Kinlochleven Trust have Burns Night in the bag

To coincide with the birthday of the National Bard, Kinlochleven Community Trust launched a brand new initiative just in time for Burns Night as part of their Covid-19 Resilience and Recovery Project.

 

"attachment_434020" "" "225"] A selection of items included in the hampers.

 

With support from Morrison’s in Fort William through their Store Community Champion, 75 food hampers containing the ingredients for a Burns Supper, fresh and long-life food, as well as a recipe book to encourage cooking at home were made up and delivered by Monday, January 25.

 

The mouth-watering hampers were made possible mainly through funding from the Weir Charitable Trust with the Co-op Food Fund paying for the recipe books.

 

"attachment_434023" "" "225"] Age Scotland's Burns in a Bag donations included a quotation penned by the Bard.

 

The Kinlochleven group were also grateful to Age Scotland who donated 25 Burns in a Bag, a canvas bag with a Burns quote and activity pack put together by the Scots Literacy project, to add to some of the hampers.

 

Lucy Cooke, development officer at the trust, said: 'We are so thankful to the Weir Charitable Trust and the Co-op Food Fund for funding this initiative, Morrison’s in Fort William, Age Scotland and our wonderful staff and volunteers for making it happen.

 

'January is not a favourite month for many people and the pandemic is certainly having an impact. We hope these Burns hampers will provide a little joy, inspiration and sustenance in the village at a time of uncertainty and difficulty.'

 

For further information on the Kinlochleven Resilience and Recovery project follow it on Facebook @kinlochlevenCommunityTrust or @kinlochlevensupport, and via the website www.kinlochleven.co.uk, which is currently being updated.