The Museum has acheived successful funding in a number of important areas.
During the past three years the following fundraising objectives have been achieved through Lottery funding, grants from Trusts, Foundations, Businesses, Museum appeals and donations from the Friends of the Museum. Listed below are some of the key contributors towards each project.
Fundraising Achievements


Employment of a Museum Community Access Officer - 3 year contract
Heritage Lottery Fund grant.
Horsham District Council (partnership funding)

Employment of 2 Education Officers (job sharing)
3 year contract*
Donations from the following:
Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust
Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust
Esmé Fairbairn Foundation
Friarsgate Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
GlaxoSmithKline
John Coates Charitable Trust
Lloyd's Charities Trust
Mercers' Charitable Foundation
Sir Eric Parker
Sir Tim Rice Charitable Trust
Swan Trust
The British Land Company PLC
The PK Charitable Trust
The Poling Trust
The Tanner Trust
United News Media
*Funding is now in place for a further 3 years

Purchase of Dehumidifiers for the Museum store and library
Pilgrim Trust

New Narrow Gauge Industrial Railway Exhibition and Conservation Hall
Heritage Lottery Fund grant
Pilgrim Trust (partnership funding)
Horsham District Council (partnership funding)

Relocation of the Fairmile Café, a historic roadside café, from the A29 at Slindon to Amberley
Support from West Sussex County Council
Entrust grant

De Witt Lime Kilns ( Scheduled Ancient Monument No.449 )
English Heritage grant (for emergency repairs)

Following the successful completion of the emergency repairs to the structure, a feasibility study has been carried out to determine the major repairs needed to the kilns in order for them to be fully presented to the public to demonstrate the history and practical working of the lime industry at Amberley. An application for the full repair and interpretation of the kilns has now been submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Both English Heritage and Heritage Lottery Fund grants are subject to partnership funding which has to be raised by the Museum.


The Museum Appeal for the New Restaurant & Conference Centre
Raised substantial funds from donations by Friends of the Museum, private individuals, Museum Volunteers and in-kind support from building materials suppliers.

Hove Ticket Office
Support from Southern Railway and the Railway Heritage Trust for the relocation and restoration of the Hove Ticket Office building.