Mull Minister to tackle first marathon for sports hall

Amanda moved to Mull about 18 months ago to take over as minister of Mull’s six Church of Scotland buildings, all of which are entirely funded by contributions from the community.

This fundraiser will help with the upkeep of those buildings, as well as allow them to be developed into better community spaces.

There are hopes to buy a generator to allow Salen Church to act as a warm hub even during power cuts, to redevelop Tobermory Church Hall to allow use of its kitchen facilities once more, and to keep the old buildings afloat. 

"These are old historic buildings," she said, "they need a lot of upkeep.

"It would be great to be able to do more for the community with the church spaces. We get money from the waterfall fund to provide warm spaces in winter, but the rest is all community funded."

Half of the money Amanda raises will also go to the new sports hall project at Garmony.

The minister said: "I’m really passionate about health and wellbeing. It’s so important to be active, but the weather here on Mull, I’ve found it really really challenging during my training. 

"To have an indoor facility to train in like is being planned would have been fantastic. It’s not just great for individuals like me, to be able to offer a dedicated space for groups, who currently have to move equipment in and out of the school hall in Tobermory, would be fantastic too.

Amanda has already raised £770 towards her £1000 goal, and hopes to see the number surpass that goal by the time she runs the marathon on May 24, even further by the time of the Tiree Ultra in September. 

You can donate here.