Many agencies and volunteers worked in partnership and together tackled the problems in a direct pragmatic way.ДЄfter the Storm I felt compelled to do everything in my power to help the clean-up and re-building process but so did so many other people. Storm Frank was a 1 in 500 year flood which dramatically changed the landscape and affected over 300 homes and 60 businesses вЂ“ which is a monumental number in a rural area such as Deeside. A month after the flood Claire organised a conference for local business owners, academics, industry experts and the public sector to bring awareness to the recovery needs, environmental impact and encourage collaboration to put Deeside back on the tourism map and вЂOpen for BusinessвЂ™.Д¬laire said: вЂњI am honoured and incredibly humbled to be recognised with the Great Scot Award but it wasnвЂ™t just me. She was instrumental in helping with immediate clean-up efforts across the area, bringing together businesses, volunteers, the staff of Glen Tanar and many others to minimise the impact of the flood. The award recognised ClaireвЂ™s efforts in rallying businesses, communities and public sector organisations to come together following Storm Frank that devastated many parts of Aberdeenshire, leaving families homeless and businesses destroyed.ДЇollowing the storm, Claire helped to house affected residents from Ballater and the surrounding areas who had lost their homes. For 26 years, the Awards have been honouring ordinary people whose stories of courage, determination and selflessness that make the nation proud. The Sunday Mail Great Scot Awards is ScotlandвЂ™s biggest awards ceremony, championing everything thatвЂ™s great about Scotland and its local communities. Claire Bruce, Director, has received the honour of the Sunday Mail Great Scot Award in the #ScotSpirit category, sponsored by VisitScotland, on October 29 at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Glasgow.

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