Successful Projects

Keeping Duns Bloomin Marvelous

Year Completed: 
2022

Funds Received - £920.00

I have an array of pictures from when we planted and painted back in the early part of the year up until this week plus a breakdown of the costs we incurred to offset the £920 BWCF very kindly awarded us.  The hall front certainly looks better and more welcoming now and we appreciate the help and support the windfarm gave us. 

These three pictures were taken yesterday and today so show the up to date version.  The plants are all growing well although are now in sleep mode for the winter.  The virginia creeper going up the front of the kitchen wall by the window is growing very quickly and looked lovely in the Summer and then showing Autumn colours.  It is now completely denuded of leaves but will start to trail up the wall again come Spring and I think this scruffy wall will be covered within a couple of years, which is what the Trustees requested.  The Hall front picture was at 4pm today showing the twinkly lights on the Cypress trees.  They are on a timer so go on at 4pm and go off at 10pm and are battery operated.  Everything has been source and purchased locally so has benefited small businesses in some way.

In case anyone queries the bubble wrap - the boxes are all lined with it as it helps to keep the roots warm over winter and stops the moisture leaking out too quickly.

If you need any more information please do email.

Kind regards

Candy

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Community Cinema Gavinton

Year Completed: 
2021

Funds Received - £990.00

The grant we received back in 2021 really helped us revive the Community Cinema after the Covid epidemic.  The number of films shown in 2022 increased from 6 per year to 12 and the number of tickets sold grew from around 15 per showing to 33, partly due to reducing the admission fee to £2.50 from £5.00. This number has continued in 2023, with a recent film attracting over 50 people.

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Eat Sleep Ride

Year Completed: 
2021

Funds Received - £1,000.00 

June 2021

Thankyou so much for supporting Eat Sleep Ride through the past year - whether that be as a funder, a partner or generally supportive human being/organisation. 

We wouldn't be where we are today without people's ongoing belief in what we offer and what we can achieve. We would like to share with you our newsletter, and our impact report, which shows our achievements in the past year across our people, our horses and our community.

Please take a look, and share this with your organisation. 

We look forwards to another year of wonderful opportunities for ourselves and the community we serve. 

Many thanks 

Danielle and Eat Sleep Ride

Duns Senior Citizens

Year Completed: 
2021

Duns Senior Citizens

Funds Received - £616.00

On Friday December 10th, Club members were treated to a delicious traditional Christmas Lunch at Duns Golf Club.  May Kinghorn, Chairperson, expressed to everyone that this event was made possible by the generosity of being granted funding by Blackhill Windfarm Community Fund.  Following submission of an application to them, the Club was successful in receiving total funding from them to cover the cost of this festive celebration.  On behalf of the Club, many sincere thanks to Blackhill Windfarm Community Fund for this financial support, it is very much appreciated.  It has been a long time since our members were able to socialise safely and have fun together, it was very enjoyable, thank you again.  Transport was provided courtesy of Robertson's of Duns, thanks to them and also thanks to Duns Golf Club for providing a flavourful feast of food.  A good time was had by all.  Merry Christmas!

 

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Whiteadder Whitewater Trust

Year Completed: 
2021

Funds Received - £3,860.00

The Whiteadder Whitewater Trust applied to the Blackhill Windfarm Community Fund for funding for oars, VHF radios, first aid supplies, booking system, service of 2 rescue boats, car park signage and pontoon maintenance.  They were awarded £3,860.00.  One third of the funds receivd have been spent on radios, service of safety boats, booking system, which was turned on in the last few weeks (August 2021), first aid kits, oars and pontoon maintenance.  Signage and car park still to be upgraded.

WWT were awarded the contract in November 202, over Foxlake, but Scottish Water where not in the position to offer the lease and looked to review certain aspects of the contract.  3 weeks prior to sailing season opening SW made a number of new conditions.  One was to change to electric outboards due to the concerns over water pollution.  WWT currently use petrol outboards as do many other similar organisations.  An agreement was finally made to continue using petrol outboards for 10 years with a view to going electric when feasible.  Another condition was to increase the Public Liability insurance to a level that is unknown in the industry and which would put the expenses out with the reach of the Trust.  We currently have £10m Public Liability Insurance.  We had hoped to be able to operate from 1st August 2021 but SBC are still discussing the lease and liability.  Season normally finishes end of September.

Paddle boards, open water swimming and kayaks are all proving popular.

Thanks to BWCF for your support.

Verbal report received at AGM August 2021.

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