Lewis wind farm trust wins charity award
Wind farm charity Point and Sandwick Trust won a major accolade at the Scottish Charity Awards last Thursday night – taking the Celebrating Communities trophy.
The award is for their charity work, funding and supporting community projects with the profits from their wholly community-owned wind farm at Beinn Ghrideag outside Stornoway.
It was an exciting night at the awards, which were hosted by Sally Magnusson in Edinburgh.
The awards are run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, the national body representing the interests of charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. The shortlist included 40 individuals and organisations from across the third sector in Scotland.
Donald John MacSween, general manager of Point and Sandwick Trust, was there to collect the award.
He said: ‘This has been a great night for the trust and recognition of the great support we enjoy from the Point and Sandwick community and further afield.
‘We’re so proud of this fantastic achievement, coming only half way through this, our second year of grant donations to the diverse community groups in our area. We hope to continue making a significant contribution to our community in the years ahead.’