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Charles Causley Trust Asks Council to Reconsider Funding

9/1/2026

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The Charles Causley Trust opened Cyprus Well, the poet’s cottage, to visitors year-round.
Weather damage and shrinking funding strain the charity’s ability to preserve the historic home.
Volunteers, private philanthropy, grants and foundation donations sustain the trust’s activities.
The trust asked Launceston town council members, some who knew Causley, to reconsider support.
The trust runs poet residencies, school-child workshops and partners with the library and bookshop.

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Story summary

The Charles Causley Trust opened Cyprus Well, the poet’s cottage, to visitors year-round.
Weather damage and shrinking funding strain the charity’s ability to preserve the historic home.
Volunteers, private philanthropy, grants and foundation donations sustain the trust’s activities.
The trust asked Launceston town council members, some who knew Causley, to reconsider support.
The trust runs poet residencies, school-child workshops and partners with the library and bookshop.