North Queensferry Heritage Trust

Country

Scotland

Charity number

SC019966

Status

Active

Registered

March 18, 1992

Legal form

SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Contact

Website

nqht.org

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended'

To promote the history and heritage of the North Queensferry area through two museums focusing on the bridges across the river Forth and the ferry systems that previously ran for more than a thousand years. The charity also organises talks, an annual Village Show and a library service for the benefit of the local community.

Beneficiaries: 'Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: The organisation’s purposes are: To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in history, culture, heritage and the arts, in particular architecture, town planning, the environment and in furtherance thereof (but without prejudice to the foregoing generality): to encourage the appreciation and understanding of the heritage of North Queensferry and its immediate surroundings. to furnish and propagate, by whatever means may be appropriate, education and information to explain the artistic, historic, cultural, scientific and natural environmental values of the said area. and to create, hold and develop Accessioned Collections (as hereinafter defined) and to make such Accessioned Collections available to scholars and to the public generally by housing the same in museums or in such other way as may be appropriate and to run and operate such museums or other facilities. To promote and encourage the preservation and improvement of the environment of North Queensferry and its immediate surroundings and in furtherance thereof (but without prejudice to the foregoing generality): To monitor, comment upon and seek to positively influence town planning, architectural and environmental developments affecting the said area, taking into account the benefit to the inhabitants of the area and allowing for the growth in tourism. and, to provide and maintain facilities, buildings, (including museums), sculptures, Accessioned Collections, monuments, land forms, meeting and lecture rooms, plaques, notice boards, benches and external furniture, signposts, paths, catering facilities and the like to benefit the public environment of the said area, and to provide support (practical and financial), grants and loans to organisations undertaking similar activities within said area

Geography

Main operating location

Fife

Geographical spread

A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Nearby

• North Queensferry Gala Committee 0.1 mi
• North Queensferry Community Complex 0.1 mi
• 68th Fife Scouts (Inverkeithing) 0.1 mi
• Trust For The International Opera Theatre Of Scotland 0.2 mi
• North Queensferry Community Trust 0.2 mi

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