Partnership Working

Steering Group

Ancestral Tourism Initiative

A Steering Group has been established to help drive this project forward. The group is chaired by Ian Gardner, Marketing Manager at the National Trust for Scotland.

The Steering Group members are as follows:

Ian Gardner (Chair) Marketing Manager, National Trust for Scotland
Tel: 0131 243 9300
igardner@nts.org.uk

Dave McNicoll Scottish Routes
Tel 01383 428585
dave@scottish-routes.com
Fergus Waters Scottish Mining Museum
Tel. 0131 663 7519
director@scottishminingmuseum.com

Paul Parr Depute Registrar General for Scotland, General Register Office for Scotland
Tel: 0131 324 4434
Paul.Parr@gro-scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Grant Law

Dundee City Council
Tel: 01382 435 222
grant.law@dundeecity.gov.uk

Margaret Legget

Scottish Enterprise
Tel: 0131 313 6077
Margaret.Legget@scotent.co.uk,

Chris Taylor Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Tel: 01463 244266
chris.taylor@hient.co.uk


Role
The group’s primary roles are:

  • Driving forward the strategic and operational approach of the project.
  • Playing an ambassadorial role for the work of the project.
  • Stimulating industry wide awareness and buy in.
  • Working with the Project Managers to help ensure that the key outputs of the project are delivered.
  • Ensuring that the projects being developed have a true commercially led approach.