£10,000 for trust’s heritage work

Sussex Heritage Trust has received £10,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on heritage.

Like many charities, the Sussex Heritage Trust faces a challenging and difficult future.

The funding will go a long way to ensure the Trust’s continued work to preserve, improve and encourage the appreciation of the architectural and natural landscape of Sussex.

A spokesman for the trust said: “Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the Trust has continued to operate focusing on the popular Sussex HeritageTrustAwardsandour bursary scheme, which offers educational opportunities for young people and those looking to retrain in building conservation craft.

“The only Sussex-wide Heritage Awards supports excellence in conservation, restoration, and good design of newly built projects, whilst also encouraging the use of traditional skills and crafts.”

Entries for the awards closed last week, with the awards ceremony planned for Wednesday November 25 2020.

Chairman of the Trust, Simon Knight DL said: “We are so grateful to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and indeed all those who play the National Lottery, for providing this funding to the Sussex Heritage Trust.

“As a small charity we like to think we punch well above our weight with the Sussex Heritage Trust Awards and our work giving bursaries to young people looking to improve their traditional craftmanship skills.

“This money will ensure we continue to deliver this important work across Sussex in the next 12 months and beyond.”

The funding was awarded through The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Heritage Emergency Fund.

£50 million has been made available to provide emergency funding for those most in need across the heritage sector.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is currently open to applications for its Heritage Emergency Fund. To find out more visit: https:// www.heritagefund.org.uk/ responding-coronaviruscovid-19

For more information about the Sussex Heritage Trust and its awards visit www. sussexheritagetrust.org.uk

Sam Wilkins, Sussex Heritage Trust Bursary Recipient taking part in Timber Square Framing course at Weald and Downland Living MuseumPhotos contributed

Brewhurst Mill in Loxwood by Nicholls Countryside Construction, which previously won Sussex Heritage Trust Award for Small Scale Residential