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Stranraer And District Local History Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC028177
Status
Active
Registered
Dec. 31, 1998
Legal form
Unincorporated association

Address

Address
Ambleside
Ailsa Crescent
Stranraer
DG9 0AP

Contact

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

The Trust publishes books on local history and also has an oral history section with recordings of reminisces of local people with copies held in the local library and the museum where they may be heard by the public. The trust provides bursaries to students who have been accepted to study history at university. History prizes are provided to history students at the local academy. Talks on local history are given at local events where the opportunity is taken to promote the Trust. Books are donated to local schools and the local college in order to advance the knowledge of local history.

Objectives: The object of the Trust is to promote the advancement of education by the study of local history in Stranraer and Wigtownshire

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Dumfries And Galloway
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £4,571 £4,866
March 31, 2024 £3,195 £4,099
March 31, 2023 £3,567 £3,942
March 31, 2022 £8,875 £3,076
March 31, 2021 £8,075 £2,089