THE charity trust set up to manage Hadrian's Wall must close in six months after funding dried up, leaving support for the World Heritage Site "uncertain."
Hadrian's Wall Trust said the "increased pressure" of finding an extra £170,000 of public funding a year meant it was no longer sustainable.
The trust, which employs 10 people, will close over the next six months.
The monument will then be maintained by English Heritage and local authorities. A spokesman said it was "crucial" to safeguard the piece of history.
The trust was part funded by organisations including English Heritage, Natural England and eight local authorities.
In recent years the British government has undertaken drastic cuts in social services and other areas of city and regional council spending - forcing them to pare services to the bone.
They are struggling even to keep minimum services functioning.
Government and council funding for organisations supporting heritage sites is, therefore, very limited.
In recent years the British government has undertaken drastic cuts in social services and other areas of city and regional council spending - forcing them to pare services to the bone.
They are struggling even to keep minimum services functioning.
Government and council funding for organisations supporting heritage sites is, therefore, very limited.
Hadrian's Wall Trust announced an ADOPT A STONE money-raising scheme a few months ago after issuing a warning that two years of severe funding cuts had left the future of the trust in peril.
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