Findhorn Tennis Club has, with the help of the Berry Burn Community Fund, managed to install a new, modern, safe and efficient perimeter fence to enable play to continue without chasing balls outside of the playing area. Thank you BBCF on behalf of all our members and competitors in the Galbraith Highland League who we entertain each year.
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The BBCF financial contribution to our invasive species eradication programme has contributed toward the funding of three seasons of treatment. We feel that we are now on top of the problem and the formerly affected areas are now opened up to new growth and further diversification. We are extremely grateful to BBCF for the funding.
The award from the Berry Burn Fund has enabled the DWA to purchase a replacement trailer which is already proving its worth and is critical to the upkeep and maintenance of the Dava Way. We can deposit up to 2 tonnes of gravel exactly where it is needed and then we compact this into the pothole to make the path safe and dry. Thanks again from the DWA, a group of tried and aching but happy volunteers.
“Another year, another spectacular Fiddler of Strathspey Festival. The capital of the romantic strath had something for everyone from Thursday to Sunday –literally.” Strathspey and Badenoch Herald p 23 Thursday, September 26, 2019. Thank you Berryburn community Fund for your support.
There has been almost unanimous approval of the volunteers’ achievements. Personal compliments were received on every occasion volunteers were working at the loch. Facebook and other social media carried hundreds of messages of approval. We have always made clear that, the work could never have been achieved, without the financial support of BBFC.
Forres Area Credit Union’s school savings clubs are partnerships between local primary schools and the Credit Union. The pupils are trained by FACU staff, to run the school savings clubs, with adult supervision – either staff, parents or volunteers. The pupils develop in numeracy, literacy, team building skills, confidence in handling money. They develop a firm savings habit to give a solid basis for money management in early adulthood.
Thanks to the Berry Burn Community Fund, Speyside Paddlers now has more appropriate equipment to help the club deliver a wide range of paddling experiences to people in Strathspey seeking to develop a new outdoor activity, to develop paddling skills and to do this safely.
We are delighted to launch the new Grantown Try Tri website (www.try-tri.co.uk) Chairperson, Rebecca Mackellar has been working with the voluntary committee and Drumnadrochit based RedKite Internet to produce a website that is up to date with the expectations of competitors and compliant with the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). It would not have been possible to launch if it were not for the funding. It has significantly helped the committee to become compliant and competitors can view the site on a mobile device too. These features as well as linking with an online booking agency are important for the annual event which takes place on Sunday 8th September 2019.
The Cameron’s Project supports older people, over the age of 50, living in the Forres Area, to stay connected to their community and reduce social isolation. The project recruits and trains Cameron’s Champions to support a range of activity afternoons as well as visiting individuals regularly, on a one to one basis. Activities range from craft afternoons to gentle seated exercises, during which time volunteers and the Older Person’s Project Worker can offer information on support available within their community.
There are opportunities for individuals to get out and about within their community with the support of a Cameron’s Champion.
