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Case study: Local cardiac screening helping detect hidden heart conditions in young people
For many families in Lewis, a routine school-age health check has become something far more significant, a potential early warning for serious heart conditions that often show no symptoms. Over two days at The Nicolson Institute, around 200 young people are offered…
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Community Trusts share knowledge to strengthen support for local communities
Point and Sandwick Trust (PST) recently welcomed representatives from Galson Estate Trust to its offices as part of an ongoing commitment to strengthening collaboration between community organisations across the Western Isles. The visit provided an opportunity for…
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Point and Sandwick Trust is a charitable organisation based in the Outer Hebrides that uses the income of community generated wind power to support local social, cultural, educational and environmental development.
The Trust built and operates the UK’s biggest community wind farm and has been recognised as leading the way in community renewable energy. Funding projects of all sizes, the Trust provides significant support within the crofting communities of Point and Sandwick on the Isle of Lewis, and the wider Western Isles.
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Information about other community energy projects in the Point and Sandwick area is regularly featured on the Hebrides Writer blog.