The Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust will create Scotland’s first centre for Children’s Literature and Story-telling, in Dumfries & Galloway.
The project is inspired by J M Barrie and his world famous character Peter Pan. Barrie spent 5 years at school at Dumfries Academy from the ages of 13-18 and Moat Brae house and gardens were acknowledged by Barrie as being ‘the genesis’ for his classic tale. Cathy Agnew, the Trust’s Project Director, said ‘to have news of this level of arts investment into Dumfries at the start of our capital campaign, is fantastic. It is a great vote of confidence in the quality of our plans and designs to celebrate the Birthplace of Peter Pan.’
The award will enable the Trust to restore the house and the garden will be re-invented as JM Barrie’s Neverland. (Stage 2 award £687,500 – Development funding of £45,000 awarded in Sept 2012)
