The Chief Executive of the BIG Lottery Fund, Peter Wanless, paid a visit to Heartlands in Pool on Friday (July 10) as part of his tour of the South West.Peter spent time meeting members of Heartlands team and later took a tour of the 18 acre site to see the essential site preparation work that has taken place before work officially gets underway.
Heartlands became a reality in 2007 after receiving a £22.3 million grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s Living Landmarks programme, the only project in England to be awarded this funding.
Peter Wanless, Chief Executive of BIG Lottery Fund, said: “Heartlands is a truly transformational project and it was great to visit the site and see the steps that are being taken towards getting work officially underway.
”This is a hugely important project for BIG Lottery Fund as it incorporates so many key elements of sustainable community and environmental development all in one place. We are very proud to have been able to award the grant to Heartlands and look forward to seeing the project take shape.”
The £29.5 million Heartlands in Pool is planned to transform Cornwall’s most derelict urban area into a truly inspirational cultural landscape. Additional funding has been provided by the Homes and Communities Agency, the national housing and regeneration agency for England and Cornwall Council.
Scott James, Heartlands Programme Director, said: “Without the investment from the BIG Lottery Fund The Heartlands Project would never have made it from its design plan stage to reality.
“We were delighted to welcome Peter onto the site and show him all the preparation work that has been undertaken as we work towards the official start on site.”
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