New honour for Black Watch

The Black Watch Castle and Museum in Perth has scored a new accolade.

The Balhousie Castle attraction received a Volunteer Friendly Award in recognition of the support it gives to its expanding team of helpers.

Chief executive Anne Kinnes said: “It is incredibly important to us that our volunteers are well supported and valued.

“The Volunteer Friendly Award has provided a useful framework to help us design rewarding and quality experiences for our volunteers.”

Development officer with Perth volunteers charity PKAVS Lidia Dye added: “It is great to once again see an organisation like The Black Watch Castle and Museum achieving the Volunteer Friendly award.

“They continue to value it as a process of checking out their good practice when including volunteers.”

The Volunteer Friendly Award is a nationallyrecognised accolade developed by Dundee Volunteer Centre and rewards organisations who evidence that their volunteer management practice provides effective induction, training, development opportunities and ongoing support and recognition for their volunteers.

The museum tells the story of the famous Black Watch regiment. Its soldiers have found themselves on the front line of many of the biggest conflicts of the past 300 years, including the First World War and Second World War, and Iraq and Afghanistan.