Groups can get boost from community fund

ENCHANTED FOREST TRUST GRANTS UP FOR GRABS

- STAFF REPORTER

Supporting events Etape Caledonia is one of the events which has been boosted by the Trust

The Enchanted Forest Community Trust - the charitable organisation behind Scotland’s favourite sound and light show - has opened applications for its 2026 Community Fund.

Since launching in 2015, the Fund has reinvested more than £522,000 into the Highland Perthshire area, supporting over 185 local charities, community groups, projects and transforming the success of one of Scotland's best-known cultural events into a lasting community legacy.

Applications are now open to registered charities and community interest companies (CICs) based or operating in Highland Perthshire with organisations able to apply for grants of up to £10,000 to support projects that make a tangible difference to people's lives.

The Enchanted Forest Community Trust particularly welcomes applications from local projects that are unable to access funds from other bodies.

The projects should be focused on helping people in need with the cost-of-living crisis in the Highland Perthshire area, help with battling child poverty and focus on child welfare and increase inclusion, enablement, independence, mental health and wellbeing.