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From Sian Hester, Exeter 383523, October 10 ,2008
Devon County Council is supporting community efforts to preserve one of Devon's finest historic town houses. It has agreed to offer a grant of £250,000 towards the repair and regeneration of The Walronds, a nationally important Grade I listed building in Cullompton.
The grant offer, which comes from the County Council's Investing in Devon budget, represents another step towards securing a viable future for The Walronds. It has been put on English Heritage's 'At Risk' Register because of concerns about its deterioriating condition.
The grant is being offered to the Walronds Preservation Trust, which is working urgently to raise funds for essential repairs. These include stopping rainwater coming in through a leaking roof and structural repairs to the plaster ceilings and other historic fabric.
Executive Member for Culture, Councillor Sheila Hobden, said: : "The Walronds is a stunning building with the potential to be an excellent focal point for the community in Cullompton. We are pleased to be able to help with this nationally important project."
Devon County Council's Local Member for Cullompton, John Berry, announced this County Council grant at a meeting of Cullompton Town Council this week. He said: "I am delighted that Devon County Council will fund this project to regenerate such an old building and bring it back to life again for the people of Cullompton. It is already used as meeting rooms and for conferences and I hope the use will increase. We need to treasure the wonderful buildings that our forefathers built. I hope this helps the regeneration of Cullompton, and that people will come to use and admire this building for many generations to come".
Mid Devon District Council has allocated £100,000 to the project and a bid is being made to the Heritage Lottery Fund to support an overall repair package of £2.4m.
- Leader of the Council - Cllr Brian Greenslade
- Chief Executive -- Phil Norrey
- Budget £800 million
- Key investments include:
- Schools £349 million
- Adult and Community Services £164 million
- Environment, Economy and Culture £106 million
- Children and Young People £101 million
- Other important County Council support includes:
- Building programme: £185 million for new schools, roads, care services, libraries and recycling centres
- Political make-up:
- County Council seats: 62
- 33 Liberal Democrat
- 23 Conservative
- 4 Labour
- 2 Independent
- Next County Council elections: May 7, 2009
- Key stats:
- Population: 741,000
- Schools: 365
- Pupils: 96,200
- Children looked after: 584
- Adults helped to live at home: 17,622
- Residential and nursing care: 4,212 adults
- Libraries and Mobile Libraries: 61
- Roads: 12,831 kms (7,973 miles)
- Bridges: 3,500
- Public Rights of Way: 4,960 kms (3,200 miles)
- Streetlights: 71,000
- Illuminated road signs: 10,917
- Recycling Centres: 20
- Recycling rate: 49.21%
Figures may be subject to change
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