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Projects approved to date:

Name of Group: Abernethy Trust

Project Title: Community Hydro Electricity Scheme

To generate electricty to reduce overheads and create income to ensure the centre remains viable and, in future, less grant dependent.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £137500

Private Match Funding £119077

LEADER Contribution £25000

Total Project Costs £281577

Name of Group: AcharacleCommunityPrimary School Art Project

Project Title: Ealain ann an Sgoile Ath Tharracail - Art in AcharacleSchool

The project will see a high quality visual artwork of both local and national significance used throughout the building. They wish to ensure that pupils and community groups from the local area have the opportunity to create artworks and help developidea

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £10000

Private Match Funding £6300

LEADER Contribution £10072

Total Project Costs £26372

Name of Group: Action for Children Lochaber

Project Title: Child and Parent Support Project

The project aims to run an eight day training course in Parenting Course facilitation and mentor these new training when running their first courses. To develop parenting courses and make these available to all parents in the community and establish grou

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £32000

Private Match Funding £60390

LEADER Contribution £50000

Total Project Costs £142390

Name of Group: Applecross Archaeological Society

Project Title: Applecross Broch Community Archaeology Project

The final season of excavation of the extent of the Applecross Broch.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £2000

Private Match Funding £2615

LEADER Contribution £3076

Total Project Costs £7691

Name of Group: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands

Project Title: Black IsleHeritage Memories

To produce a record of heritage remains of areas of the Black Isle and make these memories accessible to the community. To bring together members of the community, old and young, to learn about their heritage and to provide a virtual community to share i

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £7500

Private Match Funding £1665

LEADER Contribution £5497

Total Project Costs £14662

Name of Group: Archaeology for the Communities in the Highlands

Project Title: Stop, Look and Listen

Over 3 years, SLL will offer 6 overlapping and interwoven programmes catering to a wide range of interests and abilities. These will include: Community Timelines, Pathways in the Past, Display the Past, Heritage along the Kyle Line, Living in the Past a

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £156778

Private Match Funding £20788

LEADER Contribution £121875

Total Project Costs £299441

Name of Group: Ardersier Community Company Ltd

Project Title: ARDCO Feasibility Study

To carry out a feasibility study to determine the priorities for building capacity within Ardersier.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £12500

Private Match Funding £1250

LEADER Contribution £11250

Total Project Costs £25000

Name of Group: Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Trust

Project Title: Path Network

To provide better access to the viewpoints within the centre grounds. By establishing a network of paths radiating from the car park they hope to enhance the visitor experience and also hope to increase the length of time visitors stay at the lighthouse.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £5000

Private Match Funding £2112

LEADER Contribution £5000

Total Project Costs £12112

Name of Group: Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Trust

Project Title: Turbine

Installation of a 20kw turbine and interpretative panels demonstrating the benefits of using renewable energy.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £59335.00

Private Match Funding £7500.00

LEADER Contribution £18430.75

Total Project Costs £85265.75

Name of Group: Ballachulish Community Council

Project Title: Ballachulish Slate Heritage Project

Construction of paths, plinths and picnic tables and also erection of interpretative signs and installation of lighting.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £6726

Private Match Funding £7353

LEADER Contribution £9386

Total Project Costs £23465

Name of Group: BeaulyCamanachd Club

Project Title: BraeviewPark Upgrade

To upgrade the playing facilities at Braeview Park to ensure that the club is in the position to accommodate all high profile matches that are offered to the club, increasing the visitor numbers to the village.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £24760.24

Private Match Funding £9900.00

LEADER Contribution £10590.76

Total Project Costs £45251.00

Name of Group: Broadford and Strath Community Company

Project Title: Broadford Bay Heritage Trail

To raise awareness of the areas considerable archaeological, industrial, maritime and cultural heritage to a range of audiences.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £68725

Private Match Funding £12304

LEADER Contribution £45000

Total Project Costs £90000

Name of Group: Caithness Archaeological Trust

Project Title: Caithness Broch Centre

To provide innovative museam and interpretive display at Ciathness Broch Centre leading to the use of archaeology and history to enhance community and cultural identity.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £57187.07

Private Match Funding £4998.46

LEADER Contribution £43266.96

Total Project Costs £90921.09

Name of Group: Caithness Partnership

Project Title: Caithness Development Planning

Local Area Development Plan

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £5037.50

Private Match Funding £0.00

LEADER Contribution £2712.50

Total Project Costs £7750.00

Name of Group: Caithness Partnership

Project Title: Caithness Partnership Environmental Fund Scheme

To encourage community and voluntary groups, schools and land managers to create small environment projects.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £37750

