PLANS to build an innovative aviation, astronomy and flight family visitor centre called Aero Space Kinross (ASK) has launched it very first community share offer and raised nearly £30,000 in the first few days.
The ASK community pressed the button on the share offer with a target of £150,000 on Twitter and Facebook, with TV presenter Carol Vorderman lending her celebrity support with her video “countdown” message.
Aero Space Scientific Education Trust (ASSET) will provide the community of Kinross-Shire and beyond the opportunity to invest in Aero Space Kinross (ASK). Investment features include runway and flying class shares with the minimum investment per person of £100 for people living in Kinross-shire, or £200 for those living outside Kinross-shire.
Alisdair Stewart, chairman of ASK, said: “ASSET is a Community Benefit Society community led, controlled and operated for the benefit of Kinross-shire and the community it serves. It is a tremendous opportunity for the residents of Kinross-shire and beyond that will bring huge economic, educational and tourism benefits to the area, as well as providing locals, Scots and visitors alike with a unique flight-themed science and space centre. A key element of our first launch is our ‘build-a-plane’ project where local Kinross school kids will have a chance to help build a real plane from a kit which will make a clear link between the project to STEM education.”
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here