Young musicians of the future are blossoming thanks to the memory of a much-loved teenager who lost her life in the Manchester Arena bombing atrocity. Eilidh MacLeod, who was just 14, loved to play the bagpipes - and her legacy is now helping others achieve their musical dreams. Eilidh’s Trust was established to support music education for young people across Scotland.
It's now been revealed that more than 2,000 youngsters will benefit, with the combined total of grants distributed topping the £100,000 mark. Eilidh lived with her family on the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Her bagpipe band were placed in the World Pipe Band Championships in 2016, a fact the public inquiry into the 2017 bombing was told filled her with a huge sense of pride.
READ MORE: Paul McCartney announces UK shows including two nights in Manchester Details of the charity's 2024 funding round have been released and show that a total of 52 individuals and groups from Orkney to Dumfries are benefiting from support of over £43,000. Almost 70 applications for support were received, the highest number ever submitted during a funding call. It takes the total number of grants made since the trust was established in 2018 to over 100 and their combined value to over £100,000.
Recipients range from choirs and pipe bands to cellists, brass bands and classical pianists. Eilidh playing the bagpipes (Image: UGC) A spokesperson said: "Eilidh's Trust funding will be used in a variety of ways, includi.