Dave Thompson MSP

Dave Thompson, SNP MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch has welcomed Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust Limited receiving an award of £28,200 from the Scottish Land Fund.

The Scottish Land Fund supports rural communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets.   It provides practical support and funding to enable local people to work together to develop their ideas and aspirations, put in place effective structures, and plan and complete viable land and land assets acquisition projects. It is funded by the Scottish Government and delivered in partnership by the Big Lottery Fund and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

The group will now purchase 2.22 hectares of land adjacent to Riverside, Lower Foyers, and Inverness-shire.

Mr Thompson said,

“I welcome the £28,200 award received from the Scottish Land Fund for Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust Limited.

“This will help empower the community to design and control the management and development of the land, providing green-space within the village for social, recreational and sporting activities, which is great news”.