Scotlandwell in Bloom is leading this project on behalf of, and with the full support, of the local community. Project develoment funding was awarded in autumn 2010 by Perth and Kinross Council Rural Initiatives and Rural Tayside LEADER Programme 2009-2013. This has meant that the group has been able to appoint a professional team and prepare detailed costed proposals.

The group is now preparing a full application to the Heritage Lottery Fund as well as to several other possible funders including Perth & Kinross Heritage Trust, Perth and Kinross Council, Rural Tayside LEADER, the Kinorss-shre Trust and many more. A local fundraising campaign was launched at the 2010 Portmoak Festival and already over £2000 has been raised.

The aim of the project is to conserve, repair, display and re-use the Wash House - which lies in the heart of the village close to the historic Well from which Scotlandwell takes its name -  and to transfer it (and the Well) to local management for heritage related activities. It is planned to open the building on occasional weekends, train guides and story tellers, collect local people's memories in the form of an oral history project, produce a Teachers' Resource pack with the help of Portmoak School, provide new interpretation panels and prepare a leaflet guide. 

The building is listed, is owned by Perth and Kinross Council and  is now in poor repair, having fallen out of use in the 1960's. It was designed by important Scottish 19th century architect David Bryce as part of a series of improvements for the village by local landowner Thomas Bruce of Arnott in 1860.

Total value of this project is around £100,000 including professional fees and VAT.  The works will put the buildings into good order for the next 50-100 years and provide an important community resource.