The Hillhead of Auquhirie Windfarm Community Fund opens for applications on 1 April 2024.  

The Hillhead of Auquhirie Community Benefit Fund was established in 2014 to support local community groups and projects. Funding is available for the benefit of the communities living in the Community Council areas of:

• Arbuthnott
• Catterline, Kinneff & Dunnottar
• Mearns
• Stonehaven & District

Administered by the Kincardineshire Development Partnership (KDP), applications to the fund are assessed by a Decision-Making panel made up of representatives from all four Community Council areas. 

The fund is available annually for the lifetime of the wind farm which is provided by current owners Octopus Investments.

This year there is £14,243.39 available for distribution.

Please find the Application Form and Guidance Notes attached.

Attachments:

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2024 Hillhead of Auquhirie - Guidance Sheet.pdf		689 kB
2024 - Hillhead of Auquhirie - Application Form.doc		165 kB

KDP is delighted to share the 2023 Annual Report for the Hillhead of Auquhirie Community Fund.

Attachments:

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2023 - Hillhead of Auquhirie Report.pdf		1405 kB

Twenty-One Local Groups Benefit from Wind Farm Community Fund

Last month, funding worth a total of £36,599.30 was awarded to a range of local groups and projects in the area of benefit of the Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Fund.

RES, a leading independent renewable energy company, operates the Meikle Carewe Windfarm Community Benefit Fund to support local groups and projects. Funding is available for the benefit of not-for-profit groups and organisations in the Community Council areas of Crathes, Drumoak & Durris, Newtonhill, Muchalls & Cammachmore, North Kincardine Rural, Portlethen & District and Stonehaven & District.  Administered by Kincardineshire Development Partnership (KDP), applications to the fund are assessed by a Decision-Making Panel made up of representatives from all five Community Council areas.  The fund is available annually for the lifetime of the wind farm.

Successful applicants this round were:

Crathes Public Hall Trust - £3000; Drumoak Durris Warm Space - £1500; Drumoak & Durris Playgroup - £781.98; Drumoak School Council - £2500; Drumotters Swimming Club - £1100; Muchalls Village Association - £3000; Newtonhill Out of School Club - £1500; Lairhillock Parent Council - £294; Lethen Archers - £1590; 1^st Portlethen Scouts - £2500; Stonehaven & District Horticultural Society - £956; Cowie Junior Netball Club - £1600; Stonehaven Fireballs Association - £839.84; Exercise After Stroke - £1113.48; Stonehaven Horizon Project - £1870; Maryculter Driving for the Disabled - £2000; K&M Youth Clubs - £574; Portlethen & District Voluntary Community Ambulance - £5000; The Larder & Covid Support Group - £2000; Stonehaven Amateur Swimming Club - £1500 and Kilwhang Ringers - £1380. 

The St John’s Hill Wind Farm Community Fund opens for applications on 1 January 2024.  Applications can be made from not-for-profit groups and organisations based in the following Community Council areas:    

• Arbuthnott
• Catterline, Kinneff & Dunnottar

The energy company, Bluefield Services, has established a community fund which will see grants available to support local community projects every year during the lifetime of the St John’s Hill Wind Farm.  In 2024, there will be a fund of approximately £20,000, split equally between the two areas, along with a historical underspend of £6015 for Catterline, Kinneff & Dunnottar.

The fund is administered by Kincardineshire Development Partnership (KDP) and managed by a Decision-Making Panel made up of representatives from the local Community Councils.

The fund is open for applications from 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2024.  The Decision-Making Panel, along with a representative from Kincardineshire Development Partnership (KDP), will then meet to consider applications.

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
Application Form - St Johns Hill Windfarm Community Fund 2024.doc		299 kB
St Johns Hill - Guidance Sheet 2024.pdf		224 kB

KDP is delighted to share the 2022 Annual Report for the Hillhead of Auquhirie Community Fund.

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
2022 - Hillhead of Auquhirie Report.pdf		581 kB