KSMT have supported Patrick Ryan, a young man from Motherwell, who is pursuing his training as a professional dancer. Following attendance at the Dance School for Scotland and Elmhurst School for Dance in Birmingham, Patrick secured a place at the English National Ballet School in London, which began in September 2013. Patrick called the experience…
Ross Hodgkinson, an extremely talented young drummer from Aberdeenshire and former U17 Young Scottish Jazz Musician, has been awarded a grant by KSMT. The grant will help contribute to his studies at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA (previous alumni include the likes of Quincy Jones and Diana Krall). Here he plans…
Jennifer Stewart, a sixth form leaver at Mary Erskine School in Edinburgh, is the worthy recipient of the second Kirsten Scott Prize for Service to the School Community, . Jennifer has been actively involved in the school community – particularly through her interest in gymnastics. She coached gymnastics for 3 years and last year qualified as an…
We have learnt recently of the terrible news that Toby Wallace and Andrew McMenigall have both died in a cycling accident. They were cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise funds for the Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust. Both Toby and Andrew had both been amazing supporters of the trust and their fund raising efforts…
Toby Wallace and Andrew McMenigall, two colleagues at Aberdeen Asset Management, are setting out to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats in July. They plan to cover the 960 mile route in seven days, averaging just under 140 miles per day. According to Andrew, “the route is a bit longer than the usual route, taking…
The trustees have been working behind the scenes to make plans for events and activities for this summer and beyond. At the top of the agenda is to host another fundraising ceilidh, this time both north and south of the border. We are looking at dates in August for an Edinburgh event and in October…
The Stirling School of English, who recently received funding from KSMT, have kindly shared some photos from recent events and activities, which the grant has in part funded. We wish them all the best for the rest of 2013 and the fantastic work they do to help young people in the Stirlingshire area for whom…
The Trust is pleased to announce that following much successful and generous fundraising we have begun to distribute grants to individuals and groups who contacted the trust directly following the last newsletter. The successful recipients include Bryony Moody, a music graduate who since leaving Leeds University with a first class degree has been teaching part…
Aberdeen hosted their second annual London ‘Bake Off’ in November 2012. Many thanks to all who participated as entrants, consumers, judges, contributors, and Joanne Moore for organizing. The standard was astonishingly high and judges risked extreme sugar highs to deliver their carefully considered verdicts. Their combined generosity raised over £800 to date for the Kirsten…
Jill Maxwell, a friend and colleague who worked with Kirsten at Cowes Week in August 2011, ran the Chicago Marathon on Sunday 7th October 2012. Beating her personal best, and in a time under 4 hours, Jill raised funds for both KSMT and DOROT, a dementia non-profit. A big thank you to Jill and her…
