12 community organisations across South Carrick and Wigtownshire share £186,054 in the Kilgallioch Community Fund’s spring funding round
The spring round of funding saw another 12 organisations across Wigtownshire and South Carrick are celebrating being awarded grants from the Kilgallioch Community Fund, with awards totalling £186,054 in the open grant-making round. In addition, to date 18 of the 21 eligible Community Councils in the Fund area of operation have taken up the Company’s offer of a small grant of £2,000.
As we emerge from the last of the recent Covid restrictions, the Kilgallioch Community Benefit Company Board has been really delighted to see a very strong return to funding bids from the local community events and tourism scene. Awards in this round included grants to the Newton Stewart & District Music Club (£1,800 to have Opera Bohemia perform the Magic Flute in Newton Stewart in August), Creetown Building Preservation Trust (£17,025, to cover one year’s costs of putting on a wide ranging performing arts programme at the newly opened Quarrymen’s Arts Centre in Creetown) the Mull of Galloway Trust (£10,000 to support the costs of employing a manager at the high profile community-owned lighthouse visitor attraction and accommodation), the Ballantrae Trust (£10,549 to support the return of the face to face Ballantrae Festival of Food and Drink over two days in 2022) and the Girvan Traditional Folk Festival (£6,000 to contribute to the costs of festival, which has a new eco-focus for 2022).
The largest award in this round went to the Stranraer Development Trust, which aims to support the sustainable regeneration of Stranraer by leading on and supporting delivery of community-led projects and events which address a range of economic, social, and environmental issues. The Trust received £99,451, spread over three years, to support core salary costs. This award will give the organisation some stability for the next few years, which will in turn enable the Trust to deliver and support a range of community activities and events, including the well-known Oyster Festival which is set to return in 2022. The Stranraer Oyster Festival had three successful years in 2017-2019 which in total attracted over 40,000 people and generated approximately £3m for the local economy.
The next deadline to apply is the Monday 20th June 2022. You can see all the awards made here and information on how to apply at https://www.kilgallioch.co.uk/how-to-apply/