Allen Grove Local History Fund

£1,600 given in grants

Last year the Fund made six grants totaling £1,600 to help work being done by groups and individuals. All but one of the grants were for research for books or for the costs of publication. The exception was one for a display on Faversham’s Hey Day 1530–1699 at the Faversham Society’s Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre.

The authors who received grants were Mrs. H. Allinson who is writing a history of Hollingbourne, and Mrs. M. Lawrence who is writing one on St Michael’s Church, East Peckham. Gravesend Historical Society also received a grant for a book on the Roman Town at Springhead and Sevenoaks Historical Society was given one for a book on the history of religious belief in the Sevenoaks area which it is producing with assistance from other local groups. Mrs. M. Scott’s grant was for recording and publishing the histories of houses in Leeds.

Why not apply for one?

Applications are invited for grants.

The late Allen Grove left a legacy to the Kent Archaeological Society to establish this fund to be used for the purposes of research, preservation and enjoyment of local history. The trustees will consider applications for grants for any project with one or more of these purposes. Projects may be practical ones such as presentation, publication, and education as well as research.

Grants may be made to societies and groups as well as to individuals and are not restricted to members of the Kent Archaeological Society. They are usually around £200 to £400 each but the trustees would consider a larger grant for a particularly imaginative & innovative project which might not be able to proceed without the grant. Awards may not be announced until the summer or autumn of 2002.

Applications must be submitted, on the official application form, by the 31st March 2002. Application forms and further information may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary: Mr. A. J. Moffat, or by email.