Community Grants Scheme 2008
Community groups around the Moray Firth Coast have received almost £10,000 from the Moray Firth Partnership 2008 Community Grant Scheme. This year’s scheme has been made possible through the continuing support of Scottish Natural Heritage and the BG Group.
The Grants scheme aims to help community groups and schools to undertake activities in their local area that benefit the coast and sea of the Moray Firth (from John O’ Groats in Caithness to Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire). Projects can relate to the cultural, economic, social and environmental resources of the Firth.
We are pleased to announce the following successful applications to the 2008 grant scheme, which now have until January 31 2009 to complete their projects:
| Group | Project | £Grant awarded | |
| 1 | Caithness Countryside Volunteers | Seal Workshop | £345 |
| 2 | The Wick Society | Isabella Fortuna School visits in the Moray Firth | £1000 |
| 3 | Findochty Community Council | Crooked Hythe Slipshore | £1000 |
| 4 | Findhorn Dunes Trust | Survey of Findhorn East Dunes Lichens | £1000 |
| 5 | North Head Path Working Group | North Head Path Improvements | £750 |
| 6 | REAP/The Green Diary | Special Moray Firth Edition | £500 |
| 7 | Burghead Headland Trust | Burghead Visitor Centre | £1000 |
| 8 | The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival | Introduction of New Festival Demonstrations | £1000 |
| 9 | The Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society | Moray Firth Wildlife ID Guides | £995 |
| 10 | The Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society | Dolphin Space Programm Children's Wildlife Sheets | £975 |
| 11 | The Black Isle & Mid Ross Wildfowlers Club | Geological Interpretation Panel at Munlochy Bay | £1000 |
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