Funding worth a total of £15,218.43 was awarded in May to a range of local groups and projects from the St John’s Hill Wind Farm Community Fund.  

Quintas Energy, a leading independent renewable energy developer, established the St John’s Hill Windfarm Community Benefit Fund to support local groups and projects. Funding is available for the benefit of not-for-profit groups and organisations in the Community Council areas of Arbuthnott and Catterline, Kinneff and Dunnottar. Administered by Kincardineshire Development Partnership (KDP), applications to the fund are assessed by a Decision-Making Panel made up of representatives from both Community Council areas, and local representatives.  The fund is available annually for the lifetime of the wind farm.

Successful applicants this round included Arbuthnott Community Association, Arbuthnott Community Council, Friends of the Grassic Gibbon Centre, Catterline Community Church, Catterline Scottish Women's Institute, Kinneff Old Church Preservation Trust Ltd, Kinneff & Catterline Parish Hall Committee and St Philip's Episcopal Church.

KDP is delighted to share the 2022 Annual Report for the St John's Hill Community Fund.

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2022 - St Johns Hill Report.pdf		255 kB

The Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Fund opens for applications on 1 July 2022. 

Due to an underspend in recent years, the 2022 Fund is £45,865.60.

Applications to the fund can be made from not-for-profit groups and organisations based in the following Community Council areas:

• Crathes, Drumoak and Durris
• Newtonhill, Muchalls & Cammachmore
• North Kincardine Rural
• Portlethen and District
• Stonehaven and District

The energy company RES has established a community fund which will see more than £25,000 available to support local community projects every year during the lifetime of the Meikle Carewe Wind Farm. The fund is administered by Kincardineshire Development Partnership (KDP) and managed by a Decision Making Panel made up of representatives from the local Community Councils.

The fund is open for applications from 1 July to 30 September 2022.  The Decision Making Panel, along with a representative from Kincardineshire Development Partnership (KDP), will then meet to consider applications.

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Application Form		370 kB
Guidance Notes		133 kB

KDP is delighted to share the 2020/2021 Annual Report for the St John's Hill Community Fund.

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2021 - St Johns Hill Report.pdf		285 kB

KDP is delighted to share the 2021 Annual Report for the Hillhead of Auquhirie Community Fund.

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2021 - Hillhead of Auquhirie Report .pdf		398 kB