THE complex mix of funding, which is making the move of the Fusiliers Museum to the Arts and Crafts Centre possible, brings its own burden of work and responsibility with it.

The funds which are most easy to manage are those which come from charitable trusts or through the sterling efforts of the campaign office and the Fusiliers Association.

This hard-won cash goes straight into the appeal account and is available to be spent meeting bills for bricks and mortar and for contractors' bills when needed.

Other funding which comes through the Heritage Lottery Fund and through the European Regional Development Fund is much more complicated because particular parts of the project are eligible while others are not, and in some cases, work has to be completed and the bills paid before the contributions can be paid.

You would only have to see my face to understand the misery of the mountains of paperwork that need to be completed.

The European funding is a case in point - as only parts of the project which are related to the building's industrial past are eligible and the funding programme finishes in the middle of 2008. So contractors Anelays are literally battling against time to complete roof repairs before the end of March when a claim will be submitted to Europe.

Site Manager Gary Wilson said: "We will be continuing to work through Easter week when we normally shut down to ensure that ERDF eligible works are completed in time".

That will then only leave the paperwork to worry about so my Easter holidays will probably be cancelled too.

Unfortunately the faster the work goes ahead the faster the bills are presented and £300,000 is still needed to complete the project.

If you haven't already supported the brick sponsorship scheme, please do so now!

Clip out the coupon from this newspaper or visit our stand in the Mill Gate Shopping Centre. Every brick sponsor is issued with a certificate and their name and message will be preserved forever in the museum. Learn more about this and the museum project or make a donation on our website www.fusiliersmuseum-lancashire.org.uk. For any other information call 0161 764 2208.