2006 Winner Announced

New Deer Community Association Crowned Overall Winner

New Deer Community Association has been named the overall winner of the 2006 Calor Scottish Community of the Year award.

The news was announced at an awards lunch held on Tuesday 21st November, 2006.

New Deer Community Association heralds from the village of New Deer in central Buchan, Aberdeenshire.

Community Spirit

In 2005, the Clydesdale Bank announced they were closing a number of branches across Aberdeenshire, including the branch in New Deer. Despite a petition, the building was still put on the market.

New Deer Community Association formed a new group - the Buchan Community Enterprise Group - to bid for the building. They won - and then succesfully negotiated with Royal Bank of Scotland to buy the building from them.

Category Winners

To find out more about each of the category winners, simply click the name of the winning community.

Environment Category

Category Winner - Furniture Plus - Dysart, Fife

Highly Commended - GreenFerry Trust - South Queensferry

Communications Category

Category Winner - Girvan Community Council & Girvan Online

Highly Commended - Woodhead & Windyhills Community Trust

Business Category

Category Winner - Furniture Plus

Highly Commended - Shawbost Old School Trust

People Category

Category Winner - Raploch Community Partnership

Highly Commended - Fusion