28 August 2014
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Launch of Scottish Heritage Angels Awards
A new awards programme to celebrate the contribution of volunteers across Scotland who work to protect, understand and value the historic environment has been launched. ...
Launch of Scottish Heritage Angels Awards Images
A new awards programme to celebrate the contribution of volunteers across Scotland who work to protect, understand and value the historic environment has been launched.
The Scottish Heritage Angel Awards will recognise the work of voluntary groups and individuals in protecting and celebrating our built heritage, and will be funded by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation.
The Foundation has awarded the programme prepartory funds of £25,000 as well as up to £48,000 in the first two years of the scheme. A partnership between Historic Scotland, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, the Scottish Government, Scottish Civic Trust, Archaeology Scotland and the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, the awards will seek entries from across Scotland, with the first awards ceremony due to take place in autumn 2015.
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber said: 'Protecting our architectural heritage is a vital part of our cultural life. Architecture is the most vulnerable art form. Temporary change of taste can wipe away a building that is by definition irreplacable. I am half Scottish, my mother was a Johnstone and I'm married to Madeline whose father was a Brigadier in the Black Watch.
'And so I am particularly proud to help Scotland's heritage community celebrate the reclamation of some of our most cultural treasures. The Angel Awards are a brilliant way of saying 'thank you' to those individuals who have made a significant contribution towards protecting our heritage. I hope, by raising awareness of sites at risk, these Scottish landmarks will be maintained for posterity.'
The timetable for the 2015 Awards will be announced at the Scotland's Community Heritage Conference on 8 November 2014 and a dedicated website is currently under development.
For more on the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, visit the website.
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(Stirling Castle image copyright David Monniaux)
The Scottish Heritage Angel Awards will recognise the work of voluntary groups and individuals in protecting and celebrating our built heritage, and will be funded by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation.
The Foundation has awarded the programme prepartory funds of £25,000 as well as up to £48,000 in the first two years of the scheme. A partnership between Historic Scotland, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, the Scottish Government, Scottish Civic Trust, Archaeology Scotland and the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, the awards will seek entries from across Scotland, with the first awards ceremony due to take place in autumn 2015.
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber said: 'Protecting our architectural heritage is a vital part of our cultural life. Architecture is the most vulnerable art form. Temporary change of taste can wipe away a building that is by definition irreplacable. I am half Scottish, my mother was a Johnstone and I'm married to Madeline whose father was a Brigadier in the Black Watch.
'And so I am particularly proud to help Scotland's heritage community celebrate the reclamation of some of our most cultural treasures. The Angel Awards are a brilliant way of saying 'thank you' to those individuals who have made a significant contribution towards protecting our heritage. I hope, by raising awareness of sites at risk, these Scottish landmarks will be maintained for posterity.'
The timetable for the 2015 Awards will be announced at the Scotland's Community Heritage Conference on 8 November 2014 and a dedicated website is currently under development.
For more on the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, visit the website.
(Stirling Castle image copyright David Monniaux)
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