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The Loch Fyne Oysters Trust

 

Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd. A company owned and run by its employees.

The Loch Fyne Trust (LFOT) was set up by the Board of Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd in September 2000 expressly for the 'relief of poverty, the advancement of education and the protection of the environment particularly within Scotland and the area around the head of Loch Fyne'.

In 2003 LFT amalgamated with the Loch Fyne Fyne Marine Trust which had been running for nearly ten years and whose remit was to protect and enhance the marine environment of Loch Fyne. The merger took place so as to avoid duplication of effort and to maximise effectiveness.

The Trustees of the Loch Fyne Trust are:

  • Bruce Davidson
  • Virginia Sumsion (Chairperson)
  • May MacPherson
  • Helen Seaborne

Ideas for projects should be sent in writing please to one or other of the above care of Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd, Clachan, Cairndow, Argyll, PA26 8BL.

INCOME
Income for the trust is mainly raised from a levy on Loch Fyne Home Delivery sales.

PROJECTS
Projects that have been assisted in recent years include local fundraising events for schools, arts organisations and communities, fundraising for Macmillan Cancer and local hospices.

For example:

  • Comunn Birlinn - Local project with schools building Birlinn boats
  • Dochas Fund – local charity raising funds for research into Guillain Barre Syndrome or Motor Neurone Disease
  • Cairndow Arts Promotions with costs of mounting Exhibition for local artists
  • SIR – Scottish International Relief – base in Dalmally  - including contribution to their post-Tsunami  work in fishing villages in Southern India
  • CHAS – Childrens Hospice scheme based in West of Scotland
  • Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop
  • Cairndow Community Childcare Centre
  • The Joliba Trust - funding sustainable developments in Mali
  • Argyll Fisheries Trusts – habitat renewal (clearing debris, planting deciduous trees) Population and health surveys on wild salmon in the loch
  • Good Fish Guide – published by the Marine Conservation Society with 50% funding from the Loch Fyne Trust
  • Beach cleaning schemes
  • Habitat improvement and monitoring within Loch Fyne
  • Combined work with the Soil Association to develop organic standards for shellfish growers - the application of organic standards within Loch Fyne should act to protect the Loch against undesirable forms of agricultural or aquacultural practice.