Building a better Badenoch and Strathspey
Tomorrow (Saturday February 25) sees the launch of a new community funding scheme in Badenoch and Strathspey.
Community, voluntary and non-profit organisations based in the strath will come together to present their ideas to the public in hope of receiving grants of between £200 and £2000.
The call for groups to come up with ideas on how to make their local area better has received a “great” response for the “Building a Better Badenoch and Strathspey” event at Carrbridge Village Hall.
Some 35 presentations will be made.
Doors will open at 9.15 for a 10.00am start.
Each applicant will be given a two-minute presentation slot and then will be quizzed by the audience for a further two minutes. Organisations will highlight how their project will improve the local community. All attendees will then be asked to vote to determine which projects are funded.
Local ward councillors Jaci Douglas, Bill Lobban, Gregor Rimell and Dave Fallows were pleased to see so many applications for the participatory grant fund. They encouraged everyone to go along to find out what was happening locally and cast their vote to help decide which projects are funded.
The councillors urged: “It is important that as many people to attend as possible so that the projects that are funded are a reflection of the priorities in the area. The event is more than just a way of distributing funding and we hope that it will be an opportunity for the whole community to come together.”
Any individual who wishes to vote must register between 9:15 and 10.00 am and stay for the whole event. They must live in the Badenoch & Strathspey area.
There is no parking at the hall but ample parking in the car park opposite the hall with overspill at the primary school.
