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The Brownlee Old Town Trust
Scottish Charity no SC023216
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 Prixes awarded by the Royal Mile Primary School.
The Brownlee Old Town Trust gives grants to organisations or individuals to 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

£300 to the Scottish Poetry Library towards creating a reading and play area.
£350 to the Museum of Edinburgh for furniture and materials for the school and family activity area.
£250 to the Museum of Childhood towards reproduction costumes
£625 to the Cockburn Conservation Trust towards the Riddle's Court options appraisal.
£375 to the Canongate Youth Project towards a fridge/freezer for the youth coffee bar.
£350 to 'Edinburgh CloseUp' towards the costs of the exhibition in Advocate's Close held during the 2008 Festival Fringe.
£500 to the Royal Mile Primary School for new furniture and equipment for the school library.
£250 to the Cowgate Under-5s Centre towards the rebuilding of the vandalised playhouse.
£250 to the Edinburgh City Youth Café towards the provision of Internet access.
£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.
£750 to the Scottish Story Telling Centre towards the creation of the Old Town Stories mural by Julie Lacome.
£250 to High School Yards Nursery School for garden tools and plants.
£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
or by email to brownlee@eota.org.uk