The Highland Green Health Partnership is delighted to announce, during Green Health Week, funding support for 15 community projects that are delivering sustained action for nature-based health interventions across the Highland region.
A number of strong applications were received with a wide range of project ideas and initiatives put forward. These include training for young people, development of community growing projects, digital resource creation, and purchase of tools and equipment.
The projects that have been supported span seven of the nine NHS Highland health board areas and will help sustain green health activity and enable more people to access green health opportunities across the Highland region.
The projects are:
- Gairloch Area Development Ltd - Skye, Lochalsh & Wester Ross
- Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust - Sutherland
- Glen Urquhart Rural Community Association (GURCA) - Inverness-shire
- Gearrchoile Community Woodland - Sutherland
- Sluggans Woodland Park Group - Skye, Lochalsh & Wester Ross
- Caithness Voluntary Group - Caithness
- Fearn Feed Food Garden - Easter Ross
- Lairg and District Centre - Sutherland
- Nature 4 Health - Nairn
- Lyth Arts Centre - Caithness
- Darach Social Croft - Lochaber
- Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust - Inverness-shire
- Insh Community Holdings - Badenoch & Strathspey
- Wild Things - Inverness/Cairngorms
- Staffin Community Trust - Skye, Lochalsh & Wester Ross
Kate Thomson, Senior Development Officer for the Highland Green Health Partnership, said:
“The green health projects we are funding this year are diverse and exciting and it is great to see a wide geographical spread of projects supported.
“The small grant fund allows us to support local community organisations who are integral to the provision of green health activity in Highland.”
More information on the projects can be found on the Highland Green Partnership website.
See further detail on a number of events taking place across Highland to mark Green Health Week.