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could help ALTHOUgH work on the restoration cannot begin until funding is in place, working parties will be organised to clear away rubble and debris from the site to make it ready for work to start. Volunteers will be


needed to help with some of the physical work involved and people with particular skills or trades would be welcomed. Help will be


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being lost forever when the owners of the hotel in whose land the map was created decided that it should be filled in and turned into a putting course. However, their newly-appointed


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General Manager, Keiran Whyte, persuaded his bosses not to go ahead with the plan and brought in an excavator to clear away years of overgrowth and debris, revealing the contoured map underneath. When new, it was illuminated


and featured flowing waterways representing Scotland’s major rivers. the campaign group, led by


chairman nick Maconald, estimate that around £50,000 will be needed to provide the materials


needed to restore the map and it is hoped that enough volunteers will be found to help carry out the work. in the weeks since the official


launch of the campaign, the project has received coverage on tV Polonia, which transmits news to Polish speakers across the world. it has also featured on BBC radio


and tV in Scotland and an article has appeared in a national Polish newspaper based in Warsaw. the campaign’s major grant aid


application for funding is to be submitted to Waste recycling environmental ltd before the end of June. restoration work can begin only after funding has been agreed.


organisational skills and ideas for promotion and publicity. Support can also


be given by taking out membership of the campaign. Individuals can


join for £10, with family membership available for £15. Voluntary groups can offer their support by taking out membership for £20 while public bodies can join for a fee of £50. Membership fees


will be an important source of funding for the campaign.


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