Edinburgh Old Town Association
The Brownlee
Old Town Trust
In 1994
the OTA was bequeathed part of the estate of one of its members, Mrs Sybil
Brownlee. Rather than subsume the money into general funds, the OTA set up
The Brownlee Old Town Trust. The fund has subsequently been augmented by residual
monies following the winding up of Old Town and Southside Charitable Trust
and St Ann's Community Centre. The Brownlee Trust also manages the Mary
Whitfield Fund which pays for the annual Mary Whitfield Citizenship Prizes
awarded by the Royal Mile Primary School.
The Brownlee
Old Town Trust gives grants to organisations or individuals for projects
within or connected to the Old Town of Edinburgh of a social, educational
or artistic nature, involving or of benefit to young people
Examples
of grants in recent years are
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£250 to the Scottish Storytelling Centre for training in storytelling
for people with disabilities.
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£250 to the Royal Mile Primary School towards course fees at
an outdoor education centre.
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£300 to the Scottish Poetry Library towards creating a reading
and play area.
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£350 to the Museum of Edinburgh for furniture and materials
for the school and family activity area.
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£250 to the Museum of Childhood towards reproduction costumes
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£625
to the Cockburn Conservation Trust towards the Riddle's Court options appraisal.
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£375
to the Canongate Youth Project towards a fridge/freezer for the youth coffee
bar.
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£350
to 'Edinburgh CloseUp' towards the costs of the exhibition in Advocate's
Close held during the 2008 Festival Fringe.
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£500
to the Royal Mile Primary School for new furniture and equipment for the
school library.
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£250
to the Cowgate Under-5s Centre towards the rebuilding of the playhouse.
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£250
to the Edinburgh City Youth Café towards the provision of Internet
access.
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£500
to Jim Johnson and Lou Rosenberg towards the publication of 'Renewing
Old Edinburgh', a study of the history of urban renewal and slum clearance
in the Old Town of Edinburgh.
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£750
to the Scottish Story Telling Centre towards the creation of the Old Town
Stories mural by Julie Lacome.
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£250
to High School Yards Nursery School for garden tools and plants.
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£250
to Grassmarket Nursery School for table and chairs for the children’s play
area.
Applications
for grant aid should be made to the Trust by letter to the address below
or by email.
Applicants
should give details of the project, its objectives, beneficiaries, timetable,
cost, and other sources of funding.
Contact... The Brownlee Old Town Trust at
2 St Mary's Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SU
The
Brownlee Old Town Trust is a Scottish Charity, Number SC009217