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £20000

Total Project Costs £57750

Name of Group: Caithness Partnership Ltd

Project Title: Caithness Community Development Programme 2009-2012

To build on the community planning work carried out in the past by Caithness Partnership and provide the community development aspect of the Caithness regeneration programme.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £62400

Private Match Funding £26000

LEADER Contribution £33804

Total Project Costs £122204

Name of Group: Caithness Voluntary Group

Project Title: Caithness Rural Transport

To provide an affordable wheelchair adapted public transport for the people of rural Caithness.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £13000

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £10663

Total Project Costs £23663

Name of Group: Caithness Voluntary Group

Project Title: Development Officer (Part Time)

To develop the capacity of the voluntary sector locally.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £25739.72

Private Match Funding £21000.00

LEADER Contribution £31159.81

Total Project Costs £52159.81

Name of Group: ClanDonaldLands Trust

Project Title: Baile Chlann Domhnaill: A 'Chill Bheag (ClanDonaldVillage: Kilbeg)

To create a master plan which will set out guiding principles behind the design approach to be implemented.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £100000

Private Match Funding £200000

LEADER Contribution £50000

Total Project Costs £350000

Name of Group: ClanDonaldLands Trust

Project Title: The Crofters and the War Oral History Project

To record, collect, preserve and make available to the community memories, archives and artefacts relating to WW2 in the medium of English and Gaelic.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £15000

Private Match Funding £1500

LEADER Contribution £13483

Total Project Costs £29983

Name of Group: Community Woodland Association

Project Title: Arts Culture Heritage - Project Feasibility Study

Carry out a feasibility study to develop a proposal for a co-ordinated programme of arts and cultural activity.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £5000

Private Match Funding £1575

LEADER Contribution £4250

Total Project Costs £9250

Name of Group: CononBridge Community Council

Project Title: CononBridge's Homecoming - Heritage and Beyond

Homecoming social events involving activities for young children with a local exhibition hel in the Church of Scotland hall for the local heritage and a dedication of a plaque that is to be commissioned to commemorate 200 years since the Thomas Telford br

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £4000.00

Private Match Funding £834.39

LEADER Contribution £3955.41

Total Project Costs £8789.80

Name of Group: Cromarty Firth Interim Local Area Partnership

Project Title: Production of Cromarty Firth Local Action Partnership and Development Plan

Local Area Development Plan

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £4502.72

Private Match Funding £0.00

LEADER Contribution £2424.54

Total Project Costs £6927.26

Name of Group: CVS North

Project Title: Creation of a North West Sutherland Youth Experience

To develop and prepare a plan with costings and run a pilot venture by commissioning or employing an officer to write a business plan to expand the idea with details regarding the area, the facilities, the possible scheme of diverse programmes involving t

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £3750

Private Match Funding £1590

LEADER Contribution £3560

Total Project Costs £8900

Name of Group: CVS North

Project Title: Sutherland Summit

To lead the delegates in a mind mapping technique which has been used to facilitate and record discussion at similar events. To have breakout workshops based on the building of the economy of Sutherland, keeping Sutherland pound in Sutherland and the coun

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £10000

Private Match Funding £2000

LEADER Contribution £4150

Total Project Costs £16150

Name of Group: Dingwall & Seaforth Development Partnership

Project Title: Dingwall & Seaforth Development Plan

Local Area Development Plan

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £3250

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £1750

Total Project Costs £5000

Name of Group: DingwallMuseum Trust

Project Title: Every Picture Tells a Story

To provide easier and quicker access to information with photographic records. Records can be printed off without handling original material. Enquiries can be dealt without touching artefacts. Conservation of artefacts, old photographs, programmes, etc

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £5800

Private Match Funding £3080

LEADER Contribution £5620

Total Project Costs £14500

Name of Group: Dornoch and District Community Association

Project Title: Dornoch Community Centre Feasibility Study

The aim of the feasibility study project is to identify options, and make recommendations, for the provision of a new community centre in Dornoch.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £0

