Support & Development

Most of you will already know that Waltham Forest Council has successfully bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to help further develop the William Morris Gallery.

This is where the Friends come in. We have all been asked to help raise the money needed to turn the dream into reality.

The aim is to create a first class visitor facility and a centre of excellence for the study of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement.  It is an exciting opportunity to see the development of the Gallery with extended exhibition space, better storage facilities for the reserve collection and an enhanced educational space and programme of activities.

The project will help to create a sustainable future for this beautiful building and its highly important collections.

With the help of the Friends the gallery has also now raised over £23,000 from individual donations. We need to raise a further £826,000. The Friends committee also donated £10,000 from the Friends’ funds and has made approaches to a variety of funding bodies Individual donations and money-raising activities are also necessary if we are to reach the target. There are many ways that you can help. All ideas are welcome, for instance:

  • Fundraising Events: Local people have organised events and activities to raise money, please see the example of Jennifer Davies, Barn Dance or Shaolin Gung Fu’s Tai Chi event.
  • Individual Donations via Paypal: Please use the Donate Now button on the left to donate directly to the fund.
  • Donate by text: Donate up to £10 by text! Text FWMG11 followed by a £ sign and the amount to be donated to 70070.
  • Join the Friends: If you’re not already a Friend, joining the Friends, from as little as £8 per year will help the development project.

For further information about the Project or to make a donation by cheque, please contact the Friends representative on the Project Board, our Chair Bill Measure:

Bill Measure
90 Richmond Road
London E11 4BU
Tel 020 8558 5491
measure@btinternet.com