‘Din L-Art Ħelwa has made a huge difference to Malta’

Lucie Nottingham has supported hundreds of charities over the years, mostly in the Cornwall region where she lives, but a love for Malta and a long friendship have also made her one of Din L-Art Ħelwa’s most prolific backers.
Through the Tanner Trust, a family-run charitable trust set up 25 years ago, Ms Nottingham has supported countless projects by organisations in the fields of conservation and preservation, as well as hospice care and several others.
She was drawn to Malta and Din L-Art Ħelwa by her longstanding friendship with the NGO’s former president and current council member Martin Scicluna, and his wife Lorie, whom she first met in university.
“Din L-Art Ħelwa has made a huge difference to Malta,” she told The Sunday Times of Malta. “Their contribution has been vital to the whole attitude of taking an interest in the history and conservation of buildings, which is essential both for Malta’s own pride and future generations but also for tourism.

“And of course, it’s so important to encourage people to visit these sites and to ensure they have a good experience when they do.”
At the Msida Bastion Historic Garden in Floriana, which she visited during a recent stay in...