Successful applicants to Round Four
Annan The History Town Group – Spirit of the Annan: Roots and Renewal – £24,729
Transforms the Everholm site into an accessible, inclusive space with raised beds, benches, paths and heritage signage, supported by volunteers and youth groups.
Birchvale Players – Solar Acts: Energising Community Theatre – £26,331.78
Installing a solar photovoltaic system and battery storage will help reduce the carbon footprint, lower energy costs, and provide a model for sustainable community arts spaces.
Building Futures Galloway – Masonry Workshop – £28,032.85
Establishes a workshop to teach stone carving and stonemasonry skills, providing safe, hands-on training for trainees and school pupils.
Carsethorn Community Development Group – Coastal Defences Phase 2 – £6,480.24
Strengthens flood defences, protects infrastructure, improves beach access, and trains volunteers in monitoring and emergency response.
Castle Douglas Development Forum – Crafty Garden Cooks Clubs – £3,534
Empowers young people through gardening, cooking, and local food visits, promoting healthy choices and community learning.
Creation Mill CIC – Future Fibres – Phase 1- £29,262
Purchase of wool processing equipment, including a mini scourer, a drying cabinet and a semi-industrial carder, with training and community workshops.
Early Years Scotland – Supporting Young Children – £4,854.63
Delivers family programmes with Baby Massage and Stay, Play and Learn sessions, promoting bonding, child development and resilience in rural communities.
Fed Up Community Café – £5,000
Maintains key staff roles to keep the café, larder and employability programmes accessible to those in need.
Galloway Food Hub CIC – Volunteer and Producer Support – £4,990
Supports volunteers and local producers, builds skills and promotes climate-friendly local food through community outreach and digital campaigns.
Include Us – Trash to Treasure – £3,881
Delivers six inclusive upcycling workshops with free refreshments, materials and inspiration sheets, promoting waste reduction and creative reuse.
Kirkdale Hall Trustees – Carsluith Village Hall – £4,500
Upgrades energy efficiency with a modern insulated door, improved internal layout and reinstated south-facing windows for natural solar heating.
Kirkpatrick Juxta Community Council – Local Place Plan Development – £2,500
Funding helps to carry out research, assessments and consultation events in order to develop a local place plan that reflects residents’ needs.
Kirkconnel and Kelloholm Development Trust – Pop-up Community Café – £1,980.38
Creates a space for socialising, free food and support from local organisations, reducing isolation and strengthening community ties.
Langholm Initiative – Cronksbank Water Supply – £ 14,034.65
Provides a reliable water supply for residential, tourism and eco-learning facilities, supporting sustainable development and rural resilience.
Let’s Grow Stranraer – Unexpected Garden – £17,800
Builds community resilience through food growing, skills development and wellbeing activities, offering inclusive learning, reducing isolation and supporting intergenerational engagement.
Lochhill Agroecological Farm CIC – Market Gardening – £10,525
Funds polytunnel, equipment and fencing for a Market Garden producing crops for local supply chains and donations to a community pantry.
Newton Stewart Initiative – Vibe 75 – £29,975
The funding will be used to renovate Vibe 75 and transform it into a community hub and youth space. This will engage 120 young people every week and ensure that the facilities are safe and accessible seven days a week.
Nith Valley LEAF Trust – Bringing Closeburn Together – £5,241
The project aims to improve the community orchard by installing facilities that will make events more welcoming, accessible and sustainable.
Nith Valley LEAF Trust – Innovative Affordable Modular Homes – £30,000
The funding will help to develop five eco-friendly homes for rent, complete with a communal hub and guest suite. Modular construction will be used to efficiently achieve Net Zero.
Newstart Recycle – Free Baby and Toddler Project – £5,000
Provides essential baby items at no cost, supporting families with dignity.
Newstart Recycle – Free Mobility Equipment – £1,550
Offers free mobility equipment to older and vulnerable people, supporting independence and confidence.
Propagate (Scotland) CIC – Community Composting Pilot Project – £10,598
This pilot will create community composting facilities in Moniaive, Gatehouse of Fleet and Whithorn, turning household food waste into compost for local gardens, and will also hold workshops and youth activities on food waste and climate impacts.
Rokpa Trust Lothlorien Community – Winter Workshop Development – £11,093.18
Facilities are being upgraded to offer a year-round programme of indoor nature-based activities that promote mental health and wellbeing.
Sanquhar Enterprise Company – Blackaddie to Crawick Bridge Path – £25,617
The project’s goal is to build a 1.3-kilometre riverside path that caters to all abilities and connects existing routes. This path will be enhanced with native tree plantings, seating areas, and measures to boost biodiversity and improve the visitor experience.
SHAX – Making a House into a Home – £5,000
Supports 250 individuals transitioning to independent living by providing essential starter packs tailored for male and female clients, helping meet demand despite rising costs.
Sandhead Bowling Green and Community Hall – Heating Decarbonisation – £18,250
Upgrades heating, energy storage and windows to reduce costs and carbon emissions, creating a sustainable, welcoming community space.
Springfield and Gretna Green Community Asset Trust – Main Hall Refurb – £17,000
The 1906 hall is planned to be renovated using insulated plasterboards to preserve the original features and create a warmer, brighter space for community classes, while reducing heating costs.
The Food Train – West Regional Electric Van – £30,000
Replaces diesel vehicles with electric vans to provide grocery and meal delivery, transport and social connections for older people, reducing carbon emissions.
The Whithorn Trust – The Past and Future of Thatching – £4,215.50
Preserves traditional thatching skills while training young people and local trainees on repair and heritage techniques.
The Whithorn Trust – Visualising Scotland’s Earliest Church – £30,000
An experimental archaeology project teaching young people traditional skills through building a full-scale early church, attracting visitors and supporting heritage craft skills.
Tinwald Parish Hall Committee – Hall Floor Re-surfacing – £723
Funding helps to restore and maintain the hall’s main floor, thereby ensuring it remains safe and versatile for community use.
UNACCI Upper Nithsdale – Airts Young Events – £5,000
Establishes a youth board to plan and deliver family-friendly events, providing skills in leadership and event management while supporting local families.
Upper Eskdale Development Group – Eskdalemuir Active Travel Hub – £20,248.69
Promotes walking, cycling and wheeling with loan bikes, guided rides and walks. Also provides volunteer training and route maps to enhance wellbeing, inclusion and climate action.
YMCA Dumfries-YMCA Community Kitchen – Tackling Food and Fuel Poverty in North West Dumfries- £30,000
The project aims to upgrade Dumfries YMCA’s Community Kitchen and Café with new equipment and accessibility improvements, with the goal of enabling a 40% increase in free and subsidised meals, wider volunteer participation, and reduced food waste.