Group receives £10,000 to help build Oban centre
OBAN Viewpoint Group has received a grant of £10,000 giving its plans to build a community centre in the town a massive boost.
At the monthly meeting, held in Soroba Community Centre on the first Tuesday of the month, Councillor Roddy McCuish revealed the news.
‘The viewpoint group was awarded £10,000 from the Agnes Angus fund,’ he said.
The money will be used to pay for a feasibility study to determine if building a community centre in Soroba, overlooking the town, is a possibility.
In the past, the group has organised multiple fundraising events, such as cleaning the area where the centre will be located - at the back of Shuna Terrace – multiple coffee mornings, a penny mile, and seasonal events in Soroba Community Centre.
Chairwoman of Oban Viewpoint Group Marri Malloy said: ‘We are absolutely over the moon with the funding.
‘It is funding that just came up so I asked the council and I was told to apply for it and I applied for £10,000, hoping for £5,000, but our four councillors pushed it through on our behalf, so we can only thank them.
‘It’s the first time we have felt like we are getting somewhere.’
Oban South and the Isles Councillor McCuish also revealed that the Rockfield Centre rceived £10,000 from the Agnes Angus fund and Oban Winter Festival secured £6,000.