The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £229,200 to The Ware Museum Trust to enable them to display the Great Bed of Ware in the town where it was made, it has been announced today (19th October 2011).

Alongside the HLF award, Ware Town Council has contributed £10,000, Ware Museum Trustees have given £15,000 from their reserve fund and donations, large and small, have been received from local people and institutions to support the project.