A project to create an exhibition honouring Aberfeldy's war heroes during the First World War is to receive £30,000 in funding.

The money is being provided from SSE's Griffin and Calliachar wind farm Community Fund.

The fund, which is being donated to the Breadalbane Heritage Society, will help to create new exhibition space, as well as purchase new specialist museum cabinets to display historic artefacts.

The exhibition is scheduled to open in February 2015 and will be located at the Breadalbane community campus until plans to develop a more permanent museum are in place. It is understood a more suitable site for the museum is being investigated.

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Anne Beeson, from the Breadalbane Heritage Society, commented: "Aberfeldy has a strong connection to the Black Watch Regiment and the historic roads of General Wade with a wealth of local artefacts to support this.

"The grant from the SSE Griffin and Calliachar wind farm fund has allowed us to commission specialist cabinets in which to showcase these important pieces, and begin the first stage of the Aberfeldy Museum which we have been championing for some time.

"Breadalbane Heritage Society is delighted by this significant development and looks forward to progressing the next step of the wider museum project."

SSE Community Investment Adviser, Ciara Wilson, added: "This exhibition will be a wonderful tribute to the community's role in WW1 and an exceptional educational resource for future generations.

"As a responsible community member, SSE is excited our renewable energy developments are helping projects like this one and also the planned new museum which it's hoped will increase tourism and reinforce Aberfeldy's place on the Highland Perthshire heritage map."

(JP/IT)