Funding

A Big Thank You To All Our Sponsors

We are very grateful to all our sponsors, without your support Fowlis Easter Hall would not exist, nor be maintained in good repair.

Funding Received: Original build

Planning and the search for funding for the new hall began in 1998 and the hall was opened in 2002, in total the new hall cost £400,437.24 to design and build.

We are grateful to the following organisations and people for providing the funding and land:-

• Sandy Inverarity CBE - Land

• National Lottery - £170,000

• Scottish Government - £100,000

• Angus Council - £50,000

• Fowlis & Liff Community - £53,187.24

Local Trusts

• Gannochy Trust

• Garfield Weston Foundation

• Hugh Fraser Foundation - £27,250

• LLoyds TSB Foundation for Scotland

Funding Received: Since the new hall was opened in 2002

Our thanks to following organisations and grant schemes that have provided additional financial support since the new hall was opened in 2002.

• 2020 - Business Support Grant (during covid closure)

• 2018 - Lighting Grant via WREN

• 2016 - Flood Relief Grant £1,500 from Angus Council/Scottish Government

  • Funding towards the cost of installing new flood defences against the burn overflowing. The Hall committee would also like to express their sincere thanks to all those in the community that provided help to protect the hall during the January floods and to Sandy Inverarity CBE for setting aside more land, adjacent to the hall, for the construction of a permanent flood relief ditch.

• 2015 - Community Grant Scheme - £980.58 from Angus Council to cover the cost of installing low energy lighting to illuminate emergency exits and the car park.

• 2008 - Awards for all - £7,500 from Angus Council towards the cost of replacing the hardwood floor in the main hall.