- Pin it
- SubscribeUnsubscribe
- Embed
Jock Campbell hasn't added a story.
I am passionate about my home nation's rich and colourful history and heritage, and daily I watch as our culture is besmirched and ridiculed in today's fairly shallow media. So it seems obvious, to me at least, what needs doing!
My dream is to set up the North American continent’s first ‘Scottish Heritage Park’... a unique visitor attraction that could become a major feature of BC's, if not the North American continent's, tourism industry.
So, along with the proceeds from the sale of my property in the UK, and your help here on Fundrazr, I hope to kick-start my venture albeit on a grass-roots scale, but with great ambitions for extensive further development.
My vision is of the creation of “Caledonia Park” Scottish Heritage Centre, a pleasant country park space with a visitor centre. A place for local people and visitors to enjoy a maintained open space for picnics and countless special occasions, but with a number of very unique features…
Dotted across the parkland would be a large number of authentic artefacts, buildings, monuments and other structures that one would expect to encounter if on an extensive guided-tour of Scotland. The landscape itself would be laid to reflect the many facets of the Scottish countryside, from rolling grassland to heather moor, deciduous woodland and heath, even a small Scottish 'loch' with resident monster! The centre piece of the park would be the Heritage Centre, complete with museum, conference suite, function rooms, restaurant, authentic Scottish pub and much, much more.
The idea was to bring a taste of Scotland to North America, to allow those who might not otherwise be able to visit their ancestral home an opportunity to learn all about their history, to celebrate the rich heritage and engage in the cultural nuances that make Scotland one of the world’s best tourist destinations.
The park could also be an educational facility, a place for students to learn about the heroic battles, philosophical triumphs, artistic and architectural wonders, the engineering, scientific and medical developments, as well as the tragedies and trials of Scotland’s rich and colourful past.
I see the park being an integral part of the local community, providing a venue for public events and unique facilities for a variety of artisans to create and market their products… all whilst enthralling the visitors with their skills. Certain features of the park can be leased to local small business operators. Clubs could also be involved with some of the more unique heritage displays.
Since the decision to move to BC was made, my partner and I have developed an extensive business plan for the park. It lists countless innovative ways to involve the local community, raise awareness of wider British, as well as Scottish culture and heritage and provide a fabulous facility for public events. I have compiled a long list of historical architecture experts, stonemasons and woodworkers, landscapers and events-organisers that can assist me in the creation and development of the park and its facilities. I myself am a keen amateur Scottish historian and my closest friend has recently completed his history degree and offers his services toward the creation of this fantastic vision.
For the past two years I have been voluntarily administrating the Scottish Cultural Centre's Facebook page, promoting Scottish culture and history for the enlightenment of those who use Facebook and well as raising the profile of the centre in Vancouver. I have raised the profile of the page from a mere 40 viewers to over 1500, and my informative posts have reached upwards of 38,000 people.
I hope you agree with me, that “Caledonia Park & Scottish Heritage Centre” would be a unique, world-class tourist attraction, a jewel in British Columbia’s tourism crown. And who knows… perhaps if it’s a success, we could open new parks elsewhere on the American continent.
The funds I am asking for today will help me persuade investors and landowners that I am serious about my plans and hope they will join us in seeing this dream come to fruition.
Yours faithfully,
Mr John F. Campbell
Highlights
See all activity4Activity
Delete media item?
Delete this item from the media gallery? It will also be deleted from any related story update.
Set as ?
The campaign video will appear in social media and email.
The campaign cover picture will appear in social media and email.
The will appear at the top of your campaign page and in social media and email.
Reset ?
It will be removed from the top of your campaign and won't be used as default in social media and email. The will remain in the media gallery.
Embed
Share a link
Delete update
Delete this story update?
Any pictures or videos will remain in the campaign's media gallery.
Report campaign
Report submitted
Thank you. We take reports like yours very seriously. Our goal is to keep the community safe.
Please know that we may contact you for more information, but that we won't notify you personally of our decision. If the campaign remains available within a few days, it's likely that we determined it not to be in violation of our policies.
Thank you. We've already received your previous report. If the campaign remains available within a few days, it's likely that we determined it not to be in violation of our policies.
Tell us about the problem. Please fill in both fields below.
Record a video
Upload a video
Nothing grabs attention for your cause like a personal video. Take a minute or two to record one now. Record a short video message of support. Or upload one from your device. You can preview or redo your video before you post it.
Nothing grabs attention for your cause like a personal video. Upload a short video message of support. Upload a short video message of support. Or record one right now.
- Most effective video length: about a minute.
- Maximum length: 5 min.
- You can preview or redo your video before you post it.
Heads up! The existing video will be replaced.
Email your friends
Join our team
Tell people why our cause matters to you. Your personal message will encourage others to help. Easy, effective, optional.
Say it in video
Short personal videos by supporters like you are incredibly powerful. Record one right now and you'll help us raise more money. Easy, optional, effective.
Add a personal goal
Set a personal fundraising goal. You'll encourage more contributions if you do. And rest easy. There's no obligation to achieve your goal or bad consequences if you don't. Easy, optional, effective.
We have a video!
Video thumbnail
We'd love to show you our campaign video. Want to take a look?
, you're already on the team.