Coll and Mull healthy living projects receive £90,000

COLL AND MULL HEALTHY LIVING PROJECTS BOOSTED BY £90,000

People living on Mull and Coll will benefi t from communityled wellness initiatives designed to support them to live healthier lifestyles.

The Healthy Islands Fund will help to deliver these initiatives with just over £1.3 million of Scottish Government funding from the wider £30 million Islands Programme.

On the Isle of Coll, the Project Trust is to receive £30,000 for its ‘BicyCOLL’ green travel policy. On Mull, Pennyghael Community Hall receives £44,680.80 for phase one of its renovations, while Mull and Iona Community Trust has been awarded £9,800 for its Our Islands’ Community Wellbeing Project and Tobermory Harbour Association has been given £4,052 for the Aros Waterfront Development.

The fund is managed by Inspiring Scotland, with 56 projects spanning across 35 islands. Projects focus on building local capacity to

increase well- “being, foster connections and promote healthy and resilient islanders and communities - helping them to recover from the impact of the pandemic.

Islands Secretary Mairi Gougeon said: ‘It’s important communities have initiatives that can promote participation and equality in physical activity, as we’ve outlined in our National Islands Plan. We need to ensure these are locally-led and community groups are often best placed to provide these services on our islands. ‘The projects we are funding will help encourage people to live healthier lifestyles and improve their resilience. I’m so grateful to the groups for applying to help improve the lives of the people living across Scotland’s islands and I can’t wait to see them in action.’

The projects we are funding will help encourage people to live healthier lifestyles and improve their resilience