Young Scot Awards 2010

Historic Scotland sponsor the heritage award

Ruth Parsons was on hand at the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2011 recently to present the Heritage award, which Historic Scotland was sponsoring for the fifth year.

This year’s winner was Jamie O’rourke, 21, from Falkirk who has been volunteering for the past two years to lead the development of a history tour in the town centre, working with young people aged 10-16 to increase their awareness of the rich history of the Falkirk Area.

The tour – Ghostly Guides – explores the history of Falkirk using drama and interactive techniques, proving a great success locally and with visitors from as far afield as France and eastern Europe.

Jamie has taken full responsibility for the project showing that heritage can be fun, interesting and educational. His work has inspired other young people to take an interest in local history.

On receiving the award Jamie commented, “The evening has been fabulous and receiving this award has inspired me to do more for Falkirk and young people.”

Jamie is pictured with Ruth and Michelle McManus at the event, which was held at the beginning of April at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow.