A pair of community groups in Wester Ross have secured cash to make their public toilets ready in time for the delayed tourist season.
Sheildaig Community Association and Community Out West Trust have been awarded grants by North Highland Initiative’s community support programme to provide upgrades and management for the Sheildaig public toilets and Kinlochewe community toilets.
Janene Waudby, trustee and secretary of Shieldaig Community Association, said the £850 boost “will help us to continue to maintain this important facility”.
Karen Twist, director of the Community Out West Trust and owner of Kinlochewe Hotel said thanks to receiving funds of £1,000, the community toilets are already back up and running.
Launched in March, North Highland Initiative’s community support programme is awarding grants of up to £1,000 for small initiatives in the education, conservation, and community service and support sectors in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross and Cromarty.
David Whiteford, chairman of the North Highland Initiative, said: “Our aim is to target areas, projects, and local initiatives for which Government support packages may not be able to assist, and those ineligible for emergency funding.
“With a limit of £1,000 of funding per project available, this allows us to provide multiple smaller grants aimed at reaching out to as many communities as possible.”
