Funded Projects

Like so many other communities,  families here have been hit by the current cost of living crisis,  and we want  to make sure that every pupil  who attends Dunvegan Primary has access to breakfast each morning. Lots of our children are bussed and taxied into school from quite a distance, and some of them feel it is too early in the morning to eat breakfast before leaving the house, so our breakfast club is a huge asset for them.  Part of the fund helps to pay for our school trips during the scho...Read More

There are 4 fully trained first responders for the Scottish Ambulance Service covering North West Skye. They offer their  time and skills as volunteers, covering the huge geographical area of Sligachan to Edinbane . They  live in Colbost, Dunvegan and Struan and travel to whatever emergency they are called to within that polygon. They can deliver life saving help but in order to do so they are obligated to undertake training each month. For the last year they have been borrowing training kit fro...Read More

Dunvegan Community Trust is now offering educational support to folk pursuing further education.  Given the current economic state and the cost of living crisis, we feel that this funding is an essential asset to students.  We have had 3 applicants for the educational grant this year, with DCT issuing £2750.00.   All of our applicants are at different stages in their further education, and the amounts that have been awarded demonstrate this.  Moving to a large city from a rural location can be a...Read More

The old and drafty windows and main front door of Dunvegan Community Hall were replaced after many years of use. The old windows and doors were in such disrepair, some of them not even closing properly, these new additions will help to keep the hall warmer and be a more inviting place for people to use.  This in turn will  cut down on the heating bills making it more environmentally friendly.  These new windows and doors will be a huge community asset, meaning that the hall will get used more as...Read More

DCT were happy to grant £267.00 to The Dunvegan Hall Committee to purchase some new Christmas decorations for use in the hall.  The hall is used by a varied number of groups who would all benefit from a little extra Christmas cheer.  These decorations will be able to be used for years to come to decorate the hall and bring joy to the community.  

This was a collaborative project between Dunvegan Community Council and Dunvegan Community Trust.  The project was to buy 4 new life saving defibrillators to be sited in Dunvegan and the surrounding areas, Harlosh & Roag.  Given the huge area that the Dunvegan Community Council covers, there were only ever 2 defibrillators in the village, this has now been greatly extended.   The defibrillators will not only be of huge benefit to the local residents but to the vast number of visitors that co...Read More

A group of shinty playing girls from Portree High School have the amazing, once in a lifetime , opportunity to go to a jam packed Camp in New Jersey USA in June 2024.  To help make this possible they are looking at various ways of fundraising.  There is a year long programme of work in the lead up to the camp.  Fundraising has already started in School and they hope to continue this by adding sponsored events, online events and much much more.  Catherine Robertson, the pupil who lives in Harlosh...Read More