Our Case Studies

The Logie Coldstone Trust committee was awarded £15,000 from the Vattenfall Unlock Our Future Fund to support the installation of solar panels and a battery system.

Cancer Card has been awarded £5,000 of funding from the CDG (Coalburn, Douglas and Glespin) Community Fund to provide Comfort Boxes for cancer patients.

Cockburnspath Allotment Association established itself in 2018. Its purpose was to manage community gardening spaces across a designated site

As the Glenkerie Windfarm Community Benefit Fund marked its tenth anniversary late in 2024, its impact on local village halls showed a clear commitment to rural community development.

The Kinglassie Old Folks Treat was established to address social isolation among the village's elderly population and maintain community connections.

The Heriot Primary School Community Garden Project showcases the value of the IVAR principles in community funding.

The Glenkens and District Community Fund provided £8,176 in funding to support Cairn Chorus to create a community choir.

Founded in October 2019 as a social swimming group, Coldingham Brave Bayers is a registered Community Interest Company serving the Berwickshire coastal region.

Under The Trees, a group connecting communities and nature, received £,5000 from the Todhill Wind Farm Community Fund (Larbert, Stenhousemuir and Torwood) to create workshops for all ages.

Carrick Rugby Football Club, based in the communities of Girvan and Maybole, is a community-driven club dedicated to promoting health, wellbeing, and social inclusion through rugby.

2022 saw the introduction of the Glenkens & District Education and Training Fund which aims to improve access to opportunity and to improve livelihoods.

Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team has been awarded funding to replace one of its ageing emergency response vehicles.