To honour the legacy of the late Donnie Grant MBE who was the driving force behind Kingussie Community Development Company and the community hydro, the trustees of KCDC have launched the “Donnie Grant Memorial Award”. This will be an annual one-off small grant to a senior student/students from Kingussie High School who are looking to follow […]
On February 15th we celebrated the community hydro scheme that has operated on the River Gynack for the past 10 years. Almost 80 people joined us over the day for a tour of the hydro plant and a wee bowl of soup at Kingussie Golf Club. We had a great day meeting all of you.
Drop by for an Open Day at the Hydro for a wee tour and to find out more about how Kingussie Community Development Company use the proceeds to support projects and activities in the town. Saturday 15 February 2025 11am -3pm drop by at the Hydro1pm – 2pm soup at the Golf Club RSVP for
Kingussie Tennis Club celebrate the generous support from KCDC for their 3rd phase development involving the installation of a sprinkler system as well as an all access gate system allowing members and non-members to remotely book courts.
The work to renew and repair the core path on Kingussie’s local hill was celebrated on 19 April 2024. Volunteers from Kingussie Community Development Company’s Paths Group were joined by supporters, family, friends, and visitors on Creag Bheag. A hardy bunch of 30 walked the new path to the summit to cut a ceremonial ribbon
In December 2022, the Hydro Fund provided £3,000 to a project to provide warm jackets and winter shoes to local schoolchildren in need. The project forms part of the Warm Spaces Project run by Eppy Mackay at Kingussie Parish Church. Eppy arranged a discount from Mountain Warehouse in Aviemore and the beneficiaries were selected by
Since the helicopter lift of 100 tons of quarry dust up Creag Bheag on 19 May 2023 volunteers have completed the first two phases of path work across the summit – finishing on 20 July, several weeks ahead of schedule. Phases 1 & 2 complete Twenty seven volunteers have spent over 360 hours working on
The Kingussie Wildflower Meadows project got underway on Sunday (11th Sept) when an enthusiastic group of volunteers, including a couple of KCDC directors, turned up to rake the rough area of grass at the end of Garraline Terrace. The project is being led by Rachel Avery with support from The Highland Council and funding from
The KCDC Hydro Fund recently contributed to the community garden operated by the Badenoch and Strathspey Therapy Gardens to help them purchase new composters. Our Chairman, Ian Moffett, was pleased to be able to attend their Green Health Open Day to see how the composters are being used. B&S Therapy Gardens Project Manager Jen Barrett
KCDC recently made an award from the Hydro Fund to help Kingussie Bowling Club purchase a new scarifier. Ian Moffett and Sandy Maxwell from KCDC were shown the new equipment by Ian Smith and Kenny Reid from the Bowling Club.
