Lanark heritage and tourism masterplan starts

THE big push is on to turn Lanark’s glorious past into its biggest money-spinner of the future.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Sep 2013, 12:30 BST
Starry future...could be on the cards for the derelict Tote building at Lanark Racecourse if it becomes a space observatoryStarry future...could be on the cards for the derelict Tote building at Lanark Racecourse if it becomes a space observatory
Starry future...could be on the cards for the derelict Tote building at Lanark Racecourse if it becomes a space observatory

Exploiting the town’s rich heritage to transform its beleaguered economy was the subject of a summit meeting of important figures from local and national bodies beginning the work of drawing up a Lanark heritage and tourism masterplan.

At least two major television series about the town’s hero William Wallace are to be screened in 2014.

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And there have recently been calls for the burgh to cash in on next year’s 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn.

Now a Lanark Heritage and Tourism Group has been formed to make that ambition a hard reality.

For more information on this story, pick up a copy of this week’s Carluke and Lanark Gazette which is out now.