The Scottish Heritage Angel awards have been launched, with a call for entries to recognise and celebrate the work of individuals and community groups by 30 June.
Historic Scotland writes:
A new awards programme has been launched to celebrate the contribution of volunteers across Scotland who work to protect, understand and value the historic environment.
The Scottish Heritage Angel Awards will recognise the work of voluntary groups and individuals in protecting and celebrating our build heritage, and will be funded by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation.
A partnership between the Foundation and Historic Scotland, RCAHMS, the Scottish Government, Scottish Civic Trust and Archaeology Scotland , the new awards will seek entries from across Scotland with the first awards ceremony taking place in autumn 2015.
The first of such awards in Scotland, the programme supports the delivery of the new Historic Environment Strategy, Our Place in Time, with its strong emphasis on community participation in heritage.
Joint Chief Executives Ian Walford and Diana Murray said: ‘This awards programme is the first of its kind in Scotland, and will celebrate the valuable contribution of the voluntary sector in championing our heritage. The award categories will be wide ranging and will give us the chance to recognise the work of a broad selection of voluntary groups and individuals.
‘The English Heritage Angel Awards do a fantastic job of celebrating community and grass-roots projects and we are delighted that the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation will fund this similar initiative to highlight the work of volunteers in Scotland.’
The timetable for the Awards will be announced at Scotland’s Community Heritage Conference on 8 November 2014.
