Ten community groups and charities in Annandale & Nithsdale are celebrating success in the latest funding round from ANCBC. Almost £100,000 was awarded this autumn for a range of projects, from a £20,000 contribution to the costs of refurbishing the boathouse on the River Nith to £3,682 to redecorate the Read more…
Our Funding Impact – AGM 2019 As part of the 2019 AGM, several grant recipients gave presentations on their ANCBC-funded projects, talked to directors and members and offered information on the positive impact ANCBC funding has on their groups. Among the grant-funded attendees were: Locharbriggs Village Hall Kirkmahoe Community Council Read more…
Community Benefit Funding: Helping to address local housing need and tackle fuel poverty. Nith Valley Leaf Trust (NVLT) is a resident-led Development Trust, working across south Scotland, but primarily for the benefit of its host rural community of Closeburn in Dumfries & Galloway. Closeburn community groups can access two significant Read more…
December 2016 One in the Net for Lochmaben AFC Footballers at Lochmaben AFC are one step closer to securing a new purpose built sports pavilion thanks to an award of £20,000 from the Annandale and Nithsdale Community Benefit Company. Following the closure of the Dumfries Amateur League in 2014, the Read more…
8 June 2016 A grant from ANCBC, which was established to distribute the funds from ScottishPower Renewables’ Harestanes Windfarm, has enabled Aberlour to pay for a ‘Young People’s Worker’. The new role will offer support to young people aged 11-17, who are experiencing social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties in the Read more…