Private Match Funding £3480

LEADER Contribution £2320

Total Project Costs £5800

Name of Group: Dualchas na Cloinne

Project Title: Beul Aithris tro Dhealbhan Bheo/Tradition through Animation

Make 2 new Gaelic animation films with 2 primary Medium Unit classes in Plockton and Mallaig. Hold high profile screenings in the area where the films have been made.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £22890

Private Match Funding £2200

LEADER Contribution £19970

Total Project Costs £45060

Name of Group: Dunbeath Preservation Trust

Project Title: The Dunbeath Fishings Project

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £32462

Private Match Funding £2280

LEADER Contribution £13198

Total Project Costs £30698

Name of Group: Ealan nan Eilean/Island Arts

Project Title: Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair, a Celebration

The project aims to hold a conference, followed by a concert and ceilidh cruise.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £6150

Private Match Funding £5250

LEADER Contribution £7300

Total Project Costs £18700

Name of Group: EdenCourtHighlands

Project Title: Body Currents

Dance development programme and season of celebratory dance, in 4 landscapes, by and for the people in the Highlands.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £128815

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £38915

Total Project Costs £161357

Name of Group: Feis nan Garbh Chriochan

Project Title: Seating, Lighting and PA for Feis and Community Use

To purchase PA and lighting equipment that can be used within the local community, particularly to enhance the schools multi purpose hall for community use and to install a 100 seat retractable seating system in the hall, and a further 60 free standing se

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £28500.00

Private Match Funding £16646.14

LEADER Contribution £30097.60

Total Project Costs £75243.74

Name of Group: Forest Education Initiative

Project Title: Forest Canoeing Sutherland

Identify suitable individuals to British Canoe Union standards and deliver taster sessions for groups using water bodies close to Sutherland's woods. Funding is required for training 2 instructors, purchasing canoes and paddles, purchase of a trailer, pu

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £6000

Private Match Funding £1335

LEADER Contribution £6000

Total Project Costs £13335

Name of Group: Forestry Commission Scotland

Project Title: Red Squirrels of the Highland's

To put in place a co-ordinated network of community based volunteers, both individuals and groups, with the necessary support systems, which can be a key component in thelong term conservation of red squirrels within the Highlands of Scotland.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £38971

Private Match Funding £3394

LEADER Contribution £32461

Total Project Costs £74826

Name of Group: Fusion

Project Title: Get Active

To provide opportunities for young people and adults to take part in additional physical activity.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £68750

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £31591

Total Project Costs £100341

Name of Group: Glencoe and Glen Etive Community Council

Project Title: To Enhance Entrance to the Village

To create a public space that compliments the area of outstanding natural beauty, using indigineous plants and materials.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £6000

Private Match Funding £3390

LEADER Contribution £6260

Total Project Costs £15650

Name of Group: GREAN

Project Title: GREAN Training Project

The project aims to provide a training programme which would provide for 4 new full time employed status places as well as 4-6 volunteering places per year for thos furthest from the work place.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £20000.00

Private Match Funding £75516.40

LEADER Contribution £63677.60

Total Project Costs £159194.00

Name of Group: GroamHouseMuseum

Project Title: Developing The George Bain Collection

To widen public access to the enhanced collection and to raise the museum's profile to a new level, locally and nationally, both as a significant visitor/tourist attraction and as a heritage focal point within the Black Isle community.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £24965

Private Match Funding £5126

LEADER Contribution £20061

Total Project Costs £50152

Name of Group: HAIL

Project Title: HAIL On The Road

HAIL on the road is a series of approximately five events across the Highlands through 2009/2010. Focussing on music, each event will take the same format, consisting of three separate parts: Education and Networking.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £10000

Private Match Funding £1275

LEADER Contribution £9225

Total Project Costs £20500

Name of Group: Halladale Community Hall

Project Title: Halladale Hall & Amenities Association

To provide a Community hall and adjacent amenities at the heart of the community, meeting their needs for facilities for community, cultural, educational, recreation and religious activiities for all ages.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £30000.00

Private Match Funding £25718.40

LEADER Contribution £37145.60

Total Project Costs £92864.00

Name of Group: Highland 2007

Project Title: Highland Homecoming Cultural Programme

To undertake two community reach and capacity development projects to develop community capacity, confidence and local profile raising and maximise the opportunity to take part in national homecoming festival.

