17 April 2014
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£33,000 funding boost for Scottish war memorials
War memorials from the Borders to the Orkney Isles have received a major funding boost for conservation and repairs. ...
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War memorials from the Borders to the Orkney Isles have received a major funding boost for conservation and repairs.
Ten memorials around the country have received a share of £33,000 from the Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund's £1 million allocation, which is available to communities across Scotland for the repair and conservation of World War One memorials.
The ten funding recipients are as follows:
An important centenary
Frances Moreton, Director of War Memorials Trust said: 'We are delighted to see so many projects benefitting from grants through the Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund. The charity is delighted to be administering the scheme on behalf of Historic Scotland and the Scottish Government and we encourage communities across Scotland to get in touch if they want to repair and conserve their war memorials.
'We hope this announcement today alongside events such as "The Repair and Maintenance of war memorials" seminar, and the site visits being made by our Conservation Officer in Scotland, will help spread the word about the scheme and ensure war memorials across Scotland benefit from this funding over the next few years as we all mark the centenary of the First World War.'
For more on the Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund visit the website.
Read more about Scotland and World War One on our dedicated feature pages.
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Ten memorials around the country have received a share of £33,000 from the Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund's £1 million allocation, which is available to communities across Scotland for the repair and conservation of World War One memorials.
The ten funding recipients are as follows:
- Laurencekirk Parish, Laurencekirk Church of Scotland, Aberdeenshire: Grant offer £5,760
- Dunscore, Dunscore, Dumfries and Galloway: Grant offer £778
- Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow: Grant offer £1,215
- Clyne, Brora, Highlands: Grant offer £5,914
- Aberlour Orphanage, Aberlour, Moray: Grant offer £3,344
- Hopeman Memorial Hall, Hopeman, Moray: Grant offer £10,000
- Clachan-ath-luis, Clachan, North Uist: Grant offer £2,520
- Pierowall, Westray, Orkney: Grant offer £896
- Gattonside, Gattonside, Scottish Borders: Grant offer £1,665
- Avendale Old Parish Church, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire: Grant offer £1,088
An important centenary
Frances Moreton, Director of War Memorials Trust said: 'We are delighted to see so many projects benefitting from grants through the Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund. The charity is delighted to be administering the scheme on behalf of Historic Scotland and the Scottish Government and we encourage communities across Scotland to get in touch if they want to repair and conserve their war memorials.
'We hope this announcement today alongside events such as "The Repair and Maintenance of war memorials" seminar, and the site visits being made by our Conservation Officer in Scotland, will help spread the word about the scheme and ensure war memorials across Scotland benefit from this funding over the next few years as we all mark the centenary of the First World War.'
For more on the Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund visit the website.
Read more about Scotland and World War One on our dedicated feature pages.
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