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Second round of funding opens for Banff and Buchan initiatives


By David Porter

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Aberdeenshire Council is now inviting applications for the second tranche of the Banff and Buchan Area Initiatives Fund.

Communities across Banff and Buchan can apply for funding of up to £5000 (or £10,000 if identified in a Community Action Plan or similar) for projects such as improvements to towns or volunteering schemes.

At the Banff and Buchan Area Committee on June 15 more than £31,000 was awarded to support local groups to meet the needs of their communities and tap into the talent and resources that exist throughout the area.

This included Banff and Macduff in Bloom for purchase of compost, plant feed, tools and PPE, St Andrews Primary School Parent Council for After School Club equipment and Portsoy Community Council for a defibrillator box and pads.

The second tranche will look to award the £49,791 balance of the fund, with applications to be submitted by July 23 this year.

Applications are invited from constituted groups and the aim is to deliver projects within the Banff and Buchan area in line with the following themes:

• Changing Aberdeenshire’s relationship with alcohol

• Reducing child poverty

• Connected and cohesive communities

• Improving the appearance and maintenance of towns and villages

• Stronger communities

• Safer communities

• Supporting health and active communities

• Tackling poverty and inequality

• Transport and connectivity

For an application form or for further details call 01467 530700 or email banffandbuchanamo@aberdeenshire.gov.uk


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