Events from both projects will be showcase

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £25575

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £17050

Total Project Costs £42625

Name of Group: Highland Adult Literacies Partnership (The Highland Council)

Project Title: Learners Conference

To organise and run a conference for adult literacy and numeracy learners in the North of Scotland.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £6230.00

Private Match Funding £1400.00

LEADER Contribution £6230.60

Total Project Costs £13860.60

Name of Group: Highland Alternative Music

Project Title: Past, Present, Future/Seachad, An Drasda, Ri Teachad

Youth participants will be composing and performing their own music and will incorporate a mixture of English and Gaelic dialogue. They will also be working on the technical aspects of the show and be involved in the advertising and production of the per

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £10000

Private Match Funding £2590

LEADER Contribution £9933

Total Project Costs £22523

Name of Group: HighlandMuseum of Childhood

Project Title: The Goods Shed

An education centre, community archive and collections store.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £383857

Private Match Funding £57054

LEADER Contribution £40000

Total Project Costs £316000

Name of Group: Highland Opportunity Limited

Project Title: Rural Development Grants Project

The project will have a single activity which will be the distribution of grants in rural Highland based on a brief application form. The application process will be devolved to Business Gateway Regional Development Officers based in rural communities an

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £112500

Private Match Funding £56250

LEADER Contribution £112500

Total Project Costs £281250

Name of Group: Highland Skate Club

Project Title: Young Skateboarders

To improve facilities at the Skate Park for young skateboarders under 14 by instaling a new section of ramps suitable for beginners and to provide good quality regular coaching to help them learn a new sport

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £9780

Private Match Funding £1220

LEADER Contribution £9000

Total Project Costs £20000

Name of Group: Highlands and IslandsEnterprise

Project Title: Community Account Management

to employ 9 local development officers to assist in enabling communities to produce a community growth plan

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £330688

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £270562

Total Project Costs £601250

Name of Group: Historic Assynt

Project Title: Hidden Lives of the Assynt Landscape

To undertake a collaborative community centred initiative to uncover the hidden lives of of the Assynt landscape and to encourage the local community to be inspired by the discovery, management, interrogation and enhancement of one of the most important h

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £49718.00

Private Match Funding £6702.88

LEADER Contribution £46162.53

Total Project Costs £102583.41

Name of Group: Inverness Partnership

Project Title: Rural Inverness Community Development Plan

Local area development plan

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £5850

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £3150

Total Project Costs £9000

Name of Group: Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust

Project Title: Wood Fuel/Products Feasibility Study for the Isle of Eigg

A feasibility study to docus on the potential of using Eigg's forestry and woodland areas as a source of wood fuel and other wood products to supply the local market and beyond.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £5000.00

Private Match Funding £486.50

LEADER Contribution £4243.50

Total Project Costs £9730.00

Name of Group: Isle of Rum Community Trust

Project Title: Isle of Rum Ranger Service

Create a ranger service that will develop and enhance the visitor experience, in conjunction with the community and SNH.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £42000

Private Match Funding £4183

LEADER Contribution £37786

Total Project Costs £76786

Name of Group: Isle of Rum Community Trust

Project Title: Rum Community Hall Kitchen Extension

Build and fit out a kitchen extension and outside seating area for the community hall.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £24060

Private Match Funding £2406

LEADER Contribution £21654

Total Project Costs £45714

Name of Group: Kilchoan Community Centre Ltd

Project Title: Wind Turbine for Environment and Economy

Placement of wind turbines as power source and adapting Centre to maximise benefit.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £50508.46

Private Match Funding £3607.75

LEADER Contribution £18038.74

Total Project Costs £72154.95

Name of Group: Kilmorack Community Hall Ltd

Project Title: Lower Strathglass Community Regeneration Project - Phase 1

Phase 1 of the project aims to provide all necessary information regarding the design and costs of the new facility in order that accurate funding applications with a high chance of success can be made. It will also ensure all necessary permissions inclu

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £12696

Private Match Funding £9694

LEADER Contribution £14927

Total Project Costs £37317

Name of Group: Knoydart Foundation

Project Title: K10 - Celebrating 10 years of Community Ownership

Run a programme of events and activities throughout the year to celebrate 10 years of community ownership.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £15500

Private Match Funding £1650

LEADER Contribution £10000

Total Project Costs £27150

Name of Group: Laide & Aultbea Community Woodland

Project Title: Project Indpendence

To provide equipment to allow the applicant to move into a new phase of being able to safely extract timber, once chain sawed into required lengths can then be milled and further machined to suit using power tools.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £4764.50

