Twelve Community Projects Awarded Over £272,000 in First Round of Highland's Reuse and Repair Fund

20th February 2026

In 2025, The Highland Council launched The Reuse and Repair Fund, with members agreeing to secure £500,000 across a two-year period for community groups across Highland.

Round 1 of the fund is now closed, with 12 projects across Highland securing funding, totalling £272,366.

Projects are expected to deliver on the priority themes: Community-led waste reduction and skills for sustainable living. The successful projects range from reuse centres to skills cafes and workshop and skills programmes focusing on capacity building.

Vice Chair of the Communities and Place Committee, Councillor Hugh Morrison said: "This first round of the Reuse and Repair Fund highlights the talent, creativity and determination that exists within communities across Highland. These projects will help people develop practical skills, reduce waste, and contribute to a more circular local economy. It's inspiring to see so many groups leading the way in delivering sustainable, community-led solutions."

The approved projects are listed below:

New Start highland
Reuse Revolution
£49,330.00

Rag Tag and Textile
RagTag's Skills Cafe
£11,082.00

Thurso Community Development Trust
"Beyond the Bin" Upcycling Workshop Programme
£5,625

Inverness Darkroom
Futureproofing: Make the Inverness Darkroom Sustainable
£2,000

Lochaber Environmental Group
Fort William Bike Shed
£26,304

Lochaber Environmental Group
Fort William Repair Cafe
£2,270

Green Hive
Developing and diversifying local social enterprise activities to support reuse and repair in Nairn
£24,906

Lochbroom & Ullapool Community Trust Ltd (LUCT)
New Broom Depot
£46,239

Transition Black Isle
Black Isle Repair Café (BIRC)
£4,820

ILM Highland
Rescued and Ready
£40,700

Strathspey Works- Grantown Remakery
Revive and Reuse - in the Circular Economy
£29,350

Golspie Youth Action Group
GYP Circular Economy Project - Phase one
£29,740

The funded projects will empower communities to extend the life of materials through reuse, repair and upcycling; alongside providing communities with workshops and initiatives that can teach individuals to repair, mend and creative reuse skills.

The fund will re-open for round 2 in April 2026. Please keep an eye out for updates or keep up to date on our Connect with Opportunities page on BeConnected. Visit: https://highland.communitychoices.scot

If you have another project or idea that you are looking to deliver, please add your proposal to the BeConnected map.

 

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