There were two major pieces of good news for SURF’s Alliance for Action site of Dunoon this month.
Dunoon Community Development Trust was established by SURF’s Local Facilitator Ann Campbell in 2021, in response to strong local demand for a permanent community led delivery vehicle.
The Development Trust successfully applied for a Scottish Government Investing in Communities Fund three year grant for a new ‘Connecting Dunoon to Improve Wellbeing’ initiative. The funding will enhance the Development Trust’s staff capacity and project delivery capability, and enable further progress of Alliance for Action aspirations over the longer term.
The Development Trust will also receive an award from the National Lottery Community Fund’s Community Led Fund to support a part-time volunteer development position. Dunoon will continue to participate in the Alliance for Action programme in 2023/24. On 1 April 2023, the Development Trust will take over local project development responsibilities from SURF’s Local Facilitator.
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