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This is the second of two funding rounds. To date, over both funding rounds combined, 85 venues across Scotland have now received a total of £6.2million through the Fund. £2.2millon was awarded in the first round in September, 2020.
Highland Council will retain overall responsibility for the war memorial. Any future works planned for the war memorial will be done in consultation with the Clan Donald Lands Trust and the War Memorials Trust.
Atlas Arts and SEALL have secured funding to provide an art and dance club for the island’s 14-17-year-olds, led by Molly Scott Danter who is a dancer, artist and
storyteller originally from Edinbane.
‘We would urge people to be aware of the Muirburn Code and to be mindful of any restrictions in place under the current coronavirus regulations,’ says Superintendent.
Just this afternoon, a large section of the A87 between Moll and Luib on Skye was closed due to smoke obscuring vision for motorists.
‘In Fort William and Ardnamurchan, the proposals are rightly to retain four councillors because roads infrastructure and travel distances require more councillors.’ – Labour Highlands and Islands MSP Rhoda Grant.
Advanced preparations have been made to allow the replacement of 830m of pipe at Roag to begin as soon as possible – with a ‘likely’ date of the second half of 2021.
Through the first three rounds of awards the fund has since delivered almost £4million of improvements to Kate Forbes MSP’s constituency alone – with lifeline funding helping popular tourist attractions such as the Fairy Pools on Skye and Glenfinnan.
Regional development agency, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved £0.5m support from the Scottish Government’s Islands Green Recovery Programme (IGRP) and a further £249k from its own budget.
