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SSE - Toddleburn Community Investment Fund

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SSE operates a 27-turbine wind farm at Toddleburn in the Scottish Borders. The fund contributes to the communities located around the wind farm in the Heriot, Oxton & Channelkirk and Parish of Stow Community Council areas.

The Fund aims to support the following priorities:

foster social networks & activities that support older people in the community.
assist young people to maximise their potential and improve their life chances.
promote better relationships between different generations.
encourage healthy lifestyles and good mental health.
support the acquisition, development and use of new community assets, and maintain and enhance existing ones.
address the effects of rural isolation, improving access to services and improving transport.
support skills development and non-profit making initiatives that will nurture a thriving and diverse local economy.
protect the environment and advance the area’s heritage; including involving local people in the sensitive and sustainable stewardship of the natural environment and participation in activities that promote sustainable development.
strengthen the ability of local people and groups to continue to meet their own needs and make a difference within their communities.

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Geographical areas funded: Scottish Borders

Fund type

Type of funding:: Grant
Type of cost:: Capital, Revenue

Fund award sizes

Minimum:: Premium information
Maximum:: Premium information
Annually awarded:: Premium information

Who can apply

Legally-constituted community groups, non-profit organisations and registered charities in Heriot, Oxton & Channelkirk and Parish of Stow Community Council areas.