WINTERBOURNE Medieval Barn Trust has been awarded almost £1M from the Heritage Lottery Fund to repair and restore the buildings associated with the site.

This will help to secure the future of the barn as a community resource for heritage and education.

The trust itself has to raise £400,000 as part of this project, and while much of this has already been raised, the trustees are appealing for further donations from businesses, organisations or individuals before work can start.

Donations can be made online via winterbournebarn.org.uk

To make a larger donation, please contact the chairman Sue Parsons on suep@winterbournebarn.org.uk or 07793 698775.