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Trust running Shambellie House near Dumfries to cease trading
Overview
The Shambellie House Trust has announced it will cease trading in January due to unsustainable running costs, including expensive insurance, heating, and electricity. The former national costume museum near Dumfries was reopened as an arts and heritage centre in 2022 after being taken over by the trust, but it now faces an uncertain future. The trust remains solvent and is seeking another charity to take over the building, failing which the property will be sold and proceeds returned to the Scottish government.
Key points
- The Shambellie House Trust will cease trading on 10 January.
- Rising costs for insurance, heating, and electricity made running the arts and heritage centre unsustainable.
- The trust is currently solvent and does not owe any money.
- If no alternative charity is found to take over the site, the house and land will be sold with proceeds returned to the Scottish government.