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Fewston Church plays an important part in the life of the community, including providing a venue for concerts and exhibitions, and attracts many visitors who walk in the Washburn Valley. The PCC would like to expand the church’s role in the community, and to provide more information on local heritage for walkers and for booked visiting groups such as school children or elderly people’s clubs.
In order to do this it is proposed to build a sympathetic extension to the church by demolishing the semi-derelict hearse house and providing a multi-purpose room with kitchen and toilet facilities and exhibition space. There will also be a new path from the reservoir to the churchyard.
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The centre will allow more community-based events in the Church and improved facilities, such as exhibitions and talks relating to local heritage. Also there are plans for refreshment facilities for visitors and locals during summer weekends. It can also be used for booked group visits and small group adult learning on heritage related topics and used as a base for guided walks around the local area.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 03 April 2009 )
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An independent feasibility study was funded by Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust. In 2007 the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) awarded a Project Planning Grant to fund the development of plans for the Centre. In 2008 we successfully applied to the HLF for a Stage 1 grant towards the cost of achaeological work, the development of detailed architectural plans and the development of a detailed programme for the Centre. Following a successful local appeal for matched funding, the Stage 2 funding application to HLF for £561,000 was made in July 2009. Further funding is still being sought from grants and local appeals in order to ensure that our interpretation displays and equipment remain in good order.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 23 August 2009 )
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