| THREE NORFOLK WHERRIES ARE IN URGENT NEED |
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Become a Friend in deed
We need Friends to support Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust, which was established in 2002 with the aim of protecting, restoring and sailing the three wherries Hathor, Olive and Norada, whilst keeping them together as the only remaining fleet of Wherries. The Trust is supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), which requires the public to have access to the boats and for them to be utilised for environmental education. The Trust purchased the boats in July 2006 and now needs your help to secure a future for these unique historic craft. In particular, we must raise £100,000 in 2009 if we are to start work on the urgent repairs to the boats' base at Wroxham this coming winter, where the skilled restoration work takes place. If we don't begin work then, we risk serious delays to the restoration of all three boats. Please help us!
Join us to help preserve the only remaining fleet of Norfolk wherries
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| Join us on the 2009 Wherry Tours |
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This year our annual Wherry Tour is entitled "Hathor's Farewell" - if you have always meant to come and sail with us, now is your chance! It's not a permanent goodbye to Hathor, but restoration
work means that she will be sadly absent from the Broads for a few years after the end of the tour. The good news is that we are offering one of the most extensive itineraries for some years, giving as many people as possible
the chance to step on board and see just why we have to preserve this beautiful vessel. All donations and proceeds from the tour move us a little further towards our goal of ensuring Hathor's "farewell" is as short as possible, and eventually seeing all three wherries sailing together once again.
Find out more and see our full schedule
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| Heritage Lottery Funding - and why we still need your donations |
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The grant from the HLF of £492,000 (which included the money to purchase the wherries) is only approximately one third of the total amount that needs to be spent on the project over the next five year period. In order to claim £1 of grant we have to find an additional £2 ourselves to match fund it. Your support is vital to the success of the project. Your subscriptions and donations provide vital cash flow, and any voluntary labour can be allocated a monetary value and used for match funding. The best way to support us is to become a Friend to show your ongoing commitment to helping our fleet sail again.
Become a Friend of Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust
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Registered Charity: No. 1096073
http://www.wherryyachtcharter.org/index.html
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