Cadgwith Fishing Cove Trust announces first fundraising milestone

By Joseph Macey

25th Feb 2021 | Local News

Credit: Cadgwith Fishing Cove Trust
Credit: Cadgwith Fishing Cove Trust

The Cadgwith Fishing Cove Trust have announced a first fundraising milestone of £100,000.

The fundraiser was set up to purchase the historic fishing buildings to protect them from development and maintain for the local fishermen.

"A huge milestone"

This is the first big leap in the mission to raise the £300,000 needed to buy the lofts.

The plan is for the local parish council to take the freeholds of the buildings and then licence a not-for-profit charitable trust to look after the day-to-day management of them.

There will be covenants requiring the buildings to be used by fishermen as long as they are so needed and preventing them from being sold for private gain.

Upon reaching the first fundraising milestone, a spokesperson for the Cadgwith Fishing Cove Trust said:

"We are all so grateful and humbled with the strength of public support in reaching our original £100,000 target.

"Thank you to every single one of the 2,779 people who have given us a donation.

"The fishermen have renewed hope and a spring in their step. They are beginning to believe that this threat to their future can be removed, and that they have a future fishing from the cove, which is what they all love to do."

Click here to follow the progress of the fundraiser and make a donation.

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