Born in 1946 and brought up in Cupar, Fife, I was educated at the local school - 
Banff and Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson has welcomed the announcement of the latest round of lottery awards, which will see several local organisations benefiting involved in the area of community, arts, heritage, sport, health, education and environment.
Commenting on the awards, Mr Stevenson said:
“I welcome the news that many local organisations are to benefit from the recent dispersal of local lottery awards. Such awards can make all the difference between an organisation surviving and providing an invaluable public service and not being financially viable to continue at all.
“However, although this is good news for Banff and Buchan, I shall continue in my quest to ensure that the North-east receives its fair share of lottery cash. It is imperative that all is done to ensure that funding is secured for this local area.
“Once again, I give my congratulations to those organisations which have been successful this time round. Also, I would urge any local organisation that hasn’t, as yet, made an application for lottery money to do so. And to any organisation who have been unsuccessful in the past, my advice is not to give up trying as several of our largest awards were made on the third or fourth attempt and I am always willing to support local groups in their applications.”
Karen Adam is now the MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast
