National Lottery grants provide £20,000 boost to Covid-19 pandemic responses in Wester Ross and Lochalsh communities
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COVID-19 responses in rural Wester Ross communities have received a £20,000 cash boost from the National Lottery as they look to assist those struggling during the coronavirus lockdown.
Shieldaig Community Council, and Skye & Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Organisations have received £10,000 apiece to help in their local coronavirus responses.
The grants are part of a wider £7.3 million series of awards for a host of community projects across Scotland.
Shieldaig Community Council plans to use its £10,000 grant to help fund the provision of food parcels to those hit by Covid-19 in the Shieldaig area.
And the Skye & Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Organisations will use its five-figure sum to fund the delivery of a community calls service in Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross.
In total, some 141 groups across Scotland received grants in the latest round of lotto awards.
The National Lottery Community Fund’s Scotland Director, Neil Ritch, said: “In these difficult and unprecedented times, it’s heartening to see the way Scottish communities are coming together to provide each other with support.
“These awards, made possible by National Lottery players, recognise the hugely valuable and important contribution that Scotland’s voluntary and community sector plays in boosting the health, wellbeing and morale of local people.
“Many of them have found innovative ways to keep their communities connected during the current crisis, whilst others will support people in the future when they can physically come back together to make great things happen in their community."
The National Lottery Community Fund will, over the next six months, focus its awards on projects that help communities and organisations respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.
To find out more visit www.TNLCommunityFund.org.uk.
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