Welcoming the Award of £19,000 to Fintry Kirk Resilience and Community Trust’s Project, Connecting Fintry

That the Parliament welcomes the award of £19,000 from the National Lottery Awards for All Scotland programme to the Fintry Kirk Resilience and Community Trust for its project, Connecting Fintry: Community Activities and Participation; notes that the Trust acquired Fintry Kirk from the Church of Scotland in February 2026 and is working to secure the building’s future as a place of worship, heritage and community use for wider local benefit; understands that the funding will support a programme of activities aimed at reducing isolation, increasing participation and strengthening community connections in Fintry, including through the appointment of a part-time Community Activities Co-ordinator to work with residents, volunteers and local organisations; recognises that the project responds to locally identified challenges such as rural isolation, limited transport options and the need for better coordination of community opportunities; further recognises that, as a relatively new community trust, this award represents an important milestone and a strong endorsement of both the identified need and the community’s commitment to improving local wellbeing and participation, and wishes the project every success for the future.