The Tweed Rivers Heritage Project was a pioneering partnership initiative managed through the Tweed Forum with the aim "to conserve, enhance and raise awareness of the natural, built and cultural heritage of the rivers and valleys of the Tweed catchment and develop the recreational opportunities and the quality of life in the region".
The project consists of over 50 initiatives involving an extremely diverse range of partners and was developed over two phases with Phase I beginning in 1999, amounting to £4 million, and Phase II starting in 2002 with a spend of £5 million. The £9 million total spend is largely funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (45%) with the remaining match funding coming from an extremely wide of sources.
The project has championed a truly partnership approach due to the fact that all stakeholders are involved and all areas of the rivers rich heritage are being addressed. As such it is being seen at a national level as a blueprint for holistic and integrated catchment management.
The projects fell into four main categories – natural heritage; access and recreation; built and cultural heritage; education and interpretation – although many of the schemes address more than one of these areas.
For details of specific projects, partners and associated costs for the initiatives delivered under the Tweed Rivers Heritage Project contact Luke Comins at the Tweed Forum or for the Tweed Rivers Heritage Project Review detailing all the outputs of the Project and the socio-economic impact of the work, click on the link below:
