image: Shirley Grant, Shapinsay Gas House, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Shapinsay has won a national public vote to transform the land around its historic Gas House into a community garden, reports The Orkney News.
The Orkney News writes:
… Shapinsay Development Trust was one of four finalists in Certas Energy’s Community Bloom Fund, securing a £15,000 grant with support from across Orkney and beyond.
Lisa-Marie Muir, Community Development Officer at Shapinsay Development Trust, said: ‘We’re absolutely delighted to have been awarded this fund. For a small community like ours, this will make a huge difference. We’re so grateful to Certas Energy for this opportunity and for supporting us to get this far.’..,
… The Gas House, a distinctive stone tower in Balfour Village, has stood as a local landmark for generations. The land around it, however, has been neglected for more than 20 years…’
With so few residents, Shapinsay relied on support from far and wide to vote for this project….
