Camglen go radio gaga for cash boost
Lottery funding joy
A community radio station is to benefit from a cash grant.
Camglen Radio landed the £148,907 funding from the National Lottery last week, meaning the popular station will be able to expand further, with volunteers learning new skills through further training.
Tam Curry, coordinator at Camglen Radio, said: “We are absolutely delighted to receive support from the Big Lottery Fund.
“The funding is going to enable us to continue recruiting and supporting local people, no matter their experience, background or barriers, to become fully-fledged members of our broadcast team.
“We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and supportive radio station; a third of our volunteer team have a range of support needs and with Big Lottery Fund support we have the capacity to give tailored support to each individual so that they can work towards their goals.
“Our volunteers will learn new skills, become more job ready, improve well-being and have a real sense of purpose as part of a real, full-time radio station, while listeners will benefit from having a local station that is truly representative of the community they live in.”
The investment came as part of a nationwide award of £5.7 million, spread across 24 Scottish groups.
Maureen McGinn, Big Lottery Fund Scotland chairwoman, said: “This latest investment will help communities across Scotland to flourish by bringing local people together.
“Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, thousands of people will gain access to multi-purpose community spaces in their local area which will improve their health and wellbeing.”
Camglen is operated through the Healthy N’ Happy Development Trust.