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Volunteer Development Scotland Ltd. (also known as Volunteer Scotland).
Charity registered in Scotland SC013740 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland, No. SC106743. Our registered Office is Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling. FK8 1QZ

Friends of Preston Tower

We are a small group of local volunteers who have formed to look after and open Preston Tower and Doocot, the medieval tower house in the heart of Prestonpans.

Owned by the National Trust for Scotland and managed by East Lothian Council, the Tower was recently restored with a £1m grant from the Scottish Government. With no budget for staff to open the building to the public, we formed in 2024 to ensure this historic treasure could be open again, following decades of almost total closure.

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We are a small group of local volunteers who formed in 2024 to open Preston Tower and Doocot in Prestonpans to the public, following a £1m repair project funded by the Scottish Government.
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