Far north groups get festive cheer from Co-op
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NINE clubs and organisations in the far north have received some festive cheer after getting almost £18,000 from the Co-op Local Community Fund.
Six bodies in Caithness have benefited from the money along with three in Sutherland. The latest awards take the total distributed in the area to £26,704.25 this year.
Caithness groups got £9400.55 with their counterparts in Sutherland receiving £8546.50, making a total of £17,947.05. The Caithness Ladies Football Club has over 25 members ranging in age from 14 to 50 and plays in the Highlands and Islands League. The club, which is responsible for all fundraising, was awarded £1,799.72.
No Limits Caithness – a charity for children with additional and complex needs – is run from its Wick base and got £1,298.62. The Castletown School Parents Council raises money to support the education of the pupils and to purchase additional resources and outdoor equipment for the playground. It is raising money to put up a timber trail in the playground and was given £1,914.04
The Healing Hub Oxygen Therapy Centre in Wick is a drop-in centre for people with ME, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, autism, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis but also helps stroke sufferers and people with sports injuries and bone fractures. It was awarded £1,360.06
Tanya Horne Dancers perform at local events and want to make dancing accessible to the community, both to take part in and watch. The group got £1,766.89
John O’ Groats Mill Trust plans to create a working mill, a heritage centre, a community drop-in cafe,an arts and crafts display and work space as well as a community nature park at the mill field. It was given £1,261.22.
The Co-op Local Community Fund, which began in 2016, encourages members to pick a local cause to support each year and so far has raised £15 million. Director, Rebecca Birkbeck, said: “We support grass-roots projects across the UK that our members really care about. And right now, they need support more than ever before. We know it has been an incredibly challenging time for local causes”.
