Stevenson Welcomes Lottery Funding Boost for Portsoy Project

Banffshire & Buchan Coast MSP Stewart Stevenson has welcomed an award of £32,500 for the Portsoy Church Hall renovation and redevelopment project.

This project has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund through the ‘Our Heritage’ programme which helps groups discover and share their local heritage. It also helps them to protect the heritage they care about and can focus on anything from personal memories and cultural traditions to archaeological sites, museum collections and rare wildlife.

Commenting, Mr Stevenson said:

“I am delighted for the volunteers involved in this very worthwhile project that they have been successful in their bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund.

“The Heritage Lottery Fund is an important source of funding for local groups and can help protect some of our older iconic buildings which still serve their community and are very much part of the fabric of village life, such as Portsoy Church Hall.”

More information on the heritage Lottery Fund is available by visiting www.hlf.org.uk.