HLF: Investing in Cemeteries

Jane StancliffeCasework Manager

London Region

Parks For People:

Assessing Officer’s Perspective

Brompton Cemetery

What this session covers

• Quick overview • Project Enquiry stage • Your application to HLF• Hints and tips • Working with applicant during the assessment

period• Post award - HLF Mentors

Parks and Cemeteries in London1995-2013

• Total Spend: £133m• BIG contribution: £22m• HLF Spend: £111m• One cemetery supported prior to support for

Brompton Cemetery last December • This was Hampstead Cemetery £1.08m

(Urban Parks Programme in 1997)

The Application Process:

Project Enquiry Stage•Spend time reading the Parks Guidance •Submit on line form via HLF website •Visit by the Development Team•Dialogue and feedback•Budget check – development and delivery•Timetable for assessment

The Application Process:

Telling us about your project by filling in the HLF Parks

application form and providing supporting information

Stick to the check list at the back of the HLF

application formand keep your

answers simple and factual

Conveying a clear vision

• Clarity• Read across documents• Address check list in full• A robust budget N.B. VAT, Contingency,

Inflation• Partnership Funding

A few tips……

A few tips…..

• What is the position now and what are the targets post delivery e.g. visitors, target audiences

• Management and Maintenance • Friends Groups and your local community• Stakeholders• Governance – inc a strong project team with the right

experience and expertise

Images ……. What we need from you

Chelsea Football Club

WestBrompton

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Earls Court DevelopmentWest Kensington Estate

South Lodge

North Lodge

The Cemetery’s Great Circle with the Chapel at its heart

1.. 2.

3. 4.

1. 2.

3. 4.4.

A range of activities in the cemetery

1. 2.

3. 4.

Working with your HLF officer

• There will usually be further questions during assessment – a quick turnaround is appreciated

• Send answers in one tranche and in same order they were asked

• There may be an informal site visit by officers

Getting the ingredients right!

More about the application process

• It is very competitive • Before going to the Board, your case will be

considered by the London Committee who make recommendations to the Board

• A presentation will be made to both Committee and Board

• The decision will be conveyed 48 hours later • If you don’t get through first time and are being

encouraged to try again, don’t let the decision get you down, listen to feedback and go for it!

• If you are successful, don’t waste time (2 years goes very quickly) – start filling out your Permission to Start Forms and get a meeting in the diary

Success!

Brompton Cemetery received a First Round Pass £3,777,800

inc a development grant of £334,200 from HLFin December 2013

• Submitted R1 bid August 2013 (3-month turnaround)• Questions and points of clarification/ Informal Site

Visit • HLF Board decision in December 2013• Up to 2 year development period allowed (RIBA D)• Appointment of HLF Mentors• Permission to start in January 2014• RIBA C review in August 2014• Aim to submit R2 in February 2015 for June 2015

decision (3-month turnaround inc formal site visit)

Timetable for Brompton Cemetery

HLF Mentors

• Why do HLF appoint mentors?

• What is their role?

• Common areas for Mentor support: conservation, Activity Planning, Business Planning, Technical

To sum up:

• A clear vision• Factual information• Stick to the questions on the application form• Address the checklist and give us some great

images to sell your project!• A committed and strong project team with

appropriate support from the organisation

Challenges for Cemeteries

• Buildings at risk – and their reuse• Conservation costs• Ownership models• Biodiversity versus tidy• Bereavement sensitivities • On-going revenue and sustainability

Any questions?

Jane StancliffeTel 0207 591 6132Email janes@hlf.org.uk