Posts by Natasha Hoare

The Banff Cluster of schools have reported on this years grant funding from Boyndie Co-op here: 2026 – The Banff Schools Cluster Update Whitehills Primary used grant funding from Boyndie to build and create 7 new raised beds and purchases gardening equipment and seeds for vegetables and flowers. Banff Academy continue to develop their courtyard…

Boyndie Wind Farm Co-operative School Grants 2024/5 Banff Academy GROW project update 2025 All the schools in the Banff School Cluster benefited from grants during session 2024-25 to support the development of projects and improvements linked to the Sustainable Development Goals. This included additional growing spaces and learning resources.

Boyndie Windfarm Co-operative School Grants 2023/24 Again in 2023/24 we have been able to work with Aberdeenshire Council’s  Banff Schools Cluster to facilitate and encourage young people to learn and develop outdoors, appreciate their environment and know more about their food and nutrition. Here, they report their activities and outcomes, in their own style and…

Banff Academy – ‘Grow’ project underway. All the schools in the Banff School Cluster benefited from grants during session 2022-23 to support the development of projects and improvements linked to the Sustainable Development Goals.  Click here to view the schools’ presentation to see which projects the grant funded.

The main benefactor in 2022 was Turriff Academy’s “Sustainability Group”. They are creating “Green spaces” around the school which has limited outdoor space.  Our grant helped them to purchase tiered planters and plants which will in the long term benefit the school.  These will be looked after by the pupils who have given their project…