Inspiring Aberdeenshire present Cultural Award to Benholm And Johnshaven Heritage Society
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The winners of the 2022 Inspiring Aberdeenshire awards were announced last night, with Benholm and Johnshaven Heritage Society taking the Cultural Award.
Inspiring Aberdeenshire are council-run awards, designed to celebrate the success of people across Aberdeenshire and shine a spotlight on the work they do to keep their communities thriving.
It is often the case that the nominees in these awards receive very little recognition otherwise for their great work and are true community heroes.
The Heritage Hub in Johnshaven operates as a museum in the summer as well as a community hub and art gallery throughout the year.
Staffed by a band of volunteers, they have built a strong reputation locally and abroad, both in person and online to promote the coastal strip and promote the little-known facts and heritage of Johnshaven.
The group aims to boost tourism and improve the economic and cultural outlook for the whole of The Mearns.
Their latest project is Taking The Museum Outside, a series of short videos talking to the audience about local history and interesting facts in an engaging way.
Johnshaven is a very old coastal fishing village with a long and rich history, so the aim of the videos is to tell the stories of the lives of these families of old who should not be allowed to be forgotten.
The Heritage Society is an inspiration in keeping the history of the village alive for generations to come.
Other finalists in this category were The Care Group at The Gordon Schools, Garioch Theatre Festival and Gordon Hay.
Finalists were nominated earlier this year, before judges met to pick their winners.
Winners will be invited to a special civic reception being held in November to celebrate their successes.
