Ayrshire's new Burns Museum wins Ã;£5.8 million heritage lottery funding »
Posted By murdochmacdonald 3 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsAyrshire, Scotland, 26 June 2008--THE new Robert Burns Birthplace Museum that will be located in Alloway in South Ayrshire is one step closer, thanks to Ã;£5.8 million pounds of Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF).
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murdochmacdonald3 months, 2 weeks ago
The funding has been secured by the National Trust for Scotland, which now needs to raise an additional £5 million pounds itself towards the project. This will be added to the £5.8 million pounds of HLF funding, a £5.5 million pounds contribution from the Scottish Government, £500,000 anticipated from Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire, and land in Alloway worth £2.8 million pounds from South Ayrshire Council.
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