Supporting the Project
The project is in partnership with
We have also benefited from support, advice and feedback from experts at
The Shieling Project is based on the Struy Estate, where we are very fortunate to have the support of the Spencer-Nairn family and the award winning eco-tourism business Eagle Brae.
We are a social enterprise. The project is a not-for-profit organisation and our community impact is monitored on a yearly basis. That means we charge for our services but all that money goes into running the project. During our start-up phases we are relying also on funding and donations, so far we have gathered funding support from:
Tesco has teamed up with greenspace scotland to launch its Bags of Help initiative in Scotland. The scheme will see three community groups and projects in each of these regions awarded grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the 5p bag charge. Bags of Help offers community groups and projects in each of Tesco’s regions across the UK a share of revenue generated from the five pence charge levied on single-use carrier bags. The public will now vote in store from 27 February until 6 March on who should receive the £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 awards.
SSE Highland Sustainable Development Fund
The Hugh Fraser Foundation
Photos by the Shieling Project, Mhairi Baird, George Logan and David Powell
Dear friends, an update from the project: we are maintaining some of our services. It is likely that we will shut down in the coming months and this will have a severe impact on our future. We have put a longer post on our Facebook with more details https://t.co/6uzMZ9wTId https://t.co/f7DLACqu11
We hope you can make our Volunteer Weekend 21/22 March - there'll be rewarding jobs, great company and super food. Plus a chance to stay in our lovely bothies. The forecast is good, you're welcome to come Friday evening if that works for you. Let us know if you can make it https://t.co/IMgZCYdLVZ
Its our 5th birthday! Come and celebrate five years since we started here at Dunmaglass. We're inviting anyone involved in the project to come and share some food and craic from 6pm onwards Saturday 25th April. Get in touch to let us know you're coming https://t.co/25oV2v6dlt
