Kirkwall townscape project manager appointed

A £3.4m project to regenerate the historic heart of Kirkwall has taken a step forward with the appointment of a project manager.

Miriam Frier, who headed up a similar project in Stromness, will lead the development and implementation of the Kirkwall Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) which will also incorporate a Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS). Both will run from 2014 to 2019 within the conservation area of Kirkwall.

Earlier this year the Council was successful in securing a Stage One Pass for £1.625 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the THI strand of the project.  This followed on from an earlier award of £1.2 million from Historic Scotland for the CARS.

The Council will contribute £600,000 from its own budgets, bringing the entire fund to £3.425 million.