Projects
We are proud of our projects and keep an archive of all our work. Below are our active and past projects. Check them out!
Active Projects
Tay Seekers
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Support young people
Aimed at young people experiencing chronic illness
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Convert curiosity
An introduction to heritage on and around the Tay
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The Tay, our heritage
They will be led and supported by experienced experts. Come and learn something new from this treasure trove of heritage.
Taymara Heritage Education
This Taymara Heritage Education (THE) project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, will support young people whose curiosity about the heritage of the River Tay has been primed by respite river trips (Time for Life! Project), run for children stressed and affected by severe ill-health. THE project will convert children’s curiosity, into learning about the extent and detail of the heritage along the River Tay, extending the initial detail they glean from their river trips.
THE project will target 60 children, in groups of up to 30 children each year for two years. Each year group will study the heritage of a different geography linked to the river. Each year group will further divide into three teams, 10 focusing on maritime, 10 on built and 10 on environmental heritage within that year’s geographical boundary. The teams will be supported by experts in the three themes of maritime, built and environmental heritage, by our staff and volunteers and by those who manage specific heritage assets and data.
While each team will concentrate on their own theme the teams will come together quarterly to share what they have learned.
Email jess.johnston@taymara.org
Time for Life!
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Providing experiences
Unique experiences for young people with chronic illness
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Educating children
Unlock the secrets of Scotland's greatest river
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A heritage asset
The Tay is home to a major port, a wealth of heritage assets and is an amazing natural history resource with seabirds, seals and dolphins.
Time for Life!
This project provides positive and stimulating experiences for children mainly between the ages of 5 and 18 who are affected by a medical condition such as cancer. Funded by Children in Need and The Robertson Trust, it will provide interest and activities to relish and share, including the thrill of riding on a range of vessels from a fast rigid inflatable to a 40 ton launch. Not only will the children have the opportunity to watch a variety of wildlife such as dolphins and seals, they will also be given an appreciation of the many secrets held by the United Kingdom’s largest river in terms of outflow. Heritage, history, environment and industry will all be covered by our expert guides. The children will be introduced to various milestones in the river’s history, visiting for example the precise site of the Tay Bridge Disaster, and they will view the workings of Dundee’s modern port facilities from the seaward side. These experiences will be further augmented by the Taymara Heritage Education Project (history and natural heritage) and the Improving Lives Project (the contemporary Tay and surroundings).
Time for Life! commenced riverborne activities in the Spring of 2017 and trips have already been enjoyed by a considerable number of children. Discover more about Time for Life! by reading the Project Flier
Please note new contact is george.millar@taymara.org
Tay'gether...Improving Lives
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Providing experiences
More stimulating experiences for young people with chronic illness
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Educating children
Unlock the secrets of Scotland's largest river and its present day surroundings
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The Tay today
The Tay is home to the major port of Dundee and many smaller harbours. Find out how they help to shape our lives today.
Improving Lives
This project, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, provides an introduction to contemporary Dundee, North East Fife and Perth and Kinross for children whose imagination and interest has been stimulated by river trips provided by the Time for Life! project. Direct referrals to the project are also welcome and will involve at least one river trip.
They will, for example, visit the port from the seaward side, viewing at close quarters the massive 17,000 tonne jackup rigs and ships carrying various cargoes from the Baltic and further afield. They can view the magnificent architecture of the V & A Dundee from metres away on the water, and see – literally from underneath – how the Tay’s two major bridges were constructed.
They will then be taken to the sites on land and given informative tours which will show them aspects of the features the public never sees or hears about.
Improving Lives gives young people a whole new perspective on their local area as it is today and how the river has helped to shape it.
Email lynn.cunningham@taymara.org
Past Projects
Creative Breaks
The hectic season in 2015, from May until October, saw us monitor over 300 carers and their cared-for out on the river.
Passengers were treated firstly to a lesson in boat driving at Victoria Dock, Dundee. Passengers later learned how to tie knots correctly and received a tour of the North Car Lightship. Passengers were then taken to the River Tay to ride the Badger and try to locate some of the many doplhins in the river.
This project was funded by Shared Care Scotland.
Young Start
Young Start trained prisoners aged 20-24 in vocational and transferable skills which enhanced CVs thus improving their chances of gaining employment. The qualifications provided the prisoners with the opportunity to take up paid work on safety boats and other commercial vessels once they have left prison. Forty-four prisoners from Castle Huntly were trained to a high standard where they achieved three internationally recognised qualifications.
Operated until the end of 2017 - Resourced by the Big Lottery Fund
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