A share issue campaign by the Lismore Community Trust (LCT) attracted over 230 backers and £80,000 in donations.
They now plan to create a central hub for the island’s 160 permanent residents.
They now plan to create a central hub for the island’s 160 permanent residents.
However, contributions from holiday home owners and regular visitors alongside those of neighbours pushed the final total over £82,000 and growing.
LCT chair Andy Hough said the store’s survival was key to maintaining the island’s ability to provide for local residents without them having to make a three-hour round trip to Oban.
He said: “If the store had closed, it would have been devastating for quite a number of services.
“We have a fragile population anyway and it would have added to that feeling of isolation. It could have been the beginning of depopulation.
They now plan to create a central hub for the island’s 160 permanent residents.
A share issue campaign by the Lismore Community Trust (LCT) attracted over 230 backers and £80,000 in donations.
However, contributions from holiday home owners and regular visitors alongside those of neighbours pushed the final total over £82,000 and growing.
They now plan to create a central hub for the island’s 160 permanent residents.
They now plan to create a central hub for the island’s 160 permanent residents.
However, contributions from holiday home owners and regular visitors alongside those of neighbours pushed the final total over £82,000 and growing.
LCT chair Andy Hough said the store’s survival was key to maintaining the island’s ability to provide for local residents without them having to make a three-hour round trip to Oban.
He said: “If the store had closed, it would have been devastating for quite a number of services.
“We have a fragile population anyway and it would have added to that feeling of isolation. It could have been the beginning of depopulation.
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