Private Match Funding £504.00

LEADER Contribution £4260.50

Total Project Costs £9529.00

Name of Group: Lairg Local Learining Association

Project Title: Kyle of Sutherland Media Project

To extend current work with the over 50's to include film making.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £2545.00

Private Match Funding £7277.88

LEADER Contribution £6548.58

Total Project Costs £16371.46

Name of Group: Latheron Lybster and Clyth Community Development Company

Project Title: Community and Business Resource Centre Project

To develop a community and business resource centre which will deliver social enterprise projects at local level, build the capacity of the voluntary and busines sectors locall, devlop and deliver training, carbon footprint reduction programme.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £64247

Private Match Funding £14277

LEADER Contribution £64247

Total Project Costs £142771

Name of Group: Leader Steering Group

Project Title: Skye Development Plan

Local Area Development Plan

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £6500

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £3500

Total Project Costs £10000

Name of Group: Linnhe Leisure Limited

Project Title: Biomass Heating Installation

To drive down energy costs and reduce carbon emissions, which should result in savings of up to £30,000 per year, which will allow the directors to extend the present toilets which are inadequate when staging large events.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £130000

Private Match Funding £9000

LEADER Contribution £41000

Total Project Costs £180000

Name of Group: Lochaber Geopark Association

Project Title: Minfota Project

The Minfota Project is a way of bringing interpretive material to the public without the drawbacks of many traditional methods. The project utilises a software system developed by Minfota, a company part owned by Lochaber Geopark, to display data on mobi

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £10087

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £8253

Total Project Costs £12413

Name of Group: Lochaber Partnership

Project Title: Lochaber Development Plan

Local Area Partnership Development Plan

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £1885

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £1015

Total Project Costs £2900

Name of Group: Lyth Arts Society

Project Title: 2009: A Sinclair Odyssey

Community arts programme offering young people the opportunity to extend their knowledge and appreciation of local heritage.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £22000

Private Match Funding £7500

LEADER Contribution £19666

Total Project Costs £31666

Name of Group: Moray Firth Partnership

Project Title: Moray Firth Ganseys

This project will use the unique and local aspects of gansey knitting and associated fishing heritage and traditions as a means to engage new audiences in a variety of appealing and non academic ways. It will involve a range of different communities, org

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £16666.67

Private Match Funding £3157.33

LEADER Contribution £13000.00

Total Project Costs £32824.00

Name of Group: Nairn Book & Arts Festival

Project Title: Nairn Open Art Competition

To promote and showcase Scottish artistic talen and to cement Nairn's reputation as a top cultural location.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £15000

Private Match Funding £1200

LEADER Contribution £7810

Total Project Costs £24010

Name of Group: Nairn Winter Festival

Project Title: Inspire

To provide a winter event for the town by developing a series of creative and technical workshops targeted at young people and led by high quality arts facilitiators

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £15000

Private Match Funding £2000

LEADER Contribution £9740

Total Project Costs £26740

Name of Group: Nairnshire Partnership

Project Title: Nairn Development Plan

Local Area Development Plan

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £4290

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £2310

Total Project Costs £6600

Name of Group: Nevis Radio

Project Title: Transmitter Study

To provide an audit of every transmitter site in Lochaber plus one in Skye, which will result in a study which will identify the optimum route for Nevis Radio to progress to become more cost effective while offering an enhanced service to the widest commu

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £5800

Private Match Funding £580

LEADER Contribution £5220

Total Project Costs £11600

Name of Group: New Start Highland

Project Title: New Start Highland - Rural Service Centre Development

The main aim of the project is to offer a holistic service for formerly homeless individuals and those on loc incomes to deal with the pressures that commonly lead tosocial exclusion and/or the breakdown of a tenancy and a return to homelessness.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £90000

Private Match Funding £216384

LEADER Contribution £204255

Total Project Costs £510639

Name of Group: North Highland Curling Trust

Project Title: Archive Project to Record the History of Curling in Sutherland

To record the history and culture of curling in Sutherland.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £2000

Private Match Funding £200

LEADER Contribution £1800

Total Project Costs £4000

Name of Group: North Highland Curling Trust

Project Title: Feasibility Study into Establishing a Curling Facility

To commission a feasibility study to investigate the viability of estblishing a curling facility and identify potential sites and associated costs and funding opportunities.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £0

