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<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>Dear=20
Richard,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>The=20
PCC Treasurer is almost certainly talking rubbish.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2>Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), in my experience, usually require som=
e=20
degree of match funding from a successful applicant. Volunteer labour =
often=20
forms a significant part of this funding and is usually reckoned to be wort=
h GBP=20
5 per hour for unskilled work to GBP 10 per hour for skilled=20
work.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>HLF=20
usually supply a very comprehensive and specific to the grant, contract doc=
ument=20
with all the Do's and Don'ts. Ask for sight of a copy. It should be availab=
le as=20
it's not a confidential document, this is public money!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>My=20
experience of this is in the preserved railway arena rather than ecclesiast=
ical=20
arena but that shouldn't affect the process.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>If I=20
can help further please let me know.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>Kind=20
Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D130400615-07112004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>Alex=20
Hunt</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DTah=
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Richard Offen=20
[mailto:richard@s...]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 02 November 2004 11:03<BR><B>To:=
</B>=20
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Herit=
age=20
Lottery Funds<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><TT><BR>Sorry, this might be a bit 'off=
=20
topic', but I refuse to join loads of <BR>other lists just to ask this=20
question.<BR><BR>A PCC near here has just received a very generous grant =
from=20
Heritage <BR>Lottery for the full restoration of their bells. =
The=20
PCC Treasurer <BR>is now claiming that local labour cannot be used to red=
uce=20
the costs <BR>as Heritage Lottery will not allow the use of volunteer lab=
our=20
in <BR>projects it supports.<BR><BR>Has anyone heard of this happening el=
se=20
where, or is the Treasurer <BR>misreading the HL=20
guidelines?<BR><BR>Richard<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></TT><BR></BODY></HTML>