Funding for village sports project

Cleish Village Hall Association is celebrating a timely funding boost.

A total of £11,000 came from SUEZ Communities Trust and will be used for the Cleish sports field access project.

This project will create a path that will connect the village of Cleish to the sports field, giving emergency and supply vehicle access for the first time.

At present the sports field is limited to pedestrian access only.

Cliff Culley, chairman of Cleish Field Association committee, said: “We have struggled for years to enable any kind of access to our field but this additional funding from SUEZ Communities Trust will allow us to lay a hard core path providing safe access for all and thus enabling the consideration of more ambitious events to be staged safely for the enjoyment of all.”’

Marek Gordon, chairman of SUEZ Communities Trust, added: “SUEZ Communities Trust provides funding awards through the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund, an important source of funding which came into effect in April 2015.

“The scheme is linked to the Scottish Landfill Tax and encourages landfill site operators to provide contributions to approved bodies, who can then pass the funds onto community and environmental projects.

“We were delighted to be able to offer funding to Cleish Village Hall Association.”