IHBC members who are involved in funding work will be interested to learn of Big Lottery funding recently awarded to support a heritage festival.
The Big Lottery writes:
A midsummer music festival, a drama group for vulnerable people, a theatre group for youngsters, and a heritage festival are just four arts and cultural schemes to receive a Lottery funding award. The community projects are among a wide range of the latest 184 projects across Scotland sharing over £1,440,188 of National Lottery funding from small grants scheme Awards for All Scotland.
In the Scottish Borders, Hawick Reivers Association will use its £8,770 award to buy equipment to ensure the long term sustainability of heritage festival aimed at rediscovering Reiver ancestry through drama, music, and re-enactments. Cath Elliot of the Hawick Reivers Association, said: ‘The grant will allow the purchase of much needed equipment which will be used for many years to come. The festival is very much a community event run by a group of volunteers. It is always our aim to keep as many of the aspects of the festival free to the public as possible, while maintaining a high standard of performance – and this award of the grant will allow us to continue to do this.’
An Awards for All Scotland spokesperson, said: ‘Today we have announced over £1.4 million of grants that will help communities across Scotland set up and develop a wide spectrum of projects run for and by local people. What is clear is the smallest amount of funding can often make the biggest difference to people’s lives. All of these grants are a great way to show the variety of projects that can be funded through Awards for All for people of all ages.’
Awards for All Scotland gives out grants of between £500 and £10,000 to projects that bring communities together to enjoy a range of activities. It is a partnership by sportscotland and Big Lottery Fund. The programme gives out grants of between £500 and £10,000 to projects that bring communities together to enjoy a range of activities.
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