Our latest projects

The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust is an independent charitable trust (No. 292101) which generates the majority of its operating income through its charitable and related trading activities.

Fundraising projects

Read on to discover more about our latest projects and our past successes.

No.1 Smithery – Fundraising refurbishment of a scheduled ancient monument

£3.5 million funding boost for creative hub, Docking Station

Behind the Scenes

Fitted Rigging House Project – Progress So Far

The Historic Dockyard Chatham from River Medway

Arts Council England funding success for Kent-Medway Museum Partnership

HMS Gannet

Dockyard to receive £384,144 from the Culture Recovery Fund

Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust awarded Garfield Weston Foundation Culture Fund grant

25 Years of National Lottery Support

We’ve been awarded a grant for The Victorian Ropery…

Minister Opens Fitted Rigging House Project

The Historic Dockyard Chatham secures £4.8m Heritage Lottery Fund support as part of £8.2m project

The Fitted Rigging House has received Heritage Lottery Fund support of £4.8million

Other ways to show your support

We are proud that we generate significant income from our operations and trading functions but we do require funding to enable us to manage our huge maintenance burden and maintain excellence in all the museum and learning services we provide.

There are a number of ways in which you can support us:

Support our latest projects

Discover more about our latest projects and our past successes.

Leave a gift in a will

Imagine leaving a gift that could truly last for generations.

Become a sponsor

We offer partnership opportunities across the site and for various events held throughout the year.

Volunteer

There are over 300 volunteers involved with us here at The Historic Dockyard Chatham donating over 35,000 hours of their valuable time each year.

Buy a ticket for an event

We host 2 major fundraising events each year, Medway Gaming Festival and Salute to the ’40s. By buying tickets to these events you are supporting our fundraising efforts.