We are delighted to be able to tell you that Leith St Andrew’s Trust has been successful in its funding application to buy the former Leith St Andrew’s building. Over the next few months, legal work will progress to pass ownership to the Trust. We are so pleased that the building will remain in community use and be at the heart of the community as it as been for 145 years. Congratulations to all the volunteers who worked so hard to make this happen.

Below is an extract from the Trust’s statement: to read the full statement, please visit their website: https://leithstandrewstrust.org/slf-news/

Huge news from LSAT: We did it together! 

Everyone here at Leith St Andrew’s Trust is delighted to share the news that our funding application to the Scottish Land Fund has been successful. While there’s a lot more to do, this is a huge step forwards in our collective efforts to bring this iconic Leith landmark into community ownership.

We’ve been awarded a total of £589,750 from the fund, which will go towards the purchase price of the building, solicitors fees and insurance; we’re extremely grateful to the Scottish Land Fund for the trust they’ve shown in all of us and for their invaluable support.

We want to make sure that Leith St Andrew’s Trust genuinely feels like it belongs to the community and with so much to do to make that vision a reality we’d love for you to get involved. We have details about volunteering opportunities with LSAT on our website and there’s an online volunteering info session this coming Friday.