APPRENTICES at a major Cumnock employer have been full of praise for the life-changing opportunities handed to them.

A group of young workers from Emergency One were speaking as it was announced that a record 150 people have applied to join a community funded apprenticeship scheme at the company.

The announcement was made as a cheque for £48,000 was handed over by the 9CC Group to help fund the £1.5 million initiative over four years for 20 trade apprentices.

Community projects across Cumnock and the Doon Valley are set to benefit from a £200,000 windfall.

Community groups and projects in New Cumnock, Patna, Cumnock, Drongan, Rankinston & Stair and Lugar, Logan and Cronberry are eligible to apply for grants with the biggest share going to New Cumnock which is closest to the development.

A pioneering £1.5 million investment will see a second group of apprentices join Cumnock based group Emergency One, the UK’s leading manufacturer of specialist fire and rescue service appliances.

Recruitment will shortly begin for a further 11 Cumnock & Doon Valley residents to join the firm as part of community funded apprenticeships.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has now been signed between REG Greenburn Limited and a local community Trust that will deliver an annual community benefit fund of up to £315,000 per year.

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9CC Group - winners of the ‘Community Wealth Building’ award at the Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce 2024 Business Awards.

The first turbines have been installed in the UK’s largest wind farm as part of the regeneration of one of Scotland’s largest surface coal mining sites.

Seventy local community projects in East Ayrshire have been awarded funding by 9CCG thanks to a £628,000 donation from Brockwell Energy’s North Kyle windfarm site

9CCG is pleased to announce it has secured a £628,000 first instalment of “boost funding” from Brockwell Energy’s North Kyle windfarm site.

The newly established 9CC Group met with Gillian Martin, Minister for Energy and the Environment at Holyrood this week. Following the success of their official business introduction at Dumfries House in October which was attended by over 180 guests, the group headed to the Scottish Parliament to provide the minister a brief on how the group was formed, it operates and its ambitious plans for the future. The event, attended by over 180 guests saw the much anticipated launch of the Group, which has been in the works since 2019.