{"id":6399,"date":"2022-07-25T06:33:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T06:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lochduart.com\/?p=6399"},"modified":"2022-07-25T06:33:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T06:33:09","slug":"loch-duart-and-feed-supplier-biomar-launch-new-community-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lochduart.fr\/loch-duart-and-feed-supplier-biomar-launch-new-community-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Loch Duart and feed supplier BioMar launch new community fund"},"content":{"rendered":"

New fund <\/strong>ensur<\/strong>es<\/strong> the communities of Uists and Sutherland can apply for funding for vital local projects<\/strong><\/p>\n

Communities in and around Loch Duart in North and South Uist and Sutherland are set to have access to funds for community projects as part of a new initiative created by the last remaining small independent Scottish salmon farm and their feed supplier BioMar.<\/p>\n

From providing for local schools\u2019 wellbeing days and Goblin racing car building project to sponsoring local football clubs and local martial arts groups, the Loch Duart and BioMar Community Fund is already making a positive impact within the communities across Sutherland and the Uists. Durness Primary staffroom, Kinlochbervie Primary, Scourie Primary and Kinlochbervie High School were provided \u00a32,000 towards staff well-being days.<\/p>\n

Rebecca MacInnes, Loch Duart HR Manager, and Community Fund administrator, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honour to announce some of the successful projects which have become the first recipients of the new Loch Duart and Bio<\/em>M<\/em>ar Community Fund. With a focus on supporting schools and health and wellbeing, we are ensuring that the funding goes to groups who really need this extra bit of <\/em>money <\/em>to carry on their important work.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s giving school environments a much needed makeover for both pupils and teachers, or wellbeing hampers and events being created for staff to give them a boost, it shows that a little bit of <\/em>help <\/em>can do a whole lot of good. We\u2019re looking forward to sharing more news about the projects we\u2019re supporting across Sutherland the Uists.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mike McLeish from BioMar, partners with Loch Duart behind the Community Fund, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cBioMar is delighted to supply high-quality, nutritionally balanced, sustainable salmon feed to Loch Duart\u2019s farming operations in the Scottish Northwest and Hebrides. As part of this relationship, we have partnered to set up the Community Fund to ensure that the communities around Loch Duart\u2019s farming sites have access to funding aimed at improving people\u2019s lives through a range of amazing projects. We look forward to seeing how these brilliant communities use our funding to transform the Uists and Sutherland.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The well-being funding from the Community Fund included:<\/strong><\/p>\n