An organisation called Rural Direct provides a service designed to help rural community organisations access funding from a range of sources, including the new Scotland Rural Development Programme (SRDP). Rural Direct is a national service delivered locally by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), and they have been contracted by the Scottish Government to provide a service to local community groups Continue reading “Rural Direct”
Improved Edinburgh – Berwick-Upon-Tweed Bus Service
(Of interest mainly to residents of Innerwick and Thurston).
Starting on Monday 30 May, First Group introduced a two-hourly bus service between Edinburgh and Berwick-Upon-Tweed, following the 253 route already Continue reading “Improved Edinburgh – Berwick-Upon-Tweed Bus Service”
BeGreen
The BeGreen organisation – part of Sustaining Dunbar, with an office in West Port – is being formed into a community interest company that will oversee the allocation of funding from the Aikengall Wind Farm to local projects.
I have been nominated by the Community Council to represent the Council on the board of this new company. Through the web site and this blog I shall try to keep local people informed about how the new company and its activities develop and shall also, from time to time and by the same means, encourage local residents to put forward ideas and suggestions for local projects that might be eligible for assistance from funding that the Community Council receives from Fred Olsen Renewables, the operators of the Crystal Rig windfarms.