Main Grants Programme Case Study
Community Mums
The Community Mums project is based in Methil, Fife and has been operating since November 2005 The project is a recognised charity and aims to improve the lives of parents and children across Scotland by supporting and encouraging the development of community mums programmes.
This is the first of its kind in Scotland and their aim to implement a pilot project in the Levenmouth area in Fife.
Community Mums provide a home visiting service to first time mums to help reduce the feeling of isolation parents and carers can experience. They also provide a sign posting service to help parents and carers access services in the local area. They do this through a volunteer programme that is structured to provide a range of activities that meet the direct needs of parents. When visiting the family the programme is structure to pick up on the individual’s problems and underlying concerns.
A CRT award of £50,690 will help the Community Mums project employ a co-ordinator and an administrator to free up the time of the group and allow them to develop their home visiting roles.
What the grant means to Community Mums (Scotland)
I’m thrilled that we’ve received this grant and I’m looking forward to the challenges ahead – Jean
I’m grateful to Coalfields for giving us the opportunity to provide the Community Mums service to the local community – Sharon
This money is going to allow us to open our doors to the public, create two jobs and open up a host of volunteering opportunities. – Karen
I still can’t believe we’ve been given this opportunity. It is a bit scary but I’m really excited about the year ahead. – Pauline
After 5 and a half years, and not really getting anywhere, I was getting really disheartened. It wasn’t until I opened the letter from Coalfields saying we had been successful, that I realised how much this project means to me. I can now visualise how much further we can go with this.
Fallin Community Enterprises - Recyke a Byke
Fallin Community Enterprise is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity, established in July 2005. The company has evolved from the Fallin Futures Commit group and aims to drive foreword the social, economic and environmental regeneration of the village.
In line with these objectives the organisation established a bicycle recycling service known as Recyke a Byke which is helping to reduce the impact of waste on the environment as well as providing employment and training opportunities within the Fallin area. The project reconditions donated and waste bicycles and then sells them on to members of the community at a low cost. A bicycle maintenance and repair services is also provided through the scheme, ad accessories and parts are sold through a small retail facility at the group’s workshops premises.
The organisation have recently received an award from CRT totalling £34,400 to cover the salary costs and to pay for a new trailer which will assist with the transportation of the bikes to and from the workshop.
Kirkconnel Parish Heritage Society
Kirkconnel Parish Heritage Society is a social enterprise which was started initially with a grant from CRT with the aim of recording the natural and cultural heritage of the village of Kirkconnel and then to raise awareness of the area’s heritage to locals and visitors alike.
The Society is involved in a wide range of activities including creating and reinstating heritage sites in the village, creation of paths; provision of genealogy information; compilation and production of local heritage books, heritage work with local schools, production of various videos; and old photograph restoration. It is also working in partnership with Scottish Enterprise Dumfries and Galloway to introduce wireless broadband into the Upper Nithsdale area.
The Trust recently made an award of £35k, towards the development of a Digital Media Centre within their present premises. This will enable the Society to provide services such as leaflet production and film and editing services and will allow the Society to become self-sustainable, allowing it to generate it’s own income to fund future projects.
