Inverkeithing CARS/TH Project Lorraine Bell – Fife Historic Buildings Trust Tom Morton – ARC Architects Sandra Macrae – Campbell Macrae Associates

What are CARS/TH? Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme, funded by Historic Environment Scotland Townscape Heritage programme, funded by Heritage Lottery Fund 5-year historic environment regeneration schemes for Conservation Areas

CARS/TH Outcomes Heritage is in better condition Heritage is better managed Heritage is better understood and appreciated Skills are enhanced More people enjoy heritage Heritage assets are used and making a contribution to social and economic regeneration

Fife Has Been Very Successful Partnership between Fife Council and Fife Historic Buildings Trust Approximately £33m invested since 1999 West Wemyss, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Burntisland/Kinghorn, Dysart, Anstruther, and Cupar Inverkeithing?

Elements of CARS/TH Priority Buildings - restored and brought back into productive use Public Realm Works - to improve the environment Small Grants Scheme– to assist property owners to improve/restore their properties Activity Plan – to engage the local community, improve appreciation and understanding, increase participation and provide training

Why Inverkeithing? Rich but neglected and relatively unknown mediaeval heritage Town centre needs a boost – some regeneration activity underway New Opportunities - Fife Pilgrim Way, Forth Bridge World Heritage Site, Queensferry Crossing

Priority Buildings in Inverkeithing Both A Listed / Common Good Priority Buildings in Inverkeithing Both A Listed / Common Good Underused / limited investment & maintenance Friary Hospitium Town House

Questions? What would walkers on Fife Pilgrim Way want in Inverkeithing? How much demand will there be and what potential other uses? How is it shared with the community? Who would operate it successfully?

Questions? Views on what’s proposed? Will it be attractive to those on the FPW? Will FPW attract end to end users? What people want and need? What people don’t want, don’t like, or don’t need? Comparator projects Personal experiences of similar facilities Potential operators/operating models