Private Match Funding £6000

LEADER Contribution £4000

Total Project Costs £10000

Name of Group: Ormlie Community Association

Project Title: Fill the Gap

To develop a thermal imaging and energy advisory service which will have a positive impact on reducing carbon emissions by addressing unwanted heated loss with 100% accuracy. The project will also develop a training element for unemployed people and volu

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £87082

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £48371

Total Project Costs £135453

Name of Group: Outdoor Capital of the UK Ltd

Project Title: Cameron Centre Feasibility

Feasibilty study to investigate proposed conversion of Cameron Centre in Cameron Square to be converted into a Lochaber Environmental Interpretation Centre.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £9524

Private Match Funding £4762

LEADER Contribution £9524

Total Project Costs £23810

Name of Group: Pulteneytown Peoples Project

Project Title: Target

To build up the confidence and skills of 24 unemployed people and 16 young people identified by Wick High School as likely to be leaving school with no formal qualifications.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £73696

Private Match Funding £12000

LEADER Contribution £49516

Total Project Costs £115712

Name of Group: Rape and Abuse Line

Project Title: Organisation Expansion

To enable the organisation to move to larger premises and recruit more volunteers.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £28847.50

Private Match Funding £14333.00

LEADER Contribution £35329.50

Total Project Costs £78510.00

Name of Group: Resolis Sports Club

Project Title: Active Resolis

To build an all weather sports court to: act as a social gathering place for the community, provide a local sports/leisure facility to improve the quality of life and enable local people to walk or cycle to a leisure facility

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £63750

Private Match Funding £5193

LEADER Contribution £34923

Total Project Costs £103866

Name of Group: Royal National MOD 2010

Project Title: Royal National MOD - Caithness 2010

To successfully host the Royal National MOD in the county of Caithness and create a lasting impression and legacy that will sell the country as a place for cultural and artistic activity and tourism for years to come.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £58200

Private Match Funding £15000

LEADER Contribution £40000

Total Project Costs £113200

Name of Group: RSPB Scotland

Project Title: Eyes to the Skies

To Conserve and enhance the population of red kites in the Highlands and will be run as a partnership between RSPB Scotland, Brahan Estate and local schools and communities.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £70900

Private Match Funding £9972

LEADER Contribution £53915

Total Project Costs £88615

Name of Group: Scottish Natural Heritage

Project Title: Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve: Rock and Stroll Project

Create new interpretative panels

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £193992.75

Private Match Funding £0.00

LEADER Contribution £158721.34

Total Project Costs £352714.09

Name of Group: Scottish Wildlife Trust

Project Title: Outdoor Marine Banner Display "Living with the Sea"

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £13776

Private Match Funding £1966

LEADER Contribution £10000

Total Project Costs £15776

Name of Group: Seaboard Memorial Hall

Project Title: Seaboard Memorial Hall Kitchen Upgrade

The project aims to continue the on-going development of the hall and to provide training, educational and opportunities for the communities of the Tain and Fearn Penninsula. The project will upgrade the kitchen facilities to make them safer and bring th

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £45500

Private Match Funding £2950

LEADER Contribution £10550

Total Project Costs £59000

Name of Group: Shopmobility Lochaber

Project Title: Mobile Unit

To provide a service to more villages around Lochaber, which will give freedom and independence to those with a mobility problem.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £0

Private Match Funding £7033

LEADER Contribution £4689

Total Project Costs £11722

Name of Group: Skye & Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Organisations

Project Title: Skye & WesterRossCommunityCapacityBuilding Event

To organise, deliver and evaluate an innovative one day capacity building event aimed at benefiting community groups in Skye and Wester Ross.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £3234.00

Private Match Funding £193.30

LEADER Contribution £2804.15

Total Project Costs £3738.15

Name of Group: Sleat Community Trust

Project Title: SCT Forestry Development

To purchase and develop Tormore Forest on behalf of the residents of Sleat and to seek to ensure that the entire community will benefit from the forest development by creating opportunities for employment, tourism related activities, recreational faciliti

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £1000

Private Match Funding £3000

LEADER Contribution £1000

Total Project Costs £5000

Name of Group: Soil Association Scotland

Project Title: Crofting Connections

Children and young people will participate in a programme of activities and events that are hands on, fun, creative and inspirational.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £25542

Private Match Funding £2332

LEADER Contribution £18582

Total Project Costs £46456

Name of Group: Strathdearn Hall

Project Title: Strathdearn Sports Facility

To install a covered, floodlit, multi use games area to enable sports such as netball, basketball, tennis, shinty, bowls and five a side football to be played by all age groups and all abilities.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £66000

