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Red Rose Chain secure Heritage grant!
Red Rose Chain are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a first-round grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund...
Red Rose Chain Film and Theatre Company are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £30,150 in development funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The grant is towards the company’s work at Gippeswyk Hall, in Ipswich. This first-round pass award* includes development funding to support Red Rose Chain’s plans for Gippeswyk Hall. Red Rose Chain can progress to the second stage of the Heritage Lottery Fund application process, where we will be seeking £500,000 of Heritage Lottery Fund support towards the project.
The proposed project will allow Red Rose Chain to develop Gippeswyk Hall into a safe and stimulating environment for the community to work on creative projects which connect them with their local heritage. It will also fund four years of heritage projects which will engage the community with the hall and enable them to discover more about the history of the building and the town in which they live and work. The total project cost is expected to be around £700,000 - of which £18,000 has already been secured from Suffolk County Council. Red Rose Chain are currently seeking match funding for the remaining £182,000.
Gippeswyk Hall is Grade 2* Listed and one of Ipswich’s oldest remaining buildings, dating back to circa 1600. The grant will enable Red Rose Chain to rebuild an extension at the rear of the hall, which was built in the 1960s. The new build will complement the original hall; the imagined form is that of a barn, to present a familiar and sympathetic backdrop to the hall. This will house a studio-theatre, which will provide a valuable resource for the people of Ipswich and those in the surrounding villages and towns.
Joanna Carrick, Artistic Director at Red Rose Chain said; “We moved into Gippeswyk Hall in May 2010 and from day one we were all completely in love with the building. To be a part of the history of the hall is amazing; it has provided a wonderful boost to the company and the work that we are able to deliver with the community. We have a large number of volunteers from all walks of life; they have been integral in bringing the hall back to life and taking it forward into the future. They have been decorating it and providing the hall with the love and attention that it had lacked for many years. This is a tremendously exciting period of strong growth for Red Rose Chain, coming on the back of our successful Big Lottery Fund grant at the start of November.”
Robyn Llewellyn, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund East of England, said: “The emblematic Gippeswyk Hall is one of Ipswich’s heritage treasures. This project has the potential to transform the building so that it can be used in an exciting and creative way by the people from across the community. There is still work for Red Rose Chain to do in developing the project, but HLF will be offering their full support in taking their application further."
Local Architects Nicholas Jacobs and Charles Curry-Hyde won a national competition held by Red Rose Chain to find an Architectural team who could deliver the company’s vision. They were successful in winning the competition over highly prestigious national companies, through the strength and quality of their commission.
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*A first-round pass means the project meets HLF criteria for funding and they believe it has potential to deliver high-quality benefits and value for Lottery money. The application was in competition with other supportable projects, so a first-round pass is an endorsement of outline proposals. Having been awarded a first-round pass, the project now has up to two years to submit fully developed proposals to compete for a firm award.
Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) sustains and transforms a wide range of heritage for present and future generations to take part in, learn from and enjoy. From museums, parks and historic places to archaeology, natural environment and cultural traditions, they invest in every part of our diverse heritage. HLF has supported 33,900 projects, allocating £4.4billion across the UK, including £290million to nearly 3,000 projects across the East of England.
Website: www.hlf.org.uk