Cecil Frances Alexander: Hymn writer's Strabane home 'under grave threat'
Concerns are raised about plans for the former Strabane house of Cecil Frances Alexander.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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Council call to preserve Northern Ireland hymn writer's home
A council is aiming to safeguard the former Co Tyrone residence of the poet behind one of our most-loved hymns. A motion calling for the preservation of Milltown House, where hymn writer Cecil Frances Alexander lived, has received the support of Derry City and Strabane councillors. Mrs Alexander is best known for the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'. The Notice of Motion also called for the other buildings on the old Strabane Grammar School site at Liskey Road, Strabane, to be preserved as well as looking into the possibility of pursuing a Community Asset Transfer. SDLP councillor Jason...
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk
£772k spent maintaining schools that no one uses... three buildings empty for more than 50 years
More than three quarters of a million pounds has been spent in the last five years on the upkeep of Northern Ireland's former school buildings, some of which have been out of use for decades. Of the total £772,000 spent by the Education Authority on maintaining previous school properties, £234,000 alone has gone on the upkeep of the former Faughan Valley High School site, which has lain vacant for 13 years. The Education Authority is looking to sell off the site in the near future, and confirmed it is in negotiations with a potential purchaser. If any deal is completed it will drastically r...
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk