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At their Board meeting on 29 February, the Trustees awarded grants to the following groups:
At their Board meeting on 26 October, the Trustees awarded grants to the following groups:
At their Board meeting on 31 August, the Trustees awarded grants to the following groups:
Annual Report 2022
Our latest Annual Report can be found here
At their Board meeting on 29 June, the Trustees awarded grant to the following groups:
At their Board meeting on 27 April, the Trustees awarded grants to the following groups:
At their Board meeting on 25 February, the Trustees awarded grant to the following groups:
Enchanted Glen
After the success of last year’s Enchanted Glen, the Trustees were keen to carry on Andrew Carnegie’s legacy of spreading ‘sweetness and light’ in his beloved Dunfermline.
Sir Tom Hunter
We were delighted to welcome one of Scotland’s most influential businessmen and entrepreneurs, Sir Tom Hunter, to the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum on 3rd of November.
Pittencrieff Park - ‘Local Favourite’
Rosyth Bowling Club
Rosyth Bowling Club - presentation of centenary pennant
Her Majesty the Queen
The Trustees and staff of the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trusts extend our sincere condolences to the Royal family and our gratitude to her Majesty the Queen for an extraordinary life filled with dignity and dedication to duty.
This photo was taken in July 2003 when the Queen attended Pittencrieff Park to open a new playpark, the major project of the Trust’s centenary.
Annual Report 2021
Picnic in the Park
Picnic in the Park took place on 5 June, in lovely sunny weather. Coinciding with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend, the free event was an opportunity for families to enjoy the entertainment and activities provided in the beautiful setting of Pittencrieff Park.
New Chairman
Andrew Croxford has been appointed as the thirty-third Chairman of the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trust succeeding Fiona Robertson who has served as Chair for the last two years.
Trustee Retiral
After 30 years’ service, our longest serving Trustee, Douglas Scott has retired. Douglas joined the Board in 1992 and served as Chair between 2015-2017 and on almost all the other committees, as well as acting as liaison with the Dunfermline and West Fife Sports Council for a number of years. His particular devoted interest was the work of the Carnegie Hero Fund Trust.
Enchanted Glen
Together with partners Fife Council, the Trustees were keen to sprinkle some ‘sweetness and light’ during the dark winter months, of another difficult pandemic year. We have created an ‘Enchanted Glen’ area in Pittencrieff Park next to the Louise Carnegie Gates at the bottom of Bridge Street.
Mayor of Pittsburgh visit
We were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Pittsburgh, Bill Peduto to Dunfermline at the end of the COP26 Climate Conference. Dunfermline and Pittsburgh share some strong historical links as Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in Pittsburgh steel and General John Forbes, of Pittencrieff House, named the city.