Trust Aims
The Trust has four key aims to maintain focus when considering and undertaking heritage initiatives:
Acquire
To acquire or receive heritage assets into the Trust and maintain a register.
Restore
To restore heritage assets by construction, or reconstruction, to a state which is deemed historically or present day appropriate.
Preserve
To preserve heritage assets, by protecting them from damage, repairing them or by performing maintenance.
Educate
To share the restoration process, develop local skills, bring relevance of the local maritime heritage to today’s local community.
The Trust
The Appledore Maritime Heritage Trust (AMHT) was established in 2017 to ensure Appledore Village and the surrounding area retains its maritime identity with the passage of time, protecting heritage assets for future generations. The Trust was formed from an amalgamation of the Appledore Community Trust and CASH (Celebrating Appledore’s Shipping Heritage), which was dissolved in December 2014.
AMHT is separate from the ARA (Appledore Residents’ Association), although one member is on the committee of both.
AMHT is a not-for-profit Charitable Trust, registered with the Charity Commission (1115006), and exists through public generosity without which maritime heritage assets of the Taw and Torridge estuaries are at risk of being lost or forgotten. The Trust welcomes individual help to secure the future of these heritage assets for many generations to experience, enjoy and learn from.
All the generous time and effort given by the Trustees and its Volunteers is entirely free, and the Trustees wish to thank all those who support the work of AMHT.
Patrons
Simon Morris
Morris and Bott
Rob Braddick
Braddick’s Leisure
Trustees
Andrew Laugherne
Trustee
Legal Advisor
Trust Chair
John Puddy
Trustee
Maritime Heritage Advisor
Chair SS Freshspring Trust
David Avery
Trustee
Former Chair: Appledore Community Trust
Jo Manley
Trustee
Funding and grants
Committee Members
All trustees and Patrons
Management Team
John Puddy
Team leader
Andrew Laugherne
Secretary