Transforming Timespan's Archive Project

EDM number 461 in 2016-17, proposed by Paul Monaghan on 14/09/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Cultural heritage.

That this House congratulates the Transforming Timespan's Archive project on its recent grant of £55,400 from the National Lottery's Heritage Lottery fund; recognises that Heritage Lottery funding is awarded to projects that aim to sustain a wide range of heritage for present and future generations to learn from and enjoy; notes that the grant will be used to improve conservation, storage and accessibility of Timespan's archives; further notes that the funding will also be used to run a year-long training programme for local people to learn the archive thoroughly, to allow them to make future decisions on how Timespan will be maintained, interpreted and further developed; and commends all the fantastic staff and volunteers at Timespan for all their hard work and efforts in showcasing the significant social history of Sutherland and Scotland.

This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.