Born in 1946 and brought up in Cupar, Fife, I was educated at the local school - 
Banff & Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson has welcomed the latest announcement by Awards For All, which sees numerous local groups engaged in a variety of community, sports, arts, heritage, health, environment and education based projects benefiting.
Commenting on the welcome news, Mr Stevenson said:
"I am delighted to learn that many local groups have been successful in obtaining Lottery Funding. This will secure the future for many of the groups, and I'm sure it will go a long way to making a big contribution to the local communities.
"The communities in question and the local surrounding areas shall benefit immensely from these awards and I applaud their fortitude in seeking the funding that's on offer. "I would encourage more local groups to apply for funding, which is available from Awards For All which is supported by the Scottish Arts Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund, sportscotland and the Big Lottery Fund.
"Once again, my congratulations go to the successful organisations on such welcoming news."
Note: The local awards are:
National Schizophrenia Fellowship Scotland – (Banff) £8720
Stuartfield Pre-School Group £1793
Portsoy Primary Parents Support Group £7904
Home - Start Deveron £5860
Karen Adam is now the MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast
