A charity has scooped a grant of nearly £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery fund to create a youth project.

Project MotorHouse have been awarded a National Lottery grant of £49,500 to partner with the Ramsgate Society and create a project called Harbouring Hopes for Ramsgate, centred on the town’s Royal Harbour.

It will involve a total of 28 year eight pupils from Ramsgate's Royal Harbour Academy and Chatham and Clarendon Grammer - 14 from each.

Ramsgate Heritage Action Zone, Historic England and Pie Factory Music are also on board.

The project's aim is to explore the skills needed to repair Ramsgate’s harbour, the training available and the job opportunities offered by the heritage sector in Kent and beyond.

Janet Fielding, of Project MotorHouse, said: “We think it is a great way for young people to learn about their heritage as well as widening their career choices.

"There’s plenty of wonderful, historic sites in Kent and they all need maintenance and/or restoration."

The project will culminate in an exhibition at the Maritime Museum of Ramsgate Harbour.

The pupils will produce material for the exhibition by working with local professionals such as photographer Mark McEvoy, Dan Whitehead of Roar Video, journalist and broadcaster Gemma Dempsey and Ben Morten, who has produced exhibitions for the likes of Puma and Maserati.

John Walker, chairman of the Ramsgate Society, said: "We were delighted to hear that the Project Motorhouse project, Harbouring Hopes for Ramsgate, has been approved by the Heritage Lottery Fund Young Roots Scheme.

"The Ramsgate Society is looking forward to working with Janet Fielding and her team to deliver this brilliant project which is designed to inform and inspire young people to consider careers in the heritage industry.

"We are confident that the project will enable a wider range of people to engage with Ramsgate's heritage and the work of the Ramsgate Society."

Project MotorHouse is a transformative project designed to give Ramsgate facilities which they say it currently lacks.