Grant to The Whithorn Trust (GB-SC-SC022910-FR-0057358)
Funding Organisation
£4,198
Recipient Organisation
To contribute to the trust?s project of providing 6 paid placement opportunities for young people, who are most remote from the labour market and affected by Covid, in historic tourism, in particular, ancient skills training; woodwork, stone work, stained
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 4179.37 |
| Amount Awarded | 4198 |
| Award Date | 2021-02-03T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | S01007511 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | DZ |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | Machars South - 06 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Response Recovery and Resilience (CLOSED) |
| Last Modified | 2024-05-18T06:02:39Z |
| Planned Dates: Duration (months) | 12 |
| Planned Dates: End Date | 2022-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Start Date | 2021-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | SC012178 |
| Recipient Org: Company Number | SC109966 |
| Recipient Org: Description | The Whithorn Trust is the custodian of the archaeological site at Whithorn, where the earliest evidence of Christian settlement and practice has been found in what is now Scotland. While the quest for Scotland's earliest church was the goal of archaeologists over a century ago, today Whithorn's early evidence of Latinity and literacy, its widespread contacts with Gaul and the Eastern Mediterranean in its earliest phases, and its links with the Roman Empire and other native settlements, such as Tintagel, have come into focus, shedding light on the complex origins of early Scotland. The Trust has the goal of promoting Whithorn's story on a national and international stage and of sponsoring further original research into the collection of artefacts, while displaying these to the public. While its collection is of interest to academics across the UK and beyond, the Trust acknowledges that it operates in an area of social, cultural and economic deprivation and that it has the ability to deploy Whithorn's remarkable heritage to the benefit of local people. To support its charitable objectives, the Trust operates a ticketed visitor centre and Museum in conjunction with Historic Environment Scotland, featuring yearly updated visiting exhibitions from National Museums Scotland. It also runs a tearoom and shop, which attract both locals and visitors to the town, where they stop, spend and stay. It directly employs 11 staff either full time or seasonally. Beyond opening the museum and interpreting our site and collection for the public, our activities include : a) Working with local schools to promote opportunity for children, especially those linked with current research the Trust is carrying out, such as osteological and bioarchaeological research into the mediaeval population of Whithorn to promote STEM learning for schools. b) Providing cultural and artistic opportunities for local adults to engage with heritage, such as our popular stained glass classes, c) Sponsoring the Cold Case Whithorn research team, which curates the collection and has provided free online lectures from leading experts in mediaeval archaeology d) Acting as ambassador for archaeology in the region and working in partnership with AOC Archaeology to provide archaeological training opportunities such as our recent LiDAR training and investigating potential for community digs e) Participating in the Themed Years such as the Year of Stories, when we provided free summer storytelling for children in the school holidays and when we enabled Douglas Ewart High School pupils to participate in imaginative storytelling for our headline-grabbing animations of facially reconstructed individuals from mediaeval Whithorn, by creating monologues imagining their lives. This publicity for the "Talking Heads" went worldwide from Wigtown Book Festival f) Offering free open days, such as Doors Open Day and Scottish Archaeology Month, for seeing the Roundhouse, our collection and offering hands-on craft opportunities. g) Supporting other social enterprises and groups, such as All Roads Lead to Whithorn's bunkhouse and the Isle of Whithorn's Coastal Rowing Club, who supported our Viking boatbuilding project h) Completing the set up of a standalone social enterprise designed to support young people remote from the labour market in learning historic construction techniques; we continue in a Memorandum of Understanding with the new Building Futures Galloway charity, partnering in skills opportunities, education and display i) Promoting the Whithorn Way, the walking route which follows in the footsteps of pilgrims from Glasgow to Whithorn, and promises to benefit many small communities along the route, by offering passports, an app featuring local businesses, and creating sections of footpath. j) Hosting many favourite community events free of charge, such as Santa's Grotto at the Roundhouse and the old folks' Christmas Eve treat, delivered jointly with the Youth Group and Whithorn Trust volunteers. l) Providing opportunities for meaningful volunteering, such as gardening, cataloguing archaeological artefacts, or helping staff with special events and tours. m) Providing access to our collection for academics researching mediaeval Scotland, including PhD students and professors, and promoting publications about Whithorn archaeology and promoting publications. |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | https://www.whithorn.com |