Prince gets behind museum appeal

An ambitious project to preserve the memory of one of Scotland’s great regiments has won the backing of the Earl of Strathearn.

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum at Stirling Castle has launched a public appeal to raise £200,000 to help with a project to transform the museum.

Prince William has asked people to back the Thin Red Line Appeal which refers to the regiment’s most celebrated feat of valour when it defied a Russian cavalry charge at the Battle of Balaklava in 1854.

Volunteers throughout the regimental heartland, from Argyllshire to Kinross-shire, are already making plans and organising teams and sponsored events for fundraising activities to boost the project.

Their fundraising efforts will enable the completion of the ground-breaking museum project which honours the achievements and sacrifices of the Argylls in war and peace.

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Environment Scotland and Museums Galleries Scotland, and scheduled to open in the summer of next year, the £4 million new visitor attraction will also feature enhanced retail and corporate entertainment features that will help it secure a sustainable future.

In his appeal letter the Earl of Strathearn wrote: “This project has already received substantial donations and pledges but we still need to raise more.

“We need to ensure future generations will discover for themselves what we owe to the Argylls memory.”

The Earl of Strathearn.