Grant Awards in 2021

Heritage Stimulus Fund

In late summer 2021 we were delighted to have made a successful application for further funding from the Major Works strand of the Heritage Stimulus Fund, administered by Historic England. The Heritage Stimulus Fund was part of the government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund, providing grants for repair and conservation of heritage properties open to the public.

The grant covered about £180k (excl. VAT) of the £220k cost of conservation work on the north facing side of the south range roof of the Mansion. The area to the east end of the roof was in poor condition as evidenced by the puddles on the floor in the photo above!

Enovert Community Trust – New Toilets

We are fortunate to have been awarded a grant from the Enovert Community Trust towards the cost of new toilets.

The grant will pay for a prefabricated toilet unit, consisting of three unisex cubicles with integral washbasins, and a further cubicle with facilities for disabled visitors.

Connection of the plumbing and electrics has been paid for by the Woodchester Mansion Trust. We had a small sum of money in our Cultural Recovery Grant in 2020 for landscaping of the unit, so it fits into the Park better. This work has also been carried out by our maintenance volunteers. It involved some rebuilding of the adjacent shelter which hides our unsightly rubbish bins!

We are grateful to Enovert for their help with this unglamorous but absolutely essential cost.

The finished new toilets.

Ecclesiastical Insurance Movement for Good Award

We are delighted to have received a £1000 grant in the first phase of the 2021 Movement for Good awards. Thank you to the Movement for Good and everyone who nominated us. The grant will go towards conservation of the Mansion. We are now looking at participating in the second phase.