Green light for Kirkwall THI . . .

June 18, 2014 at 7:56 am

A £3.425m project led by Orkney Islands Council to regenerate the Kirkwall town centre is set to start in earnest this year following confirmation of £1.625m funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The Kirkwall Townscape Heritage Initiative will run from this autumn for five years until 2019.

Under the scheme, grants will be made available within the Kirkwall Conservation Area for:

historic repairs and reinstatement to private properties
bringing vacant properties back into use for economic gain
public realm improvements, or “placemaking”
training and complementary initiatives

The award from the Heritage Lottery Fund is in addition to £1.2m secured from Historic Scotland under their Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme. Orkney Islands Council (OIC) is contributing £600k to the project.