Council / Tingwall Hall, Whalsay pitch and Swan to benefit from funding
GRANTS of more than £270,000 have been approved for community projects in Shetland.
The money is coming from the Coastal Communities Fund, which is administered by Shetland Islands Council and uses funds given to the local authority from Crown Estate revenue.
Funding requests of more than £50,000 need to be approved by councillors.
At a meeting of the SIC’s development committee on Wednesday a grant of up to £100,000 was approved for energy efficiency upgrades to the Tingwall Hall.
The total cost of the project is estimated at £144,610.
Some of the proposed improvements are insulation, lighting, heating and window upgrades and lowering the internal roof in the main hall.
Shetland Central councillor Davie Sandison said the Tingwall Hall committee has been “working away on plans to upgrade the hall for quite a number of years, and step by step it’s becoming much more in line with the needs of the community”.
Councillors also approved a funding bid of just over £99,000 by the Whalsay Sports Development Trust for upgrading the fence at the island’s Harbison Park pitch.
A report to councillors said the project has been developed “following feedback from users of the facility, and will incorporate new fit-for-purpose fencing and gating which will improve the security, safety and playability of the pitch”.
A report to councillors said the total project cost is estimated at around £132,000.
Finally funding of up to £71,744 will sail its way to the Swan Trust for a forepeak upgrade on sailing training vessel Swan.
The forepeak is described as the interior front section of the boat, which houses the galley, heads, storage and workshop.
It has been identified as requiring a full upgrade and change of layout to accommodate suitable shower facilities, improved galley conditions, better storage solutions, and the integration of black and grey water tanks, which are not currently on board.
The total project cost is estimated at nearly £98,000.
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