Good news for local organisations. Funding worth £34,530.45 will be handed out to a range of groups at the Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Fund Awards on Monday 11 December at 7pm in the Bettridge Centre, Newtonhill.
Sixteen groups will be there to receive funding from RES, an independent renewable energy developer. The firm established the Meikle Carewe Windfarm Community Benefit Fund to support local groups and projects near to the wind farm. The fund is administered by Kincardineshire Development Partnership with the decisions made by representatives from five community councils.
This year’s successful applicants include Drumoak & Durris Playgroup, Drumoak Primary School Football Club, Newtonhill Community Hall Association, Newtonhill Pipe Band, Maryculter Driving for the Disabled, Maryculter Woodlands Trust, 1st Portlethen Scout Group, Portlethen & District Men’s Shed, Portlethen Moss Conservation, Stonehaven Community Radio, Stonehaven Gymnastics Club, Stonehaven Folk Festival, Stonehaven & District Men’s Shed, Stonehaven Town Partnership and Stonehaven Business Association.
A number of applicants were unsuccessful.