The Burton Constable Foundation has received support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Money has been awarded to help increase its organisation resilience and sustainability.
Thanks to National Lottery players, the project aims to secure the future of Burton Constable. It will help review the effectiveness of the organisation, building capacity through adopting new ways of working, testing out ideas, increasing the skills of staff, volunteers and trustees and becoming more financially sustainable.
Burton Constable believes it has the potential to achieve far more than it does at present. The House and collections are of national importance. The 18th century ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ is the only one to survive in its original country house location and should be known by a much wider audience.
As a result, they are looking to create a detailed master plan that clearly identifies what can be done going forward to develop Burton Constable as a visitor destination. This will be based on thorough research and consultation, in order to maximise its resilience and financial sustainability and to provide a robust basis and justification for future funding bids.
Burton Constable Foundation Look To Enhance Offering
They are also looking to change attitudes and behaviours and to make sure that our staff, trustees and volunteers have the skills and resources to make better decisions.
Also, they add they want to bring redundant buildings back into use. This is an attempt to maximise income generation potential. While they say they want to secure new sources of funding through commercial and fundraising activities.
Commenting on the award, Robert Sword, Chair of the Trustees of the Burton Constable Foundation said:
“We’re delighted that we’ve received this support thanks to National Lottery players to help secure the future of Burton Constable.”
“The funding gives us the opportunity to look at how we attract new audiences and develop new income streams to ensure that Burton Constable continues to fulfil the potential that the National Heritage Memorial Fund first realised in 1992 when the house and grounds were saved for the nation.”
