ANM Group Charitable Trust has awarded £7500 funding to Scottish agricultural charity RSABI to support the Health Hut initiative to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of Scottish farmers and crofters.

The award of the funding follows a successful trial of the Health Hut initiative at ANM Group’s Thainstone Centre where hundreds of blood pressures have been taken over the past 12 months, along with initiatives such as cholesterol testing and early diabetes detection.

The support from the Group’s Charitable Trust will allow the Health Hut, run by RSABI with health professionals with farming backgrounds, to join ANM Group at a host of summer shows in the northeast for the next three years.

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The Health Hut will be present on ANM Group’s stand at the following agricultural shows:

• New Deer Show on July 20

• Black Isle Show on August 1

• Turriff Show on August 4 and 5

• Grantown Show on August 8

• Keith Show on August 10

The Health Hut initiative aims to encourage individuals working in the Scottish agricultural industry to take a more proactive approach to improving their health and provides farmers with an opportunity to receive general health checks. They also have the opportunity to discuss any physical or mental health concerns they may have in confidence with health care professionals.

Grant Rogerson, chief executive of ANM Group, said: “After the success of the pilot initiative, we are delighted that the Trustees of the Group’s Charitable Trust have agreed to support the next stages of the project, with RSABI joining us at this year’s agricultural shows, to continue the health huts vital work in making healthcare accessible for all members and customers and northeast farmers.

"Initiatives like this offer valuable support for individuals working in the agricultural industry, we would encourage all members, customers and visitors to make the most of Health Hut’s services over the course of this summer show season.”