Worcestershire Buildings Preservation Trust (WBPT) are working together in a new partnership with Wychavon District Council and Platform Housing Group to rescue this empty Grade II listed building. In March 2020 The Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust was awarded development funding of £259,400 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help secure the future of the Willow Court Farmhouse. The farmhouse, which has not been lived in for decades, is in a very poor condition, so the first stage of the project will make the site secure and develop detailed plans to save the building. The longer-term plan will see essential conservation work undertaken to stabilise it, including preservation of a historic timber frame hidden inside, and create six new affordable flats for rent. As part of the project we are aiming to create apprenticeships to enable young people to acquire new skills and we shall be holding a series of community events and activities which will help unlock the lost history of the farm and surrounding land.
