£255,000 Covid-19 crisis fund from Community Windpower

Scottish skiing sensation sponsored again for new season

Community Windpower is once again supporting one of Scotland’s top young skiing prospects as he heads into the 2020/21 season.Murdo Watson, from East Linton, has been provided £2,500 to support his quest to be selected for the British Alpine Ski Team.The Dunbar Grammar School pupil is already making progress this year, after being selected to represent Scotland in the World School Championships in France.He now has extra reasons to focus on the upcoming season, following a successful 2019/20 season in which he picked up four podium places and ended the season ranked 7th in GB (3rd in Scotland) for slalom and 9th in GB (2nd in Scotland) for giant slalom.Murdo said: “I’m delighted and very grateful that Community Windpower has agreed to support me again for this upcoming season, as I wouldn’t have been able to achieve what I have in the last year without their generous sponsorship.“Last season the funding...read more