[Museumfriends] Chantry update

[Barry Say]

Update on my message of 15th October.

Despite the fact that Council Members and employees are bound by 
fairly Draconian confidentiality rules, Kim Bibby-Wilson has received 
fairly definite assurances that this new project does not involve the 
Chantry, Town Hall or Carlisle Park (the town park which has been 
receiving some improvement of late.) It is therefore likely to be in 
a peripheral area of the town.

However, the new project would seem to cover similar areas to the 
report on the Chantry prepared by the "Tourism Resources Company" in 
2003. There is of course no reason why Morpeth should not develop 
multiple tourist destinations, but it would seem a great achievement 
to instantly find enough craftspeople to fulfil the requirements of 
two destinations, especially when the current stallholders have been 
given their marching orders.

If anyone wishes to see the report, go to www.castlemorpeth.gov.uk 
and look at the "Chantry Project" link in the left margin.

I have e-mailed Guy Beaucamp, in an attempt to get more information 
about the "further consultation".


Barry Say

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