Inch Cape Construction Fund announces latest funding awards
The Inch Cape Construction Fund has awarded seven new grants totalling £10,420 to local community organisations in the Prestonpans or Cockenzie & Port Seton community council areas.
The Inch Cape Construction Fund was launched in February 2024 and has already distributed more than £30,000. The fund supports community projects that help tackle the effects of poverty and inequality while improving the environment and supporting sustainability for residents of the Prestonpans or Cockenzie & Port Seton community council areas.
It also supports charitable activities that contribute to outcomes such as physical and mental well-being, reducing isolation, and increasing access to education and employment opportunities.
One of the awards, for £2000, was to the local Family Service Unit Scotland provision. The award will contribute to the cost of equipping the Routes Room in Prestonpans Community Centre, facilitating the Grow Your Own Routes programme to support young people aged 12-26 affected by a loved one's substance misuse.
Another awards of £970 was made to Shorelark Arts CIC, which will help them to operate free art workshops aimed at families facing barriers to inclusion, and removing financial obstacles with the hope of improving participants wellbeing.
Full details of all 7 grants awarded in the most recent funding round are listed below.
| Applying Organisation | Awarded Amount | Purpose of Award |
| Dads Work | £2,000 | To cover the costs of operating eight baby and child first aid courses with the aim of equipping participants with essential skills and the resulting benefits this will bring. |
| 3 Harbour Arts Festival | £2,000 | To contribute to the costs of marquee hire as part of the 3 Harbours Art Festival to offer opportunities for social interaction and improve community cohesion. |
| Dalkeith and Monktonhall Brass Band | £1,050 | The project will be used to open up an area of their rehearsal space in order to develop a quiet space to allow members of the band to access support of other members who are trained Mental Health First Aiders. |
| Cockenzie Star Girls FC | £2,000 | To contribute towards the cost of kit and equipment for all players, allowing participation in the sport of football and thereby improving young people's physical and mental health and wellbeing. |
| Patchwork EH32 | £400 | To contribute towards the costs of the 2024 summer outing to Edinburgh Zoo, supporting social connections and improved mental wellbeing for pre-school children and their parents and carers. |
| Shorelark Arts CIC | £970 | To contribute to the costs associated with operating free art workshops aimed at families facing barriers to inclusion and removing financial obstacles with the hope of improving participants' wellbeing. |
| Family Service Unit Scotland | £2,000 | To contribute towards the cost of equipping the Routes Room in Pertonpans Community Centre, facilitating the Grow Your Own Routes programme to support young people aged 12-26 affected by a loved one's substance misuse. |
Read more about the fund here.