A special meeting will be held on Monday to decide which charities will benefit from the sale of the former Helston Community Centre.
In September Helston Town Council voted to follow legal advice relating to the sale of 3 Penrose Road, and how the proceeds could be used, which meant the £159,000 that had been available to charities was slashed to £53,000.
A total of 14 organisations have put in a bid for a share of the cash: Helston Community College, Parc Eglos School, St Michael’s School, Nansloe Academy, Helston Cricket Club, Helston Bowling Club, Helston Rugby Football Club, One and All Judo Club, Helston Athletic Football Club, South Kerrier Alliance, Helston & District Town Twinning Association, Helston Age Concern, Helston Town Band, and a joint bid from the South Kerrier Heritage Trust, CAST and Epworth Hall. Their applications will all be considered at the meeting, to be held at 6.30pm on Monday, in the council chamber.
The remaining two thirds of the sale proceeds will be set aside until it can be spent on an “institute of technical scientific instruction”, to fulfil strict criteria set by a covenant on the building.
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