What has been achieved as Hearts complete Maroon Mile project.
Heart of Midlothian has finished their Maroon Mile Project, a heritage trail that runs from the Haymarket War Memorial via Dalry and Gorgie to Tynecastle Park.
Although the club spearheaded the project, the mile-long route delves into the area’s rich history, focussing on the buildings, people, and events around Gorgie and Dalry.
Hearts is a club with a strong local presence, and the Maroon Mile commemorates the area’s social, economic, industrial, and sporting past.
Schools and other community groups have played an important part in design and growth. Banners covering the mile include designs by youngsters who were asked to describe what the area means to them.
The trail includes an audio tour, BSL elements, and tactile activities, as well as new interactive touchscreens built at the Hearts Museum in Tynecastle.
Two handling kits have been developed and are free to use in schools, care homes, and youth organisations.
The project also included an educational programme in which guests may gain digital skills, as well as oral history training and Wikithons.
Three digital skills workshops for school-aged children were held over the course of eighteen months, teaching them how to develop an interactive chronology of the club’s history.
An oral history curator has also collaborated with the club and community to collect a variety of tales, experiences, and voices unique to the area, and the museum now houses an archive of 31 oral history stories.
The project has been carried out by the Heart of Midlothian Heritage department, a team of five directed by Lianne Parry and supported by a strong volunteer base. The National Lottery provided the funding. Lianne Parry said:
“Receiving this money during the Club’s 150th anniversary year provided Hearts with a rare chance to broaden our activities outside Gorgie & Dalry.
The project was successful in highlighting the strong links between the Club, its fans, and the larger community by studying and sharing stories and images.
“This has been a wonderful collaboration with local groups, expertly guided by heritage professionals, and a fitting way to celebrate the Club’s enduring role as a key sporting institution in the capital city.”
Caroline Clark, Director of the National Lottery past Fund for Scotland, stated, “The Maroon Mile project has provided a great celebration of Hearts’ shared past and community.
“In addition to creating the Maroon Mile route from the war memorial at Haymarket to the stadium Heart of Midlothian Football Club and Foundation of Hearts have, through this project, strengthened the connections between club and community and delivered opportunities to get involved and learn new skills.”
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