The Berry Burn grant allowed us to complete the development of our Nursery by purchasing a trailer and trolleys to enable us to be self-sufficient and to function more efficiently in making Forres an attractive town to visit.

Many thanks to The Berry Burn Community Fund for supporting the refurbishment of Grantown Primary Nursery garden. The children and staff are delighted with the new and exciting play structures. They have enjoyed playing, exploring and learning together in their new space. The polytunnel has provided lots of opportunity to learn about nature, cultivation and ecology. It has been a hugely welcome improvement.

                              

 

Forres Golf Club members are delighted with the upgrade of the clubhouse, giving it a visible lift in quality and appearance. It makes the lounge look more comfortable and a nice place to relax after a game of golf or just to enjoy socially.  The club is not just for golfers and encourages use by other parties, including birthday/wedding functions, etc.

                        

 

We are particularly grateful to the Berry Burn Community Fund for their contribution which allowed us to undertake the costly process of transporting and looking after nationally significant works of art that we feel privileged to share with our community and visitors to the area.

          

Findhorn and Kinloss Community Council is grateful for the Berry Burn grant that allowed procurement pf a public access defibrillator. The unit is has been mounted on the wall of the Kinloss Church of Scotland Culbin Room facing the Findhorn Road. The locked cabinet has a finger keypad and the code is obtained by dialling 999. The defibrillator has step-by-step instructions for use and an LED light is provided for night use.

For the last three breeding seasons, Black-throated Divers (a bird species protected by law) have failed to breed at a loch in Badenoch & Strathspey. Using funds granted by BBCF, conservationists were able to deploy information signs around the site to raise awareness and help protect future efforts.

The pool is now operating at full capacity with the new pump, three are required as they are rotated as two are always in continual use. Also users can now use the new £1 coins in the lockers in the changing area. The Berry Burn Community Fund has always helped the Hydrotherapy Pool when we have approached them for funding and this case was no different and is greatly appreciated.

   

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.