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October 2015
Dear Friends, Supporters and Colleagues
Welcome to the SCT October e-bulletin.
SCT has been very busy these last few weeks. We are accepting bookings for our annual conference, Housing in Scotland: Learning from the Past, Building for the Future which is shaping up to be an incredibly interesting and important event. See below for more information.
We enjoyed an immensely successful evening at the Scottish Heritage Angel Awards on Monday 28th September: the evening was filled with inspirational stories of volunteer projects across the country, interspersed with stellar musical entertainment form the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. No sooner had the paint dried on our walls (the offices have been smartly redecorated) then we were back in the swing of things, tying up Doors Open Days and commenting on planning applications, most notably the Royal High School in Edinburgh.
As ever, if any group would like me or our Director, John Pelan, to meet with them or give a talk then please give us a call or drop us an email.
Gaby Laing, Heritage Officer
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Booking is now open for the Scottish Civic Trust Annual Conference 2015
Housing in Scotland:
Learning from the Past, Building for the Future
Tuesday 24th November 2015, Linlithgow Burgh Halls
9.30am - 4pm
Action Plan for Housing in the Next Decade: 2011-2020'
The Scottish Civic Trust Annual Conference 2015 will tackle one of the most important issues facing society today - housing our population. How can we provide quality, well-built, sustainable and affordable homes without adversely impacting on communities already under pressure from over-development.
Everyone agrees that we need to build more houses but at what cost? What lessons can we learn from the past - success stories and failures - and what control do we have as citizens over housebuilding.
The conference will hear from industry experts and academics and will be of interest to everyone who wants to have a say in the future of housebuilding in Scotland.
Confirmed speakers include:
...and more tbc!
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Scottish Heritage Angel Awards Ceremony
Heritage volunteers from across Scotland gathered at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre on Monday 28th September as the winners of the very first Scottish Heritage Angel Awards were revealed.
The volunteers, or ‘Angels’, involved in one of Europe’s most significant cemeteries, Scotland’s firefighting past, the country’s unique canal and waterway heritage, the safeguarding of a pair of historic buildings in the North of Scotland and an individual who has dedicated more than 20 years to Scotland’s archaeological sector were all celebrated as winners as they each received an Angel Award.
You can view films of the winners here.
Click here to see a short film of the ceremony highlights and more photos from the night.
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Become an urban detective with Scotland's Urban Past!
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Scotland's Urban Past
Scotland's Urban Past (SUP) is a nationwide community engagement initiative to uncover the history of Scotland’s towns and cities, led by Historic Environment Scotland (formerly Historic Scotland and RCAHMS) and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
We support all kinds of projects which help people investigate, record, engage with and celebrate the stories of buildings, streets, parks and more. Every project stems from a local community, while we provide free training and resources to turn ideas into reality.
We offer training to suit the aims of community-led projects, but can include:
- how to plan and manage your project
- promoting your project
- surveying and recording buildings
- researching historical documents and maps
- digital mapping and illustration
- oral history recording
- digital and paper archiving
Any community groups and youth clubs with project ideas relating to Scottish towns and cities with populations over 3,000 are encouraged to get in touch with us by emailing sup@rcahms.gov.uk.
We're also in the process of setting up a programme of training courses in different locations throughout Scotland, which will be free members of community groups to attend, even if they aren't involved with an SUP project.
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Review of the Scottish Planning System
The Programme for Government 2015-2016 announced the Scottish Government’s intention to review the planning system. The Review Panel aims to achieve a quicker, more accessible and efficient planning process in order to build investor and community confidence in the system. The review will be undertaken by an independent panel, chaired by Crawford Beveridge, and also including Petra Biberbach and John Hamilton. The Panel will provide a strategic perspective and will be open to ‘gamechanging’ views and ideas.
The Panel would now like to invite written evidence from all interested parties. The closing date for written evidence is 1 December 2015.
Further information on submitting written evidence:
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New Community Greenspace Grants open for applications
Tesco has announced that the money raised from the 5p bag charge in Tesco stores will be used to pay for a large number of local projects to improve greenspaces in communities across Scotland, England and Wales. Projects that will get the green light as a result of the funding will include building new pocket parks, sports facilities, woodland walks and community gardens.
The first funding round of the programme opens for applications today and will close on 27 November 2015 at 12 noon. This will be your first chance to submit an application for a grant of between £8,000 and £12,000 to create better and happier places where you live, although there will be two funding rounds per year over the next three years.
Nominated projects will be whittled down to a shortlist of three for each store region, and in early 2016 Tesco customers will be able to vote both instore and online for which of the short-listed projects they want to see get the go-ahead, with winning projects announced shortly afterwards. Six projects will receive funding in each of the 48 Scottish store regions annually.
For more information and to apply, click here.
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New national heritage body for Scotland granted charitable status
The new national heritage body for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has received charitable status from the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).
The move marks another important milestone in the establishment of the new organisation, which will legally be known as Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and takes up full operational powers on October 1, following the merging of Historic Scotland and The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) into a new public body.
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/historicenvironmentscotland
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Pollokshields Heritage 2015-2016 Lecture Series announced
Pollokshields Heritage have announced an impressive upcoming lecture series. All lectures take place at the Fotheringay Centre, 63 Fotheringay Road G41 4NN, 7.00pm for 7.30pm - £5 at door.
The series begins on Tuesday 17 November 2015 with Holly Rumble: ‘Glasgow and the Turner Prize’
From 1st October-17th January, Tramway will be hosting this year’s prestigious Turner Prize exhibition. Since 1984, this prize has been hosted at Tate Britain in London, and recently in alternate years at Liverpool, Gateshead and Derry-Londonderry. This is the first time the exhibition has been presented in Scotland. This lecture explores the high number of artists from Glasgow who have been nominated over the years (including three of the last five winners), and the role of the Turner Prize in the broader Glasgow arts scene.
For information about the subsequent lectures, please see the website.
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Stirling Civic Trust: City Development Framework Talk Series
Stirling Smith Museum Theatre; open to the public and free of charge.
- Thursday 19 November 2015: An overview of the framework: what is the framework, why is it needed, what will it deliver: Stacey Burlet, Director of Communities and Partnerships Service and Lesley Gallagher, Programme Manager, Stirling Council
- Thursday 21 January 2016: Site specific: Top of the town and city centre: projects and activity: City Park, Cultural Quarter and City Market: Speakers will be Jane Menzies, Senior Manager, Communities and Partnerships and Brian Roberts, Senior Manager, Corporate Operations.
- Thursday 18 February 2016: Site specific: Forthside and city centre: projects and activity: Digital Hub, Grown on Space and Civic Centre: Speakers will be Carol Beattie, Chief Executive Office and Brian Roberts.
www.stirlingcivictrust.org.uk
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More events
For information of other events happening in the sector, see our events pages on our website.
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