More than £900,000 available to regenerate Aberdeen city centre historic streetscape

Extra sparkle is to be added to the Granite City after Aberdeen was today awarded £901,100 for heritage-led regeneration projects in the heart of the city.The funding is being released through the City Heritage Trust programme, administered by Historic Environment Scotland (HES).In partnership with HES, and working collaboratively with Aberdeen City Council other groups, the Aberdeen City Heritage Trust will deliver this funding through their own programmes to eligible local projects.The aim is to regenerate historic buildings and city precincts, provide training opportunities, create jobs, and lever additional funding from other sources.Grant funding will be made available to property owners to support improvements to granite buildings in areas like Bridge Street, Market Street and King Street, supporting work already under way through the City Centre Masterplan.Education and community heritage projects could also benefit. Full details of the support are under development.