National Lottery Grants for Heritage

Swandro & Skaill Farm, 10 years of Digs

Applicant: Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre Heritage SCIO

Project description: This project aims to stage a series of historical themed events during 2023. These will be linked to the ongoing research projects run by the University of the Highlands and Islands Institute and the University of Bradford Department of Archaeological Sciences at Swandro and Skaill Farm sites at Westness, Rousay.

Decision: Award grant of £9,967 (100% of total costs)

Dunoon Goes POP with Dunoon Burgh Hall

Applicant: POP Shop Enterprises CIC

Project description: To build on the project, Dunoon Goes POP. It will explore how to create, share and engage a diverse range of local people in the co-creation of traditional soft drinks making and research to explore Dunoon's historic links to the sugar and slave trade.

Decision: Award grant of £9,942 (91% of total costs)

Learning About Forests Scotland

Applicant: Keep Scotland Beautiful

Project description: This project aims to engage children and young people across Scotland in reconnecting with their natural heritage and provide opportunities for them to take action to enhance and protect local sites.

Decision: Reject

Music at Aden Folk Festival

Applicant: Friends of Aden Country Park SCIO

Project description: The project aims to organise a one day Folk Festival in Aden Country Park in order to engage the wider community in the local heritage. The day would be a celebration of the music, oral traditions and history of the Buchan area.

Decision: Reject 

A Jaunt Roond Auld Reekie: a performance that combines music, comedy and storytelling to celebrate the Scots language whilst telling stories of 'auld Edinburgh'. To be toured to primary schools in Edinburgh and the Lothians, supported by workshops.

Applicant: Ceilidh Crew 'n Co CIC

Project description: The project aims to tour ‘A Jaunt Roond Auld Reekie’ to 10 schools in Edinburgh from September to late April. The show involves storytelling, original music, comedy, puppetry and audience interaction exploring stories from the social and cultural history of Edinburgh and will be in Scots.

Decision: Award grant of £9,717 (100% of total costs)

The role of regenerative tourism in fostering a sustainable future for small heritage sites in post-industrial towns

Applicant: University of the West of Scotland

Project description: This project aims to explore the potential of regenerative tourism as a means of revitalising small post-industrial heritage sites in Scotland, specifically in the towns of Paisley, Greenock and Clydebank.

Decision: Reject

Celebrating Deaf Heritage, Culture, Language and Space

Applicant: Deaf Action

Project description: This project aims to build on the momentum of previous projects to establish Edinburgh Deaf Festival as an annual event and further develop the role of Deaf Action as a deaf heritage and cultural base.

Decision: Award grant of £120,841 (72% of total costs)

Weaving and Textile Centre for Stirling

Applicant: Coorie Creative Makers Ltd

Project description: Coorie Creative hope to set up a permanent home for their weaving studio in Stirling.  The project aims to conduct a feasibility study with a building in mind, to identify what is possible and the timescales and costs involved.

Decision: Reject

Distant Noises

Applicant: Magic Torch Comics CIC

Project description: This project aims to share the stories and histories of under-served communities through four creative residencies with creative and archive organisations in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverclyde.

Decision: Award grant of £66,880 (99% of total costs)