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Cleveland Pools Trust to benefit from £50,000 Lottery Heritage Fund grant

Monday 21st September 2020 Bath Echo News Team Community

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The Cleveland Pools Trust has been granted £56,300 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to assist with the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the development of the project.

Photo © Cleveland Pools

The Cleveland Pools Trust (CPT) team has had to adapt to home working, review and alter numerous community engagement projects, and been delayed as consultants were placed on furlough, slowing the pace of planned work.

The funding, made possible by National Lottery players, is awarded through The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s’ Heritage Emergency Fund.

To date, £50 million has made available to provide emergency funding for those most in need across the heritage sector.

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 Cleveland Pools Trust during this uncertain time.”

Paul Simons, Chair of the Trust said: “The Cleveland Pools Trust is immensely grateful to The National Lottery Heritage Fund for its continuing support and confidence in the project team in its efforts to move forward and deliver this unique project.

“We are all working in unprecedented circumstances and the Trust is delighted with the encouragement and assistance that it is receiving from its major funder.”

The Trust has also taken the decision to delay the planned start of works on site until spring next year.

Due to the site’s proximity and reliance on the River Avon as the primary means of transporting plant, machinery and materials to site, this will greatly minimise risk to the project in the event of adverse weather over the winter period.

Over the coming months, the CPT will be working to update their business plan in light of the impacts of Covid-19, alongside completing design work ahead of starting on site.

They will be working towards signing a contract with chosen contractor Beard Construction in February 2021 and are scheduled to be open for swimming in Summer 2022.

Sean Franks from Beard Construction said: “Beard Construction are excited to be part of this project and are keen to be involved in the restoration of this historic Georgian lido.

“We remain committed to the scheme and look forward to commencing works in the New Year.”

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