The Windfall Fund supports community-focused events and projects.
Applications
The Windfall Fund has now closed to applications for 2024.
We are hoping to be in a position to re-open it in again in the New Year 2025.
We strongly recommend that you get your applications in as soon as the fund re-opens!
Anyone wishing to apply for support should therefore request an application form by contacting us at admin@tireetrust.org.uk or call us on 01879 220 074.
Tilley Updates
We can no longer get insurance for Tilley. That means that for repairs and decommissioning costs, we must self-insure. The Trust are building up the reserves to cover these eventualities – and this does mean that less money is readily available, we set a budget for the Windfall Fund each year.
We must prepare for a future beyond Tilley’s lifespan. We are exploring ideas that have the potential to provide new income and other benefits in a post-Tilley Tiree. However, it is unlikely that any of those would generate the amount of money for the community that Tilley has. A like-for-like replacement may not be viable at present based on shifting policy – such as feed-in tariffs and funding – but we will certainly be considering every avenue.
In the meantime, the Directors of the Trust and TREL are reviewing how we can manage and use income from Tilley in ways that maximise the benefits – both now and in the future.
Who we supported
We were thrilled to fund the following organisations and projects in 2024:
| Fèis Thiriodh | £3,000 |
| Tiree Community Gym | £3,000 |
| Tiree Parties Committee | £3,000 |
| Tiree Wave Classic | £1,500 |
| Tiree Agricultural Society | £1,546 |
| Screen Argyll | £1,300 |
| Tiree Makery | £1,650 |
| SOLAR | £2,000 |
| First Aid Training | £2,000 |
