NEWS FROM EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK

HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND BOOST
FOR LYNMOUTH PAVILION PROJECT

Exmoor National Park Authority has secured just under £250,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a wide range of learning, outreach and heritage work connected with Lynton and Lynmouth and the Exmoor National Park based at the Lynmouth Pavilion, which is currently under construction. Together with an additional £50,000 from the Local Authority and the value of voluntary time given to the project, the total funding will have a value of just under £340,000.

Part of this new money will fund two three year posts; a full-time Project Officer and part-time Volunteer Coordinator to work with the local community. This work will include working with schools (including West Exmoor Federation of Primary Schools), colleges (including Ilfracombe and Petroc) and community groups to research the local heritage in collaboration with local societies and heritage groups; a rolling…