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Church hope for lottery support Decision on Lydiard Park delayed to end

of the year

A decision on the future of Lydiard for community groups to submit
Park and House has been delayed their own bids. The Love Lydiard
until the end of the year now a Trust was formed for this purpose
community bid known as the Love and was the only qualifying
Lydiard Trust has come forward to organisation to apply to trigger
trigger a six month moratorium. the moratorium on behalf of the
St Mary’s appeal chair Paul Gardner, right, with heritage adviser The council had been due to community. This was accepted by
Sarah Finch-Crisp and project architect Jonathan Saunders decide who would take on the the Council on 9 August.
running of the site at its cabinet “The group now has until 22
St. Mary’s Church, Lydiard Tregoze Appeal chair Paul Gardner said: meeting in September but because December to provide a detailed
has submitted a revised application “St. Mary’s is widely regarded as a request for a moratorium has proposition, building on the
for a grant to complete the major one of the most important small been made under the 2011 Localism excellent proposal already
restoration of the building, some churches in England. The reaction Act that decision has been delayed. submitted by the staff team.”
of which dates back to the 13th of our many visitors is amazement Under the Localism Act any site The group includes Lord Joel Joffe
Century. at its treasures. But it desperately classed as a community asset of Liddington, CEO of Excalibur
The appeal to save the unique needs funds to prevent the historic being put out to lease for a period Group James Phipps, TV and radio
wall painting and monuments from interiors deteriorating further. “ of over 25 years needs to have a presenter Gina Akers, Lydiard Fields
deterioration has been running for Heritage Open Days opening moratorium so that an interested Action Group former chair David
several years. Funding is requested community group can put in a Barnard, Cheltenham Festival’s
to complete development works and Find out more, see the famous St. proper bid to run the site. development director Rob Hebden
to restore the historic interior, make John polyptych opened and talk to The Love Lydiard Trust, which and Better Swindon’s Jim Boyd.
the church more accessible to the expert guides on Friday 9, Saturday is supported by current Lydiard The other bidders for the entire
public, and to create imaginative 10 and Sunday 11 September. staff, have told Swindon Link: site are community group Lydiard
interpretation and lively education See the full story at www.bit.ly/ “The council’s decision to offer a Heritage Trust and commercial
programmes. StMarysHLFbid management lease in excess of organisation Twigmarket which
25 years created an opportunity currently runs Broome Manor.

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