At this week’s Lottery board meeting, Trafford Council reported that “On the very recent advice of our National Lottery Heritage Fund case officers, we have deferred our application to the May 25th submission window (for a decision in September 2023). The main reason for this is that it was felt by the NLHF that we needed to do more work on the Activity Plan that accompanies the bid, so that it reflects and embeds council service and corporate objectives/priorities/strategies in a more comprehensive way…. The NLHF have reaffirmed their support for the project, recognising its significant potential and committing to helping us to achieve a successful Delivery Phase bid.