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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£39.4K
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Spending
£76.4K
Public benefits
Public Benefit: Both of the purposes are for the public benefit. In particular, they provide benefit to all members of the public through enhanced public understanding and enjoyment of the historic buildings, parkland and planned historic landscapes in and around Sion Mills, giving the public the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of these structures
and landscapes, thereby promoting a sense of pleasure and wellbeing. The presentation of the historic context of these buildings promotes for the public the opportunity for a greater sense of place and understanding of how such manufacturing industries developed, provided employment and helped to create communities. The Trust’s purposes are also to enable the general public to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the historic parklands, waterways and planned landscapes of the area, thus providing public benefit through exercise, improved health, physical and mental wellbeing and the opportunities for a closer communion with the beauties of our natural environment. The general public includes local people, visitors to the area and tourists on holiday in the region. In summary the Trust’s purposes provide tangible public benefit which the Trust plans to demonstrate through surveys and other methods of public feedback such as social media. Potential Harm: No harm arises from any of the Trust’s purposes Private Benefit: There is no private benefit arising from the purposes of the Trust
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SMBPT has promoted and delivered a number of projects in pursuance of the aims set out above including: • completed a Conservation Plan for the Mill and Sion Mills Conservation Area in 2003 funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Architectural Heritage Fund; • completed a £25,000 Railway Recreation Area project in 2004; • completed the
restoration of the Mill Chimney at a cost of £163,000 in 2006; • developed a new company website aimed at increasing awareness worldwide of the historical and architectural importance of Sion Mills in March 2007; and • completed a £1.3 million project to build workspace units in the old maintenance block of Herdmans Mill (immediately underneath the Mill Chimney) March 2009. • Undertook a £100,000 Environmental Improvements scheme in the Conservation Area in 2009. • Published formal and informal history books, films and pamphlets; held exhibitions of old photographs; given lectures and talks and had our website formally listed in the National Archives. • Completed, in association with Hearth, a £1.2 million project to restore Sion Stables and establish the building as a heritage centre. Museum and tearooms. The building opened to the public in Sept 2014. • Appointed a Stables Project Co-ordinator August 2014 and Heritage Education Officer in April 2015. • Training volunteers and tour guides. Hosting visitors 800-1000 per week. • The Trust will actively seek to set up partnerships which will strengthen the heritage profile of Sion Mills Conservation Area.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Men
- Tenants
- Unemployed/low income
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Economic development
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- Heritage/historical
- Human rights/equality
- Rural development
- Volunteer development
