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Environmental Sustainability Strategy

Status: Completed (2021) A grant from Museum Development North West supported the commissioning of an Environmental Sustainability Strategy. As an environmentally aware and socially conscious organisation, Port Sunlight Village Trust wishes to embed sustainability in…

Box Room by Tod Hanson

Status: Completed (2021) Arts Council England – through Arts & Heritage’s Meeting Point programme – enabled PSVT to commission acclaimed contemporary artist, Tod Hanson, to create an original installation for the village. ‘Box Room’ responded…

Port Sunlight Tour App

Status: Completed (2022) Part of the Interreg MMIAH Programme and initially launched in 2022, this new immersive experience provides a platform for a digital trail that enables visitors to access different sites across the village….

Drawn Together

Status: Completed (2021) Made possible by National Lottery players, PSVT and four North West project partners created a digital archive of original drawings for Port Sunlight Village. The documents, which include over 4000 original plans…

Soap & Water

Status: Completed (2019) The AIM Biffa Award History Makers Programme supported the creation of SoapWorks – an interactive gallery in Port Sunlight. Inspired by the life and achievements of William Lever, it explores the themes…

Conservation Work on the War Memorial

Status: Beginning soon In the coming months, we’ll use the drier weather to complete the repointing of the steps on the War Memorial, and careful work will also take place to conserve the lettering.

Insulating Port Sunlight

Status: In progress Following the success of a pilot scheme involving 24 of PSVT’s tenanted properties, we are rolling out secondary glazing (supplied and fitted by Arctic Glaze Ltd) and other necessary energy efficiency works…

Repairing the Boating Pond

Status: In progress Recent condition surveys revealed that the original design of the Boating Pond and the use of materials like concrete and cement have caused significant problems. The stonework is deteriorating due to saturation…