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Lottery gives Pulteneytown a million reasons to celebrate
Plans to build a much anticipated new community and regeneration centre in Pulteneytown, Wick have moved a step forward today following a cash injection of £1 million from the Big Lottery Fund.
Announcing the funding at the site of the newbuild Pultneytown communty centre, Big Lottery Fund Scotland Chair, Alison Magee, said: “Today’s funding from our Growing Community Assets scheme will help five communities to aquire and develop local assets that can be grown to create new services and build local skills. As part of today’s investment we are awarding £1 million to help create a new community and training facility in the centre of Pulteneytown. It has been a long held ambition of the local community to bring its existing services under one roof and to provide new activities and training opportunities for local people. I am delighted that the Big Lottery Fund is able to play its part in supporting the Pulteneytown People’s Project to bring these plans to fruition.”
In 2003 the Pulteneytown People’s Project began working to develop a community centre that would help regenerate the town and provide a facility to meet the demands of the area. Today, thanks to £1 million award from the Growing Community Assets programme, the project is well on its way to realising that dream.
The funding will contribute to the construction of a building in the centre of the town which will enable the group to relocate all of its current projects to the one location. This will include space for a large number of existing activities including childcare and arts and sport events as well as housing a community café, IT suite, a large community hall and office space for small businesses.
CEO of Pulteneytown People’s Project, Katrina MacNab, said: “We are delighted that the Big Lottery Fund has embraced our vision to provide a multi-use community and training facility within the town. This major commitment of £1 million allows us to take our ambitions another step forward. The Centre will be a fantastic resource to Wick and the surrounding areas as it will enhance training opportunities as well as providing an arts venue, cafe, crèche, youth cafe, community space and office accommodation in the heart of the community. BIG’s major contribution will also give confidence to other funders we are approaching that we have the ability to take this project forward.”
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