Chair welcomes over £600k of regeneration funding for Highland project

The Chair of The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Ken Gowans, has welcomed the announcement that a Highland project has been successful in applying for funding support under the latest round of funding from the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF).

Glen Urquhart Rural Community Association (GURCA) in Drumnadrochit has been awarded £602,500 to redevelop and remodel Glen Urquhart public hall into a thriving and more energy efficient community hub. The refurbished hall will include flexible spaces (including meeting rooms) with increased capacity to meet the needs of a wider range of groups and users. (Total project cost £1,580,187)

Cllr Ken Gowans said: “It is terrific news that this very worthy community-led project is set to benefit from RCGF funding support. There is a lot of competition across the whole of Scotland to get a share of the fund so to have over £600k awarded in the Highlands is good news.

“The RCGF is all about targeting financial support to provide a boost to social and economic regeneration. I wish everyone involved in this project well as they now press ahead with their plans. This is an ambitious project to make a real difference, so I look forward to seeing the benefit it brings to the local community.”

Scottish Ministers and COSLA have recently announced a new funding round for RCGF funding.  Further details will be on the Community Regeneration Fund website shortly. About the fund | Community Regeneration Funding | The Highland Council