The Wiveliscombe Town Hall Trust are delighted to have secured a further £12,500 from the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) which will see the Town Hall project moving forward towards planning and then submitting large scale capital funding bids. In order to secure the AHF funding the Trust needs to match the amount by December of this year. The AHF funding will cover 50% of the costs required to have the drawings and surveys in place for the project to go through planning, as well as the business planning work needed to secure the capital funding for the total refurbishment of the Town Hall, which is estimated to be in excess of £300K.
Chair John Bone states, ‘This money from AHF is validation for all the hard work and determination shown by the Trust; it has been a lengthy process to secure the lease but things are now really moving on. Previously AHF funded our project viability work, which has allowed us to work on business planning and community consultation and this continued support for the next stage of project development work from AHF is very welcome!