Project Sponsors

The project was funded by a variety of partners including the Heritage Lottery Fund, European Social Fund - Cultural Sector Development Initiative and the Northumberland National Park Sustainable Development Fund.

Charity Funders

From mid 2008 the project received financial support from the following charitable organisations ...

• The Sir James Knott Trust
• The Garfield Weston Foundation
• The Mercer's Company
• The Headley Trust

Their generous funding enabled the project to continue into 2009 and beyond.

In 2009, the project was fortunate to get financial assistance from 'Leader', rural funding from the Rural Development Programme for England that came from the Northumberland Uplands Local Action Group which is jointly administrated by One North East and Northumberland County Council.