Investment theme: Developing leadership and innovation
Purpose:
To fund core staff, running and training costs, to deliver advanced tailor training for disadvantaged women and young people; thereby, improving their employability and sustainable employment prospects.
Year of grant: 16/3/2024
FR Number: FR-0076824
Amount awarded: £9000
Location: Eyemouth
Full description
ReTweed has secured shop premises for fledging International Tartans. We will create a multi-purpose space that combines workshop, exhibition, display and retail; a working museum and gallery-type space. Something special on Eyemouth High Street. A visitor?s destination that tells the story of the history of textiles both in the South and across Scotland. A place to tell our story and the story behind all our designs. For each tartan, an extensive collaboration was undertaken with Consul Generals, Embassies, Local Authorities, representatives from the areas/communities/ countries that the tartans represent. A place beneficiaries are proud of.
Central to our mission is providing textiles training, skills and education for 16 women and young people (PA) facing multiple disadvantages; breaking cycles of poverty, isolation and low aspiration. We?ve had excellent outcomes from the pilot-training we ran between Nov22 and May23. We know that as our enterprise capacity grows, our ability to provide flexible employment for our graduates as ?suppliers? will grow. Through International Tartans, they can work flexibly around caring responsibilities and other limitations (particularly disability/health). The Project will be delivered by Project Manager (ReTweed Founder), 2 P/T staff covering training, operations and marketing/ecommerce and a new post supported through Criminal Justice and the No One Left Behind Initiative. Overall strategic leadership and support will be provided by the ReTweed Board.
