InvestSK, South Kesteven’s economic growth and regeneration company, has awarded £47,999 of grant funding to fourteen heritage projects across the district in the second wave of announcements made under its Heritage Alive! programme.
The grants, which have been made available by South Kesteven District Council, have been awarded to projects across the length and breadth of South Kesteven, including all four market towns and rural areas. The funding will support various heritage schemes to deliver important conservation and interpretation work ranging from restoration and oral history projects, to community archaeology and events.
Among the grants awarded, four churches have received funding towards urgent construction work and five community groups have been awarded funding for improvements to historic community buildings.
The majority of projects have been awarded funding from the programme’s ‘intervention’ category, which carries the largest grant sum of up to £4,000. These grants will be used to support the conservation, restoration and preservation of heritage across the district.
Chief executive of InvestSK, Steve Bowyer, said: “I’m delighted we’re able to support such a diverse range of heritage projects across South Kesteven. I’m particularly pleased that many of the projects receiving grants from the Heritage Alive! programme will use the money to top-up community funding already raised to help meet their final targets.
“Our Heritage Alive! grants are supporting charities, community groups and places of worship from towns and rural villages across the district to continue the fantastic work they do to conserve South Kesteven’s heritage.”
Councillor Matthew Lee, the Leader of South Kesteven District Council, said: “South Kesteven has a rich and diverse heritage which is enjoyed by residents and visitors alike.
“It is vital that we support these projects to preserve the district’s legacy for future generation and that is why the council has made this funding available through InvestSK.”
InvestSK’s Heritage Alive! funding programme is designed to celebrate and conserve South Kesteven’s built and cultural heritage. Applications can cover a range of projects – from inspiring engagement with local heritage, intervening to protect heritage or making heritage
more accessible.
Grant applications are currently closed for this financial year but will reopen again on 1 April. For more information, visit http://www.heritagealive.co.uk
Details of all 14 Heritage Alive! grant funded projects:
Grantham Canal Society (Woolsthorpe by Belvoir)
Charity/ Community Group
Grant Awarded: £5,800 (£500 from the inspiration fund, £1,300 from the interpretation fund and £4,000 from the intervention fund)
Project (s): Funding has been awarded to the Grantham Canal Society to support the restoration of Lock 14. The funding will be used to purchase materials for the Lock itself as well as to produce a range of educational interpretation materials and hold a celebratory open day.
The educational materials include an aerial film of the restoration of the Lock, and the construction of a ‘mock cabin’ which will be used to show local school children what life was like for those who lived and worked on the canal.
Deepings Community Library (Market Deeping/ Deeping St James)
Charity
Grant Awarded: £4,500
Project: £4,000 has been awarded to the Deepings Community Library to support the redevelopment of the foyer of the Grade II listed library to make it more in keeping with its historic setting, improve accessibility, and create a community information point. A further £500 has been awarded for a historic experience day for local school children,
featuring professional historical re-enactors.
Banks Newton Heritage (Ancaster)
Community Interest Company
Grant Awarded: £2,000
Project: A grant of £2,000 will support Banks Newton Heritage to deliver a community archaeology project in Ancaster, which has uncovered Roman and Saxon Pottery.
St Guthlac’s Church (Market Deeping)
Place of Worship
Grant awarded: £2,000
With support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, St Guthlac’s Church Council has raised over £80,000 for the restoration of their historic church organ and a programme of educational and training opportunities. £2,000 from a Heritage Alive! Interpretation grant will allow the church to produce a film detailing the restoration of the organ.
Grantham Community Heritage Association (Grantham)
Charity/ Museum
Grant awarded: £2,000
Project: The ‘Betty Elmer Archive’ – an oral history project recording stories of Grantham. This will be available free of charge as a regular podcast from the association’s website and major podcast platforms.
Bourne Arts and Communities Trust (Bourne)
Charity/ community group
Grant awarded: £4,000
Project: Urgent structural repairs to Wake House. The Grade II listed building on North Street, Bourne was the birthplace of Charles Frederick Worth, founder of Haute Couture.
Bourne Arts and Communities Trust provides facilities for over 70 community groups who operate out of the building.
Thorold Arms Community Benefit Society (Hougham and Marston)
Community Benefit Society
Grant awarded: £4,000
Project: The Thorold Arms is a 175 year old pub which has been saved by the community for the community. £4,000 has been awarded for repairs and restoration to the doors and windows. When completed the pub will become a hub for the community, including a community café and shop.
St Andrew’s Church, Boothby Pagnell
Place of Worship
Grant awarded: £3,000
Project: St Andrew’s Church in Boothby Pagnell has raised £17,000 for the restoration of the porch of the Grade I listed church and its grade II listed Lych gate. The roofs are made of local Collyweston slate and have reached the end of their natural lifespan so urgent repairs are now needed to prevent deterioration of the buildings. A £3,000 award from InvestSK has
completed the church’s fund raising total allowing the work to begin.
Bourne Baptist Church (Bourne)
Place of Worship
Grant awarded: £3,500
Project: Urgent repairs to the windows and front door of the grade II listed church.
Long Bennington Parish Council
Parish Council
Grant awarded: £3,000
Urgent repair work to prevent the collapse of the walls of the Memorial Garden.
Denton Street Market (Denton)
Community Group
Grant awarded: £4,000
Project: Restore a historic water pump enclosure within the village
Grimsthorpe and Drummond Castle Trust (Grimsthorpe)
Charity
Grant awarded:£4,000
Project: Staff at Grimsthopre Castle discovered three derelict and decaying 18 th Century Shephard’s huts, rare examples of how estates such as Grimsthorpe would have managedtheir flocks during the lambing season. A £4,000 award will support the restoration of the huts and the production of interpretation materials.
St Martin’s Church Conservation Trust (Stamford)
Place of Worship
Grant awarded: £2,199
Project: Restoration of the Victorian lantern on the church porch. Metal work will be restored and missing glass panes replaced. The lantern will be converted to run on a sensor, providing lighting for the footpath and improving accessibility at night and in low light conditions.
St Andrew’s Church, Rippingale (Rippingale)
Place of Worship
Grant awarded: £4,000
Project: After successfully raising over £40,000 within the local community for urgent repairs to the church roof, a contribution of £4,000 from the Heritage Alive! grant scheme will support the church to complete the remaining work.
InvestSK is South Kesteven District Council’s economic development and regeneration
company. Responsible for leading South Kesteven’s ambitious economic growth agenda,
they work to support local businesses to grow, deliver new inward investment projects, boost
the arts, heritage and visitor economy offers, and enhance the skills of the district’s future
workforce.
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