Harvey's Foundry Trust - THE TRUST - What does the Trust do? - Preservation & Development in Hayle, Cornwall

What does the Trust do?

Our Mission Statement

Harvey's Foundry Trust's mission statement is:-

"To promote the preservation, development, improvement and education for the benefit of the people of Hayle, The County of Cornwall and the Nation. The natural, historical, architectural and constructional heritage, features, objects, collections and projects of historic and public interest, this includes buildings that are of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest."

Values

Conservation, Regeneration and Education

Conservation: The protection of this historically important site, its buildings and artefacts related to it.

Regeneration: Through the re-use of historical buildings for a wide variety of uses, the Trust aims to enable both social and economic regeneration of Hayle.

Education: Linking with local schools, colleges and universities, enabling wider access to collections and information.

Vision for Harvey's Foundry Site

To reverse the decline of an important part of Hayle's history though turning a decaying underused area into a vibrant centre, which will contain a heritage and education centre, artisan's studios and craft workshops, office space for start up businesses with a research centre based on an industrial archive that comprehensively contains records charting the importance that Hayle and the Harvey and Copperhouse foundries played from the late 18th Century onwards in Britain's Industrial Heritage. It is our intention to eventually becoming the centre for expertise and learning not only about Harvey's Foundry but also about Copperhouse Foundry and the history of Hayle itself.

The overall vision is of a sustainable development, with a wide range of uses that will underpin and support a Harvey's Foundry Heritage and Educational Centre.

It is through these actions that the Trust also aims to become one of the catalysts for the significant and sustainable economic and social regeneration of Hayle.

Management & Delivery Structures

Harvey's Foundry Trust operates principally as a charity and also as a company limited by guarantee.

The overall strategic direction of Harvey's Foundry Trust is managed by a board of 14 directors who meet on a quarterly basis. 4 trustees acts as a management team these include the Chair, Secretary and Treasurer supported by a project development manager who meets with the team on a monthly basis.

Two sub groups operate under the Trust; the Archive Project and the Heritage Working Group:-