GAFC 1890 Trust Club History Sub Committee Heritage Lottery Fund Application

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GAFC 1890 Trust – Heritage Lottery Fund Application

Why would we go for a Lottery grant?

• Club History not well / fully documented

• Club has in the past played a big part in the social history of Grays and the borough

• 120th Anniversary of GAFC next season

• Ground lease is to expire and club maybe forced to move out of the borough therefore direct links will be “lost”

• Increase community awareness of Grays Athletic

• Deliverables will leave a tangible long term legacy for supporters and the community as a whole

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GAFC 1890 Trust – Heritage Lottery Fund Application

Who would be involved?

• Project Delivery

• Local Schools

• Local Authorities, Community & Societies

• Trust Members and Supporters of GAFC

• Grays Athletic Football Club

• External Companies (Media, Exhibit Displays, Technology)

• End Users of the deliverables

• Local Schools

• Local Authorities, Community & Societies

• Trust Members and Supporters of GAFC

• Grays Athletic Football Club

By the Community, For the Community

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GAFC 1890 Trust – Heritage Lottery Fund Application

Deliverables Contents

Across all the deliverables we will need content, with much of it “reusable”.

Content will be created from the following;

• Hiring of Archive Researcher

• External Companies / Individuals with commercial content

• Involvement of Local Schools to research GAFC history

• Audio and Video recording of History

• Ex Players and the Community

• Trust Members and Supporters of GAFC (and the club itself)

Resources required;

• Video Equipment to record Club History (interviews fans and community)

• Funds required to purchase and edit old video footage

• Funds required to purchase where and when available significant artefacts (especially pre War)...programmes, medals etc

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GAFC 1890 Trust – Heritage Lottery Fund Application

What are the projects “legacy” deliverables?

•The “Complete” GAFC History Book

• Website(s)

• GAFC History Display Module

• Time Capsule

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GAFC 1890 Trust – Heritage Lottery Fund Application

The “Complete” GAFC History

A comprehensive book to be published covering the following;

• Written History of GAFC (20%)

• GAFC and it’s involvement in the Community (15%)

• Classic Matches (15%)

• Club Honours and Statistics (40%)

• Full Results and Tables

• Player Profiles

• Photographs(10%)

Resources required;

• Archive Researcher, Publishing advice

Target Timelines;

• Book to be published July 2011 (and include 120th anniversary)

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GAFC 1890 Trust – Heritage Lottery Fund Application

Websites

To make freely available where possible all content that has been created for use as a research resource the follow will be required;

• Dedicated GAFC 1890 Trust History Website including;

• Static Content

• Photographs

• Audio

• Video

• Wiki

• Full Results and Match Statistics to be available graysath-online

Resources required;

• Web Site, Domain, Hosting Services, Web Site Owners, Archive Researcher

Target Timelines;

• New Website live for August 2010 and content updates ongoing

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GAFC 1890 Trust

GAFC 1890 History Display Module (Example Only)

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GAFC 1890 Trust – Heritage Lottery Fund Application

GAFC 1890 History Display Module

This is the delivery of a physical display module of the History of GAFC;

• This will include the following;

• Modular Display System

• Plasma Screens

• Display Cabinets

• Props and Brochures

Resources required;

• Content, Graphic Design

Target Timelines;

• Display Module available for August 2010

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GAFC 1890 Trust – Heritage Lottery Fund Application

GAFC 1890 History Display Module

This is the delivery of a physical display module of the History of GAFC;

• This will include the following;

• Modular Display System

• Plasma Screens

• Display Cabinets

• Props and Brochures

• Full Results and Match Statistics to be available graysath-online

Resources required;

• Content, Graphic Design

Target Timelines;

• Display Module available for August 2010

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GAFC 1890 Trust – Heritage Lottery Fund Application

GAFC 1890 History Display Module

It is proposed that the Display Module is used in the follow manner giving the community the greatest opportunity to view;

• Housed at GAFC (Cross Bar Lounge) Aug – Oct 2010

• Schools are invited to tour this during the week

• Open on Match Days

• Housed at Thurrock Museum Nov – Feb 2011 (this can include moving it other venues within the borough of Thurrock)

• Re Housed at GAFC (Cross Bar Lounge) Mar – July 2011

• Eventually re housed at the New GAFC Stadium in a dedicated area

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GAFC 1890 Trust – Heritage Lottery Fund Application

Time Capsule

This will involve the burial of a time capsule under the centre circle at The New Recreation Ground;

• To be included in this will be;

• Content input from local schools

• Content input from fans and supporters of GAFC

• Book & DVD of content that has been completed as part of this project

Resources required;

• Capsule

Target Timelines;

• Ceremony July 2011* (thus ending the 120th anniversary year)

* there should be a future provision for the capsule to dug up if the The Rec is developed for housing and have it re laid in the foundations

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GAFC 1890 Trust – Heritage Lottery Fund Application

Indicative Costs

Content (covers all deliverables)Researcher £25,000Video Equipment £2,000Purchase Video Footage £1,500Purchase Significant Artefacts £2,000

GAFC Display Module Exhibition Stand £5,000Artwork & Flyers £3,000Plasma Screens & Stands £3,000Props and Display Cabinets £3,000

Book Publishing Costs £3,000

Website(s) £1,000

Time Capsule £1,000

Total £49,500•