Dean Heritage Centre Fire - Update (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 16:51 (5524 days ago) @ shepway

http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/forest/headlines/Save-heritage-helping-hit-centr...

THE Forester is launching an appeal to help the Dean Heritage Centre rise from the ashes after fire ripped through its archives.

Volunteers and staff are working flat out to re-open the centre by the end of January 2010, following the blaze which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.

The Soudley-based centre had just turned a corner after years of financial troubles when fire broke out in the archive at about 5am last Thursday.

Firefighters had to batter their way through Fort Knox-style security, installed after a series of break-ins, to reach the fire in the roof space of an eight-year-old modern extension.

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