Nidderdale Museum in Pateley Bridge has been awarded £54,800 as part of a project to sustain the heritage of the area.
The volunteer-run museum has a collection of over 32,000 items, including costumes, artefacts and photographs.
The funding, secured from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will help to fund a 15-month project called Sustaining Nidderdale’s Heritage.
The project aims to ensure the museum can continue to preserve and display local heritage.
It will enable the facility to expand its volunteers and set up recruitment and training programmes.
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A part-time project manager will be appointed to oversee the scheme, which will start in May. There will also be an opportunity for a young person to be taken on as part of a trainee placement.
The museum, which receives more than 6,000 visitors a year, also hopes the grant will help it to put measures in place to secure Arts Council England accreditation, which would enable it to apply for future funding.
Sue Welch, chairman of the Nidderdale Museum, said:
“We’re delighted to receive this funding, which will mean we can safeguard the future of Nidderdale’s heritage, and give more people the opportunity to learn about it.
“We’re grateful to all those who, by buying lottery tickets, have made this funding possible.”
The museum expects to re-open on May 21, and will then be open from 1.30 – 4.30pm every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout May and June.
