THE Scottish Seabird Centre’s efforts to bounce back from the financial impacts of Covid-19 have been given a boost by North Berwick Trust.
The trust awarded the charity £30,000 towards its conservation and education efforts.
The award recognises the contribution the charity makes to the local community through conservation volunteering projects which both improve the quality of the local environment and help people understand more about the wildlife along the East Lothian coastline.
Olwyn Owen, chair of North Berwick Trust’s grants group, said: “North Berwick Trust is delighted to be able to support the Scottish Seabird Centre with a one-off grant to help it recover from the financial impact of the pandemic.
“The Seabird Centre is a significant local charity and brings many benefits to the North Berwick community, as well as playing an important role in national efforts to conserve and raise awareness of our wonderful marine life.”
Susan Davies, chief executive of the Scottish Seabird Centre, said: “We are extremely grateful to North Berwick Trust for this generous grant award.
“The development of the Scottish Seabird Centre, 21 years ago, was supported by the local community and it is great to see that it is still valued within the community.
“The award gives us a further boost whilst we continue to chart our way through the financial impacts of Covid-19, which saw our centre’s doors closed and the loss of the main income that funded many of our charitable activities.
“It signals confidence in the steps we’ve been taking to rebuild partnerships within the community and to broaden the range of conservation and education activities that we provide.
“Our visitor experience doors have now fully reopened and we look forward to welcoming people from the town to the centre and to join in with our regular programmes of events and activities.”
The Scottish Seabird Centre runs programmes of learning and activities that promote the positive links between nature and people’s wellbeing.
They are designed to be accessible to all within the local community.
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