Lanarkshire community groups benefit from six-figure funding boost

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A number of Lanarkshire groups are set to benefit from a huge funding boost thanks to the community investment funds associated with Clyde Wind Farm.

The money awarded in May from the wind farm – a joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables, Greencoat UK Wind PLC and GLIL Corporate Holdings Ltd – totals £459,000.Awards from Clyde Wind Farm’s Borders Fund include £100,000 invested into an endowment fund to make sure communities have an income beyond the lifetime of the wind farm fund which ends in 2041.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Upper Tweed Community Enterprise has received £41,000 to allow the Broughton Village Store to temporarily relocate to the village hall whilst its building is renovated.The award will provide lasting improvements to the hall itself, beyond the period of the shop being housed there.Chairman of Upper Tweed Community Enterprise, Chris Lambton said: “This award will enable Broughton Village Store to make the first crucial steps in our long-term redevelopment plan."The shop has outgrown its current premises and needs to expand, but to do so it needs to relocate for some months while an extension is built.“The award will cover the cost of alterations to part of the nearby Village Hall