Heritage conservation project to receive £3m

The Hoo Peninsula in Kent is to benefit from nearly £3m of funding to support its heritage and habitats.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has confirmed the money for The Whose Hoo project, to drive forward landscape-scale heritage conservation.

The project is being led by Medway Council alongside a range of partners including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds , Kent County Council, Gravesham Borough Council, Slough Fort Preservation Trust, Medway Swale Estuary Partnership, wHoo Cares, Homes England, LV21 and the North West Kent Countryside Partnership.

The money will be used to support 15 projects across four themes: habitats, heritage, connection and discovery, aiming to support a change in the way local communities understand and connect with their natural and cultural heritage.

Simon Curry, Medway Council’s portfolio holder for climate change and strategic regeneration, said: “This new funding is great news for everyone involved in the Whose Hoo project, which is doing brilliant work to protect natural habitats and improve biodiversity in the area, while celebrating Hoo’s rich heritage.”