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The Dorothy Clive Garden has received £26000 National Lottery support to help address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on heritage
The Dorothy Clive Garden has received £26000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to pay the wages of gardeners and to fund additional cleaning within the gardens. This will enable us to maintain the gardens and open to visitors and volunteers during these difficult times
When the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown began The Dorothy Clive Garden had to close to visitors and all staff except one had to be furloughed. All fund raising events at the charity were cancelled in line with government directives along with weddings and educational activities. Resulting in a huge loss of income.
Kathryn Robey at The Dorothy Clive Garden said: “Thanks to the National Lottery and its players we can now open safely and maintain these very beautiful gardens for the future. It is wonderful to be able to welcome visitors back to the garden knowing that they will be safe and that we can be proud of the garden. We’re grateful that The National Lottery Heritage Fund is supporting us at this crucial time – it’s a lifeline to us and others who are passionate about sustaining heritage for the benefit of all.”
The funding, made possible by National Lottery players, was awarded through The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Heritage Emergency Fund. £50million has been made available to provide emergency funding for those most in need across the heritage sector.
The UK-wide fund will address both immediate emergency actions and help organisations to start thinking about recovery.
Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of The National Lottery Heritage Fund, said: “Heritage has an essential role to play in making communities better places to live, supporting economic regeneration and benefiting our personal wellbeing. All of these things are going to be even more important as we emerge from this current crisis.
“Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players we are pleased to be able to lend our support to organisations such as The Dorothy Clive Garden during this uncertain time.”
Like The Dorothy Clive Garden, other charities and organisations across the UK that have been affected by the unprecedented impact of the coronavirus outbreak are being given access to a comprehensive package of support of up to £600 million of repurposed money from The National Lottery. This money is supporting some of the most vulnerable people in our communities and span the arts, community, charity, heritage, education, environment and sports sectors.
Thanks to National Lottery players, £30 million is raised every week for good causes, including heritage of local and national importance. By playing The National Lottery, people up and down the country are making an amazing contribution to the nationwide-response to combatting the impact of COVID-19 on local communities across the UK.
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-coronavirus-covid-19
To find out more about the National Lottery Good Causes , visit: www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/coronavirus-pandemic-response
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For further information about The Dorothy Clive Garden, images and interview opportunities, please contact:Kathryn Robey via kathryn@dorothyclivegarden.co.uk or 01630 647237
About The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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The Heritage Emergency Fund remains open for applications for grants ranging from £3,000 to £250,000 until 31 July 2020. Extra advice and support and longer-term skills and capacity building initiatives has also been made available for the heritage sector. Read more about The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s response to the Covid-19 emergency.
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