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Monday September 18, 2006

Restoration winner

The 2006 final of the BBC's Restoration program was on last night. The winner surprisingly for me was Chedham's Yard. This year the emphasis has been on villages and buildings were picked that were at the heart of these small communities. There were others especially in poorer parts of the country that seemed more appealing from the community and ensuring normal village life continues but that does not take anything away from the folks who have worked hard to make Chedham's yard a winner. If things follow their usual pattern the other finalists might end up getting funding from other means but with an average of two million being needed for each this is going to be tough. The other interesting this about winning this program is that they just do not get given the cash after winning - they have to show that the restoration will result in something that is sustainable after the work is completed and in the future - so the Chedham's yard folks will be even busier before they get their cash.

( Sep 18 2006, 12:00:04 AM PDT ) Permalink

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