Now that you have clarified your position Gabe, to your question " all the more reason for asking the question where will the £38k be spent, don't you think so?", the answer would be:
Since the money was awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, ASK THEM! The essence of straight-forwardness is it not? Roland. Toronto. Gabe Menezes wrote: ....say no more. Ask a straight forward question and one get a rigmarole of an answer. I had neither questioned any body's integrity nor their undoubted goodness! I had not questioned accountability; what I asked, has not been answered. The term voluntary could well be a misnomer - readers could misconstrue that work is done free of charge - when in fact it could well be quite the opposite. For instance I could volunteer to serve in the Armed Forces - that does not mean I do not get paid! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
