£10,000 Awarded from Brackagh Quarry Wind Farm Community Fund
December 12, 2018
Seven community and voluntary projects from the Draperstown area have been awarded a total of £10,000 in support from the Brackagh Quarry Wind Farm Community Fund. REG Power Management, who asset manage the three turbine Brackagh Quarry Wind Farm, located in close proximity to Draperstown, offers financial support to community and voluntary groups within a four mile radius of the wind farm site through the Community Fund.
The Brackagh Quarry Wind Farm Community Fund grants have been awarded to:
- Ballinascreen Men’s Shed
- Draperstown Traders Association
- Bancran Tug of War Team
- STEPS Mental Health
- Ballinascreen Credit Union
- Sixtowns Cross Community Group
- Draperstown Celtic Football Club
Carey Green & Chris Lord, REG Power Management with Brackagh Quarry Wind Farm Community Fund grant recipients.
Carey Green, REG Power Management commented “As a long-term asset manager of wind farms, we consider it vital to be an active partner in communities where they are located and believe the projects supported by the Community Fund this year will be of great benefit to the local community.”
Laurence O’Kane, The Workspace Group, commented “We are delighted to be working in partnership with REG Power Management to support other community projects in Draperstown through the Brackagh Quarry Wind Farm Community Fund.”
The 2019 Brackagh Quarry Wind Farm Community Fund will open for applications on 1st April 2019. For more information on the Community Fund contact Nicole on 028 7962 8113 or email nicole@theworkspacegroup.org.
