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Centre 81 Garelochhead – One Year On
On 2nd March, Centre 81 in Garelochhead, a community and outdoor education facility, celebrated its first birthday. Community Links Scotland have been working with the Route 81 Youth Project since 2006 to secure funding for the redevelopment of the old Garelochhead Youth and Community Centre into a facility capable of meeting the needs of the [...]
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Big Lottery’s Community Spaces Programme Funding
We’ve had confirmation that all three of the applications that we submitted to the Big Lottery’s new Community Spaces Programme have been approved for funding.
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Kayaks and Kerrera
The island of Kerrera is only a 10 minute ferry crossing from Oban and yet offers peace and tranquillity that successful social enterprise STRAMASH feels could be of benefit to their clients.
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Plotting in Tobermory
Local food production is growing in popularity particularly in more remote rural areas where access to a range of fresh fruit and veg can be limited and costly. Following a request from a Mull-based group Tobermory Endeavour and with support from West Highland Housing Association who are building locally to Tobermory, we carried out a [...]
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Keep Your Money Safe in Grand Central Savings Bank
Greenock branch of the Grand Central Savings bank provides a safe and accessible place for the unbanked to keep their money and offer a place where they may receive friendly help and advice. Through the support of Community Links Scotland in preparing Wider Role applications, River Clyde Homes, a project partner on the Greenock branch, [...]
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Making Our Mark in Castlehill
Dunbritton Housing Association is delighted with the installation of a new sculpture in Castlehill, Dumbarton. Seventeen young people from Castlehill took part in a 13 week programme of activities to learn about wider context and impact of public art. Working with two artists, young people focused on the many roles it takes from the concept [...]
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Centre 81 Opens for Public
The newly refurbished Garelochhead Centre 81 opened its doors to the community this weekend. Community Links have worked with Route 81 Youth Project since 2006 when an options study and a business plan for a new centre were prepared. This led to the former East Dunbartonshire Council Outdoor Education Centre being identified as a suitable [...]
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