The announcement by the Big Lottery Fund of an award of over £380,000 to Fetterangus Community Association has been hailed by local MSP Stewart Stevenson and SNP Westminster candidate for Banff & Buchan Eilidh Whiteford as a tremendous boost to the small Buchan community.
Commenting, Stewart Stevenson MSP said:
“I am delighted for Fetterangus Community Association, Chairman Colin Wood and all those involved who have helped achieve this success.
"This is a substantial sum they have been awarded and clearly a lot of hard work has gone into making the application to the Big Lottery Fund in producing a bid which has secured this level of funding, so I congratulate all those involved.
SNP Westminster candidate for Banff & Buchan Eilidh Whiteford added:
“This is a very exciting project which aims to allow the local community to generate its own funding for local facilities through its wind turbine project.
"I am quite sure that other communities not just in Buchan but across Scotland will be keeping a close eye on this and will be looking to follow where Fetterangus is leading."