Grants are available to help organisations to participate in To Absent Friends, a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance, taking place across Scotland from Thursday 1^st – Thursday 8^th November.

The festival features storytelling evenings, poetry nights, photography exhibitions, concerts, scrapbooking workshops, cafes of reminiscence, and space for private acts of remembrance. Organisations can apply for grants of up to £250 to hold an event as part of the festival.

The deadline for applications is Friday 24^th August.

For further information, including how to apply, please visit the To Absent Friends website.