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
- Website
stranraerhistory.org.uk
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 |
Nearby
- Stranraer Music For All 0.0 mi
- Major General Robert and Miss McDoualls Bequest 0.0 mi
- Galloway Voices 0.2 mi
- Ervie-Kirkcolm Church of Scotland 0.2 mi
- Stranraer Reformed Presbyterian Church 0.2 mi