From Gill Poulter, Heritage and Exhibitions Director at Dundee Heritage Trust :
I need your help to try and raise funds for a really important conservation project that’s taking place on our lovely ship.
Dundee Heritage Trust is undertaking an essential project focused on Discovery’s masts and rigging which will involve the ship being partially de-masted. The work will take place off-site at the yard of master shipbuilder Tommi Neilson of Gloucester who specialises in the conservation of historic ships. The project commenced on 1 November 2016 and it is hoped the masts and rigging can be reinstated by June of next year.
The total project cost is £350,000 and we are hoping to generate £40,000 towards the project via a crowdfunding public appeal.
This appeal is being supported by our Patron TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and we want to spread the word to as many people as possible in order to achieve our target as we only have a few weeks to do this.
The link to the crowdfunding site is here.
This contains more information about the project and details of the range of rewards available to people who contribute, depending on the size of their donation.