COMMUNITIES across Scotland are to bid for a share in a £6 million grant scheme launched to mark the centenary of the First World War.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is backing First World War: Then and Now, by making at least £1m available per year until 2019.
It will provide grants between £3000 and £10,000 enabling groups to explore, conserve and share their 1914-18 war heritage and deepen their understanding of the impact of the conflict.
Community groups, including those from Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh, are helping to launch the scheme by exploring what the First World War means to them and sharing stories and projects with others.
From the way school- children in Glasgow are uncovering the human stories behind the names on the city's memorials, to the life story of James Mair of Longside who became a champion of disabled servicemen, to the heroic endeavours of seven Hearts footballers who made the ultimate sacrifice, HLF said it hoped there are many stories to be told.
Sebastian Faulks, broadcaster, novelist and member of the Government's First World War centenary advisory group, said: "It is a chance to learn and to commemorate in whatever way they choose."
Colin McLean, head of HLF in Scotland, said: "The Heritage Lottery Fund's new programme will enable communities across Scotland to explore the continuing legacy of this war and help young people in particular to broaden their understanding of how it has influenced our modern world."
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