Marine conservation and education charity, the Scottish Seabird Centre, based in East Lothian, was thrilled to receive a grant of £249,685 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund earlier this year. The funding has been awarded to improve the overall sustainability of the Charity’s operations, develop partnerships with business and to better steward and grow its membership base. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project is designed to help the Charity build a strong foundation for the future, including three new appointments to the Charity’s core team.  

Susan Davies, CEO of the Scottish Seabird Centre, said “We are delighted to have received this signficant support thanks to National Lottery players. The project will help our Charity to continue to support the restoration of nature and to offer more people opportunities to learn about and take action for nature. It also enables us to take further steps to invest in and improve the overall sustainability of our visitor attraction”. 

Image: Jamie McDermaid, Scottish Seabird Centre

The new project team will work together to: 

• Increase audience diversity and promote greater inclusion through the Charity’s award winning visitor attraction and programme of events and activities. 

• Create additional capacity to engage more effectively in partnership development projects to improve nature and the connections people have with nature; especially with businesses and communities. 

• Improve the overall sustainability of the Charity’s operations, including new renewable energy installations. 

The Scottish Seabird Centre is supported by an award winning visitor attraction which is designed to help people learn more about Scotland’s exceptional marine wildlife and habitats.  

Full press release here.