THE first phase of planning to create a heritage park at Prestongrange is now under way. East Lothian Council is working to transform the site, following an award from the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund last autumn. The former miners’ bathhouse is now being transformed, with the planned works including the repair and refurbishment of the building providing a volunteer hub, future potential commercial and exhibition space, the construction of a new ‘engine shed’ to better develop and display the museum locomotive collection, as well as repairs to important structures and improvements to access around the site. The project team are also exploring the potential of the former mine workings’ underground water on the site to provide low-carbon energy for heating buildings both at Prestongrange and in the surrounding communities.