Support package for North-east museum as it struggles to survive the impact of Covid-19

A POPULAR North-east tourist attraction has been given a £18,000 lifeline to help it survive the current impact of Covid-19.

The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, based in Fraserburgh, has been given the money from The Northern Lighthouse Heritage Trust, the charity arm of the Northern Lighthouse Board,  to continue to function over the coming months and prepare for re-opening.

Mike Bullock, Northern Lighthouse Board chief executive, said:  “The Museum is a very special place to us as it tells the story of the Northern Lighthouse Board and is dedicated to preserving the industrial and social history of Scotland’s lighthouses and we are immensely proud of the achievements of the museum manager, Lynda McGuigan and her team.

“We were therefore delighted that the board of trustees of the Northern Lighthouse Heritage Trust agreed unanimously to offer a package of support to the museum.”

Lynda McGuigan, Museum of Scottish Lighthouses manager, said:  “I am so relieved the Northern Lighthouse Heritage Trust stepped in to provide this support. We have a collection that is of international, national and local significance and it would be devastating if we had to close.”