FACT used the funding received from Berry Burn to develop the Forres Online project over an 8 month period. During this time, staff delivered free drop-in sessions to help local people learn new skills using the internet and digital devices. The funding also enabled the project to run four training sessions for volunteers and members of the public. A total of 119 people attended sessions and benefited from the free support.
Inverness Orienteering Club has obtained a new and up-to-date map of Anagach Woods at Grantown-on-Spey, using LIDAR data, which will improve navigation for orienteers during competitions at Anagach.
As Team Munro-Harris we required to fund new sails for our 49er Olympic Class of boat – the 49er, to allow us to compete at an international level. The Berry Burn Community Fund has helped us get the edge we needed to achieve a top 10 result at the Delta Lloyd Regatta. Now with our new sails it feels like we are on track to realize our full potential. Thank you for your support.
A Climbing Boulder has been installed at Anderson’s Primary school which is for the whole local Forres community to use. The project provides a new experience and pathways into climbing. The boulders are physically, mentally and educationally challenging, they encourage communication/cooperation between pupils resulting in increased skills development – both physical in their coordination, strength and flexibility and social enjoyment.
Grantown Grammar School would like to thank the Berry Burn Community fund for a very generous grant. The money has had an immediate impact in raising the quality of the outdoor learning experience for our pupils. It has ensured that through Canoeing we can continue to deliver a Sector leading programme well into the future. The pictures say it all!
The purchase of the Mechanical Plate Compactor will greatly enhance the walking and cycling surface of the Dava Way, and likewise any similar path, and can be a “shared asset” for like-minded organisations.
Scottish Highland Games grass track Youth Champion and voted Youth Rider of 2016. 2nd- Scottish Youth Best All Rounder. 3rd- as a quad team in mountain bike event ’10 Under the Ben’. 1st- Scottish Cycling Special Hilly Series. 6th- fastest overall (1st Junior/Youth) on the Cairngorm Hill Climb race. Gold, Silver & Bronze Scottish Cycling North medals.
It is very difficult to get an event like this off the ground and it would certainly not have been possible to launch in 2016 without the funding from Berry Burn. They took a chance on a new venture and were first to provide us with funds. Now we have a fantastic new event for Forres.
Funding from the BBCF contributed to a larger Scottish Landfill Communities Funded project to continue controlling invasive non-native plants along the banks of the Rivers Findhorn and Lossie. Over 30km of riverbank were treated by specially trained contractors and staff, enabling native vegetation to regenerate, increasing the biodiversity of the riverbanks and removing Giant hogweed which is toxic to humans.
Logie Primary School would like to thank Berry Burn for their extremely generous contribution. Our bid has enabled us to put in some fantastic new high quality wooden playground equipment. As a school with a strong outdoor ethos it is a great asset to our environment, and it has proved incredibly popular with the children.
