nan deagh eisimpleirean de dhaoine a鈥� gabhail smachd air goireasan ionadail gu buannachd fad-amail an coimhearsnachdan. Mar eisimpleir, bidh Urras Leasachaidh Ronaldsay a Deas agus Burray ann an Arcaibh a鈥� fosgladh an ionaid luchd-tadhail a-rithist agus an l脿rach Nua-linn na cloiche, a tha a鈥� frithealadh mar tharraing cudromach do luchd-tadhail chun an eilein.  Bheir seo cosnadh agus cothroman air obair shaor-thoileach agus neartaichidh e an eaconamaidh ionadail.

鈥淐uidichidh na pr貌iseactan sin a chaidh ainmeachadh an-diugh leis an 脿ireamh-sluaigh a ghleidheadh, luchd-tadhail a th脿ladh agus obraichean a chruthachadh. Bheir sealbhadaireachd barrachd smachd do bhuidhnean coimhearsnachd thairis air maoinean cudromach, a tharraingeas buannachdan do dhaoine a-nis agus ginealaichean ri teachd.  Tha sinn a鈥� guidhe gach buannachd do buidhnean soirbheachail nan iomairtean 霉ra.鈥�  

Thuirt Jim Maitland, Urras a' Ch脿irn Bh脿in: 鈥淭ha an duais seo mar cheann air tr矛 bliadhna de dh鈥檕bair leis a鈥� bhuidheann bheag de dh鈥檜rrasairean agus saor-thoilich. Tha sinn air leth toilichte le a bhuil, agus bu mhath leinn ar buidheachas a nochdadh do Mhaoin Fearann na h-Alba airson na duaise seo agus do na m貌ran daoine a tha air ar cuideachadh agus a chuir taic rinn. Anns an 脿m eaconamach l脿ithreach, tha sinn air leth taingeil do SLF airson a鈥� bhuileachaidh seo.鈥�

Thuirt Anndra Mac an L猫igh, Cathraiche Urras Lios M貌r: "Tha Urras Coimhearsnachd Lios M貌r air leth toilichte tabhartas fhaotainn bho Mhaoin Fearann na h-Alba. Tha e na cheum cudromach ann a bhith ga dh猫anamh comasach air d脿 dhachaigh 霉r-nodha ann an sealbh na coimhearsnachd a l矛bhrigeadh, agus a tha sinn an d貌chas a tharraingeas teaghlaichean 霉ra a bheir taic don choimhearsnachd agus don bhun-structar.  Cuiridh seo taic gun teagamh sam bith le Bun-sgoil Lios M貌r a chumail suas, a鈥� cuideachadh le 脿ireamh-sluaigh an eilein a bhunailteachadh, agus tha sinn an d貌chas, daoine 霉ra le sgilean a th脿ladh gus obair air an Eilean.鈥�

Thuirt Lindsay MacLean, sti霉iriche Urras Leasachaidh Ratharsair: 鈥淭ha a bhith comasach air na taighean barraid traidiseanta sin a cheannach, a鈥� ciallachadh gun urrainn dhuinn a-nis an d猫anamh suas gu tur 脿s 霉r agus d脿 dhachaigh eile a sholarachadh air m脿l sh貌isealta. Ged a tha an 脿ireamh-sluaigh againn a-nis d矛reach fo 200, tha d貌chasan obrach ionadail a鈥� ciallachadh gu bheil cothrom ann air seo a mheudachadh. Ach, tha cus dhaoine againn a鈥� fuireach ann an 脿iteachan-fuirich nach eil freagarrach, leithid carabhanan, no luchd-c貌mhnaidh 霉r san amharc a bhith eu-comasach air tairgsean obrach a ghabhail on nach eil 脿ite-fuirich aca. Mar sin, cuidichidh am maoineachadh seo ar coimhearsnachd bheag eileanach agus an eaconamaidh ann a leithid de dh貌ighean, agus cha b鈥� urrainn dhuinn a bhith na bu thoilichte.鈥�  

Thuirt Maggie Byrne, Cathraiche Urras a鈥� Chaoil is Loch Aillse: 鈥淭ha sinn air leth toilichte gum faod planaichean airson taigheadas aig pr矛s reusanta a dhol air adhart chun na h-ath 矛re ann an R脿tagan agus Saraig.  Tha taigheadas air pr矛s reusanta air a bhith na 脿rd-phr矛omhachas ann am Plana Gn矛omha Coimhearsnachd Loch Aillse agus tha an comas air l脿raichean thaighean air pr矛s reusanta a l矛bhrigeadh, c貌mhla ri aonadan beaga gnothachais, leasachadh air croitean coille agus 脿ite f脿is don choimhearsnachd, taobh ri taobh le pr貌iseact a tha a鈥� leasachadh 6 aonadan taigheadais le com-p脿irtichean, na cheum m貌r air adhart.鈥�

Agus thuirt Niall Gilleasbaig, cathraiche Caraidean Eaglais Phort na h-Abhainne: 鈥淭ha Caraidean Eaglais Phort na h-Abhainne cho taingeil do SLF airson an tabhartais a bhuileachadh oirnn, a tha a鈥� toirt dhuinn a鈥� chothruim a bhith comasach air an eaglais chli霉iteach Telford seo, a h-eachdraidh 鈥檚 a dualchas, a ghl猫idheadh gu buannachd ar coimhearsnachd san 脿m ri teachd.鈥