Award scheme for heritage volunteers 20/8/14
A new awards programme to recognise the work of volunteers across Scotland in protecting the historic environment has been launched.
The Scottish Heritage Angel Awards will be funded by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation which has awarded the programme preparatory funds of £25,000 as well as up to £48,000 in each of the first two years of the scheme.
The annual awards programme will complement and run parallel to the existing English Heritage Angel Awards which were founded by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Lord Lloyd Webber) and English Heritage in 2011.
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 new awards will seek entries from across Scotland. The first awards ceremony will take place in autumn 2015.
Scottish Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: “Scotland’s heritage is of us all and for us all, empowering, enriching and shaping our communities. The contribution of volunteers and voluntary groups to understanding, protecting and valuing our heritage is tremendous and I am delighted that the Scottish Heritage Angel Awards will recognise that good work.”