The Transocean Winner crashed at Dalmore in August
► Transocean making sizeable cash donation to Western Isles community
Oil rig crash cash for local sports councils
9 March 2017
The Western Isles Development Trust (WIDT) has agreed to work with local sports councils to distribute the £60,000 fund donated by Transocean following the oil rig incident near Dalbeg, Lewis last year.
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The fund will be used to help young people and others in education who apply for support to allow them to access and participate in sporting events where the financial consequences of participating in such events may otherwise prove to be a deterrent.
£15,000 is to be transferred to the Lewis and Harris Sports Council while £5,000
goes to the Uist and Barra Sports Council each year for two years. Then they will
receive a total of £7,500 -
The sports councils are responsible for inviting and processing applications for funding under their own terms and conditions.
The use of the fund will be kept under review by the WIDT which will decide at a later date whether the balance of the fund should also be distributed in the same way.
Angus Campbell, chairman of the WIDT, said: “The Comhairle discussed community benefit with Transocean and the company wanted to pay tribute to the communities of the Western Isles and we felt that there should be a fund for young people across the islands.
“Often youth groups struggle to raise funds for attending mainland sporting events and this will provide an opportunity to bid for money for that purpose.”
► Transocean making sizeable cash donation to Western Isles community