Private Match Funding £50000

LEADER Contribution £35000

Total Project Costs £151000

Name of Group: Sunny Lochaber United Gardeners

Project Title: Sunny Lochaber United Gardeners Allotment Project

To create opportunities for people with no access to land to grow their own produce by creating 17 allottment spaces for both individuals and community groups.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £36800

Private Match Funding £4240

LEADER Contribution £33578

Total Project Costs £74618

Name of Group: Sutherland Partnership

Project Title: Geodiversity Audit & Geotours - Protecting & Celebrating our Geological Heritage

Creation of a local geodiversity action plan to give a thorough understanding of what geological heritage is in the geopark and it's conservation status.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £45863.06

Private Match Funding £4586.31

LEADER Contribution £41276.75

Total Project Costs £91726.12

Name of Group: Sutherland Partnership

Project Title: Sutherland Development Plan

To commission a consultant to create an Action Development Plan and put in place pre Sutherland Summit consultation opportunities.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £6500

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £3500

Total Project Costs £10000

Name of Group: Sutherland Partnership

Project Title: Sutherland Environmental Fund

To facilitate local initiatives in promoting biodiversity in Sutherland.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £25000

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £20454

Total Project Costs £45454

Name of Group: Tain & Easter Ross Steering Local Area Partnership (LAP)

Project Title: Tain & Eater Ross Local Development Plan

Local Area Development Plan

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £5281.93

Private Match Funding £0.00

LEADER Contribution £2878.45

Total Project Costs £8160.38

Name of Group: Tain Initiative Group

Project Title: Tain Rose Garden Development

The project aims to create a useable, attractive, accessible garden for use by local people and tourists,including an events space and a sensory graden.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £64000

Private Match Funding £6000

LEADER Contribution £30000

Total Project Costs £48500

Name of Group: Tarbat Community Council

Project Title: A Facelift for Portmahomack

To show Portmahomack's rich historic, cultural and scenic heritage to the best advantage and to enhance the civi pride and therefore help to stabilise and grow the population level with a good demographic balance.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £9500

Private Match Funding £1373

LEADER Contribution £8897

Total Project Costs £19770

Name of Group: The Applecross Trust

Project Title: Applecross Landscape Partnership Scheme

This application is for a range of projects drawn from the wider Applecross Landscape Partnership Scheme aimed at making the natural and cultural heritage resources of Applecross more accessible to local people and visitors, and at encouraging sustainable

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £109325

Private Match Funding £11849

LEADER Contribution £94891

Total Project Costs £216065

Name of Group: The Highland Council

Project Title: Brora Environmental Projects

Environmental improvements to the central core of the settlement as recommended in the Sutherland Local Plan.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £112404

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £25698

Total Project Costs £138102

Name of Group: The Highland Council

Project Title: Community Development Support Scheme

Employment of a development officer or consultant by community organisations.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £50000

Private Match Funding £5000

LEADER Contribution £45000

Total Project Costs £100000

Name of Group: The Highland Council

Project Title: Community Transport Scheme

The project will develop a comprehensive training service which will deliver training to commercial companies and use this income to support the training of volunteers for community groups.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £86675

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £70914

Total Project Costs £157589

Name of Group: The Highland Council

Project Title: Highland Biodiversity Groups: CapacityBuilding Programme

To help local biodiversity groups develop and run further projects that will contribute towards national and local Biodiversity Action Plan priorities.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £56500

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £45000

Total Project Costs £101500

Name of Group: The Highland Council - Education, Culture & Sport

Project Title: National Theatre "Transform" Project

The national Theatre aims to inspire and empower communities to create inspirational theatre, while exposing the participants to work based vocational learning in all aspects of theatre making and event management.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £14036

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £11484

Total Project Costs £21484

Name of Group: The Highland Council in Partnership with Dingwall History Society

Project Title: Conservation Area Appraisal

To carry out a conservation area appraisal and to prepare a management strategy for the Royal Burgh of Dingwall and its build environment.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £4040

Private Match Funding £800

LEADER Contribution £3960

Total Project Costs £8800

Name of Group: The Highland Council in Partnership with Dingwall in Bloom

Project Title: Streetscape Partnership Project

To project aims to upgrade Dingwall town centre High Street. The aim of the Dingwall in Bloom project is to enhance the streetscape works by providing a high quality planting scheme that will provide floral displays throughout the year.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £18394.07

