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Oct 2020

Last Updated: 16/10/2020

Harewood House awarded funding boost

by Newsroom

| 18 Oct, 2020

Harewood House Trust has received £695,556 from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, after it closed for 14 weeks during the pandemic.

Harewood House Trust has been awarded £695,556 by the Cultural Recovery Fund.

It is the latest grant in the fight to support the stately home through the coronavirus pandemic.

Last week, Harewood was given £296,128 by Historic England and DCMS to fund the restoration of its Terrace balustrade. It was also awarded an emergency National Heritage Lottery Fund grant to support re-opening earlier in the year.

The charity has now received more than £1 million to help survive and recover from its coronavirus-enforced closure.

Lockdown forced Harewood to close its doors for 14 weeks this year - more than a third of its open season. This resulted in losses of £1.2 million, as an estimated 80,000 people were unable to visit.

Trust director Jane Marriott said:

“Like many of our colleagues, Harewood's total closure earlier in the year placed us in such a difficult financial situation, facing over £1 million in losses. However, the combination of our visitors’ support and a significant grant from the Culture Recovery Fund has secured Harewood’s future recovery, so that we can continue to do ambitious programming, and to make certain that this wonderful place can continue to be enjoyed by as many as possible.

“The national funding bodies’ confidence in Harewood’s work is very much needed and appreciated. We are now in a position to improve the site, develop our learning programme, continue to work with artists and maintain our ambitious visitor experience, looking once again to our future.”

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The grant from the Cultural Recovery Fund will support a series of family friendly activities, invest in Harewood’s technology infrastructure, and provide canopies for outdoor spaces. This will provide cover for weddings and private hire events, in turn generating vital income for the charity.