Summer 2009

The Lakeland Arts Trust has recently been awarded a grant from the Headley Trust, part of the Sainsbury family of Trusts, to fund the position of Workshop Manager for a period of three years.

This is a fantastic move forward towards creating a temporary workshop in which to begin the major programme of restoration on the collection.  The Trust aims to convert the existing Windermere Building into the new workshop allowing the boats to be worked on directly on the site.  The Trust commissioned Colin Henwood to draw up a design brief for the workshop last year and the next step is to gain funding to fit out the building with the required equipment.