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Highlands and Islands Climate Festival funding applications invited from community groups





The Highlands and Islands Climate Festival will look at what is being done to tackle climate change.
The Highlands and Islands Climate Festival will look at what is being done to tackle climate change.

A celebration of localism will be at the heart of the month-long Highlands and Islands Climate Festival later this year.

The festival, which runs from September 13 to October 8, is organised by the Highland and Islands Climate Hub.

Community groups are being invited to apply for grants of £150 for events which they may already be staging during the festival and which can be included in the programme..

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The festival will focus on the activity taking place across the region to combat climate change and create sustainable, locally-focused and vibrant communities and will culminate with the Highland Climate Conference in Inverness on October 8.

The themes throughout are #thinklocal, #growlocal, #walklocal #sharelocal #belocal.

Funding applications open to groups on Thursday June 19 at 1pm, and close on July 11 at 5pm. Late applications will not be accepted.

New for this year will be funding for marketplace style events in localities with a focus on bringing communities together.

The Highlands and Islands Climate Hub is funded by the Scottish Government.

It is part of a network of 24 climate action hubs across Scotland which support communities to make a just transition towards net zero and support a climate ready Scotland.


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