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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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?

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

35. 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?

36. 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