Leader Innse Gall assist Barra water sport club

The Outer Hebrides LEADER Innse Gall programme has just paid out its first full LEADER grant of £8,635 to a community project in Barra.  Barra Watersports Club,managed by volunteers, provides water based activities to the communities of Barra and Vatersay.  LEADER has contributed towards funding for a fleet of Royal Yachting Association (RYA) sailing boats, windsurfing and kayak equipment as well as RYA Sailing Instructor fees and Windsurfing Instructor fees.

The boats and equipment have been a huge success in enabling the club to develop its existing water based activities offered in the local community.

Karen Denehy of Barra WatersportsClub said:

“The support and assistance provided by LEADER Innse Gall has been instrumental in the development of the Barra Watersports Club.  We are looking forward to a busy summer season.  The new boats and equipment will provide an excellent new facility for tourists and islanders alike and will give people the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful coastline which surrounds our islands”.

LEADER, is part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme, and is a rural development grant funding programme aimed at promoting economic and community development within Scotland and the Outer Hebrides through supporting small-scale, community-driven integrated and innovative projects.

The LEADER Innse Gall Field Officer for Uist and Barra is Donna Matheson.  Donna is based in Balivanich and travels to Barra once a month to meet with prospective clients.

If you have a new project, that has not already commenced, and that you think would be eligible for LEADER funding or if would like to discuss a project idea, please contact Donna on 01870 603860 or by email to donna.matheson@cne-siar.gov.uk.  Donna will next be available to meet at the Comhairle offices in Barra on Tuesday 9^th March between 11.30am – 4.30pm.

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