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Extensive repairs are needed to secure the Viaduct.  ===2016 HLF bid rejected===On 6 September 2016 the HLF rejected a bid from the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] for £902,200 but "agreed the project as a medium priority for support" and "noted that a strengthened resubmission that addressed [its] concerns would be welcomed." The concerns were "that community engagement and interpretation plans were not sufficiently strong."<ref>Minutes - Heritage Lottery Fund: Committee for West Midlands Meeting on 6 September 2016</ref>  ===2017 HLF bid==={{As of|2017|04}} the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] has a another bid under consideration seeking approximately £1 million funding from the HLF for a large part of the £1.26 million cost. It has plans to raise additional funds from other sources. If successful in securing HLF support, the SVR would intend to complete this urgent project in two stages by 2020.<ref>[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-projects/falling-sands-viaduct.html 'Falling Sands Viaduct', Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust website] (Retrieved 27 April 2017)</ref>