TAVISTOCK HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1173744 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THT runs a range of activities to inform the public about the heritage of the Tavistock area, including guided walks, lectures and open days. Our main project is the restoration and repurposing of the Tavistock Guildhall to create a new Visitor Interpretation Centre which will introduce visitors to the history of the town and the Cornwall & West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site.

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Tavistock Heritage Trust will carry out for public benefit 1. The advancement of education in particular the history and heritage of the town of Tavistock a UNESCO World Heritage Town and the surrounding area, by providing exhibitions, walks, talks, courses, visits for schools and other learning activities.2. Promotion and support for the preservation of archaeological and historic sites around and in the town of Tavistock by raising funds and increasing awareness of them and their significance and working alongside other likeminded organisations.3. The provision of information and advice about local history, heritage and places of interest in and around the town of Tavistock and the UNESCO World Heritage Site through a volunteer led visitor information centre and gift shop in the town.4. Provide information in relation to the history and heritage of the Town of Tavistock and the surrounding area by publishing books, films, audio recordings and other literature.

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• ANDREW MAIN
• COUNCILLOR PHILIP RICHARD SANDERS · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Conn
• IAN WRIGHT
• SIMON MATTHEW HIRST
• Sally Collings
• Sara Burgess

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Operates in: Devon

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