Campbeltown awarded £700,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund

[Kintyre Forum News]

Again from the funding alert

Congratulations to Heritage Lottery Fund Winners

Welcome to James Lafferty who is the new Project Officer for Argyll and Bute Council’s Campbeltown CARS and is now based in Campbeltown. Also, thanks to the enthusiasm of everyone working to improve and enhance the heritage of Campbeltown, the town has won a Stage 1 pass worth £700,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards a Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI). This will run side-by-side with the CARS. Development funding of £25,000 will be available over the next 12 months to help build up local construction skills, celebrate Campbeltown’s retail sector and review the conservation area. Five historic buildings, two of which are on the buildings at risk register, have been selected for particular attention as part of the THI scheme: the Old School, Big Kiln Street, the Old Courthouse, Bolgam Street; 13-15 Kirk Street; 50-52 Main Street and the Town Hall. Grants are also available for building repairs in the town centre (particularly high-level works) and for shop front reinstatement and repair. The first meeting of a local steering group will be held some time in early February. Any group interested in being involved that has not already expressed an interest please contact James on 07900 888784 or james.lafferty@argyll-bute.gov.uk

[hoots the scoop]

Perhaps they could fix the town hall clock?

Or is it on strike too?

[Pete Reek]

If it's broken, likely it can't strike!!

[Jock Strap]

Bit of joke mind you - that must be near three months now...

[Kintyre Forum News]

Anyone know anything more about this?

Think there was a meeting last week about it.

They should hire yon Stonemason for a couple of years to do all the stone work!

[jaffacat]

I am that stonemason. I was told at the launch meeting of the CARS scheme in OCTOBER 2006 that I would be inundated with work and would need to think seriously about starting some apprentices. Just as well I never - I would be out of business by now seeing as there doesn`t seem to be any work going ahead yet and we are 18 months down the line!