In October 2020 the Trust was awarded £9,000 from the Highland Council via the Town Centre Fund – a fund which enables local authorities to re-purpose town centres to become more diverse, successful and sustainable.
In 2020 The Portree and Braes Community Trust, with support from the Scottish Land Fund, purchased the site of the then derelict squash courts and overgrown tennis court at the Bayfield area of Portree.
In 2016 Fearann Eilean Iarmain estates offered to sell land to the community through the Portree & Braes Community Trust.
In partnership with the Community Trust, Portree-based Atlas Arts commissioned New York artist J. Maizlish Mole to create a humorous yet practical public maps of the town of Portree.
Portree and Braes Community Trust has the opportunity to buy the King George V Playing Field in Portree for the long-term benefit of the community.
A group of residents came together at the start of 2019 and joined forces with the Portree & Braes Community Trust to ensure that Portree had Christmas lights for many years to come.
The Matheson Place Play Park group formed in 2021 with a vision to create a brand-new accessible play park facility in a derelict site at Matheson Place, Portree.
Throughout Portree and Braes you will find a wide variety of paths and walks with spectacular views, abundant wildlife and natural flora.
Portree Community Allotments are a community project consisting of 28 plots and 4 raised beds, with communal areas for composting and recreation.
The Portree Community Centre was constructed in 1996 and served the community for many years as a popular venue for sports, arts and community use.
The Highland Council submitted a £50 million bid to the UK’s Levelling Up Fund in late 2022 with a view to securing transformational investment in Portree Harbour.
The initiative to refurbish the Helipad at Sluggans, Portree was first considered at a Multi-Agency Meeting of the Skye and Lochalsh Community Safety Group in 2002
In late 2017, the Trust opened a two cubicle toilet unit at Portree Pier
The Trust sees great potential in maximising the benefit of the lands and buildings within Camanachd Square for the community.
In 2018 The Portree and Braes Community Trust raised funds to purchase mobile skate ramps which have since been situated at the “Red Pitch” at Camanachd Square, Portree.
In 2023 a small group of Portree residents started working with the PBCT to look more closely at the demand for a soft play in the area.
The aim of the Speak up for Gaelic project is to organise events and activities where people feel comfortable speaking Gaelic in everyday settings, regardless of their ability in the language.
