The Berry Burn Community Fund has been very generous to Brogan over the years, and has supported us to once again purchase a new adapted trike. As before, the older trike has been donated back to the Forres Community. Brogan has grown in independence, and loves having the wind in her hair and getting out and about in the local community that she is a part of.
Our project was to repair the footpath around our green, replace the artificial grass on our bankings around the green, then complete the installation of a ramp and additional paving for access to the bowling green by less abled bowlers, guests and young people. The project was completed successfully in time for the 2025 season commencing on May 8th.
A Consultant was employed by Forres Area Community Trust to advise and work with the staff, community groups and the Board on the potential ideas and plans for the Town Hall improvement Phase 2. The report has taken six months to collate and has now been shared with new members of the Board of Directors for their use as the Town Hall develops and becomes a venue fit for a range of uses in the future.
We are deeply thankful to the Berry Burn Community Fund for their generous contribution, which has ensured that our community centre is now fully fire compliant. This vital support means the centre can continue to operate safely, providing a welcoming space for the many groups, clubs, and events that our community relies on. From young people to the elderly, the centre is a hub where individuals connect, learn, and thrive. Thanks to the Berry Burn Community Fund, we can keep offering these essential services, fostering a sense of belonging and support for everyone in our rural community. Your help has made an incredible difference—thank you!
Step by Step in Moray is extremely grateful to the Berry Burn Community Fund for the support shown to our Forres services. Our families may be experiencing challenges within their households and this grant helped us continue to deliver weekly sessions in a safe, welcoming environment that promotes attachment between parents and their children.
Active Travel Forres is delighted and excited that the Berry Burn Community Fund has been able to fund the start of what we hope will be a dramatic improvement to the St Leonards Road access to the popular Grant Park in Forres. This is a vital and necessary small step towards this ambitious goal.
Charlotte Boyd completed the Singing Mamas’ Leadership Training – bringing women’s spaces for group singing sessions for pregnancy and motherhood. Singing Mamas is an incredible CIC that has a growing movement for singing for wellbeing in society and in the NHS.
Charlotte is excited to bring this to Moray in Summer 2025.
Grantown-on-Spey Medical Practice is very grateful to the Berry Burn Community Fund for their financial support towards the purchase of equipment for the new extension at the health centre. Five new rooms have been equipped for immediate use by NHS Highland employed primary care staff and the various trainees that work in the practice.
We are a small Forres based target shooting club, open to all in the area.
The funding received from the Berry Burn Community Fund has allowed us to install new “hi-tech” plug and play electronic target systems for both our air and smallbore shooters. This is great leap forward for a grass roots club, allowing anyone in the area that wants to try target shooting to do so, using the latest technology as used in national, international and Olympic competitions. The air systems also have a training mode allowing younger members to hone their shooting skills with interactive games. Thank you Berry Burn Community Fund.
Fiona’s Wholefoods and Refills is a small business in Grantown on Spey. We aim
to promote waste reduction, sustainability and healthy living. Fiona’s is a warm
and vibrant community hub where people can feel safe, relax, and buy
sustainable products.
Thanks to the funding from the Berry Burn Community Fund, we’ve been able to
hire a Project Officer and run a successful series of events. We’ve started a
Climate Cafe and an environmental book group, an LGBT group called Evenings
for Everyone, a group for parents called Nappy Natters and other events such as
pop up shops and swap shops.