Private Match Funding £1700.00

LEADER Contribution £16440.61

Total Project Costs £36534.68

Name of Group: The Highland Council in Partnership with Fortrose & Rosemarkie Community Council

Project Title: Chanonry Point Management Options Study

To offer a range of options, including a preferred solution to the current management issues to be found at Chanonry Point.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £4400

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £3600

Total Project Costs £8000

Name of Group: The Highland Council in Partnership with Gairloch Climbing Wall Project

Project Title: Gairloch Climbing Wall

Create a modern climbing wall within the existing Gairloch Community Leisure Centre.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £47000

Private Match Funding £31500

LEADER Contribution £20500

Total Project Costs £99000

Name of Group: The Highland Council in partnership with The Black Isle Messiah Team

Project Title: The Black IsleMessiah

The project aims to draw together a disparate group of adults and young people who are interested insinging or instrumental performance. The project will allow instrumentalists and singers who may not have had the opportunity to perform in a large scale

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £6193

Private Match Funding £3170

LEADER Contribution £6242

Total Project Costs £15605

Name of Group: The Highland Council on behalf of the Fort William Steering Group

Project Title: West End Regeneration

Consultancy study

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £3224.10

Private Match Funding £0.00

LEADER Contribution £2637.90

Total Project Costs £5862.00

Name of Group: The Highland Council on behalf of the Lochaber Partnership

Project Title: Routes West

To revitalise the West End and provide a much more appropraite welcome to people arriving by public transport.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £402971

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £70000

Total Project Costs £472971

Name of Group: the Highland Mountain Culture Association Ltd

Project Title: The FortWilliamMountain Festival

Fort William Mountain Festival

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £0

Private Match Funding £3279

LEADER Contribution £2186

Total Project Costs £5465

Name of Group: The NorthHighlandCollege

Project Title: The Johnston Collection Digitisation Project

The project aims to digitise, store and compile metadata for 10,000 images of the Johnston Collection and in so doing create a community based training opportnity.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £0

Private Match Funding £52700

LEADER Contribution £43118

Total Project Costs £95818

Name of Group: UllapoolHigh School

Project Title: Tillidh Mi Dhachaidh (I will Return)

Past students will run workshops throughout the school catchment area and work initiated and composed in these will be exhibited and performed during the 3 week culmination of the project in October 2009.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £14450

Private Match Funding £16274

LEADER Contribution £20482

Total Project Costs £51206

Name of Group: Upper Achintore Regeneration Group

Project Title: Proposed Community Amenity Area At Banff Crescent

To create a usable attractive amenity area

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £4050

Private Match Funding £405

LEADER Contribution £3645

Total Project Costs £7695

Name of Group: Voluntary Groups East Sutherland

Project Title: Voluntary Training Programme

To develop the capacity of voluntary and community sector by providing a training programme.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £3452.50

Private Match Funding £345.50

LEADER Contribution £3107.00

Total Project Costs £6905.00

Name of Group: Waternish Community Hall Committee

Project Title: Waternish Community Hall Improvement Project

The project aims to provide equality of access to, and use of, an improved, enhanced and inclusive community facility for all groups within Waternish.

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £87640

Private Match Funding £5985

LEADER Contribution £26207

Total Project Costs £119832

Name of Group: WestHighlandMuseum

Project Title: WestHighlandMuseum 3 Year Development Plan

To create much needed temporary and permanent exhibition space. The project will enable the public increased access to the already established collection which is currently in storage, while creating a dedicated space for travelling and temporary exhibit

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £45247.50

Private Match Funding £10055.00

LEADER Contribution £45247.50

Total Project Costs £100550.00

Name of Group: Wester Ross Alliance

Project Title: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer & Lochalsh Development Plan

Local Area Development Plan

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £6500

Private Match Funding £0

LEADER Contribution £3500

Total Project Costs £10000

Name of Group: Wick RBLS Pipe Band

Project Title: Wick Pipe Band 90th Anniversary Pipe Band Festival

to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Wick Pipe Band by staging large parades of pipe bands in Wick and at Dunrobin Castle, Golspei. As well as proving a spectable for local people, it is anticipated that the events will attract large

FUNDING

Public Match Funding £5000

Private Match Funding £7045

LEADER Contribution £5000

Total Project Costs £13045

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