Residents are fighting to save a 100 year old pavilion in Penarth.\u00a0<\/b>
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Vale of Glamorgan Council says they are discussing plans to re-develop Belle Vue Park with money for community projects.<\/p>\n
The park has been designated for a redevelopment worth \u00a3680,000 as part of the council’s section 106 scheme. A 106 scheme is when new developers have to commit funds to community projects. The money for the park came from the Penarth Heights development.<\/p>\n
But residents are concerned the plans will not protect the historic pavilion. One of the proposals is to completely demolish the site.<\/p>\n
Anne Greagsby, a local resident, says the council has a duty to preserve the building as it’s in a conservation area.<\/p>\n
“If we don’t preserve our past, we lose our history. Conservation is important to many people in Penarth and I think the council has forgotten that.”<\/p>\n
The pavilion is the home of the Belle Vue Bowling Club.<\/p>\n
Club Captain, Malcolm Thomas, welcomes the potential investment but says demolishing the building would be a loss to the community. He says a partial redevelopment would be the best option for the park.<\/p>\n
“The old building is a character,” he says, “it’s a building the community have come to love and appreciate. It’s been here for well over a hundred years and I’d like to see it remain but with a little bit of regeneration. Incorporating the old building would be beneficial to each and everyone that uses it.”<\/p>\n
A consultation meeting was held last night by Vale of Glamorgan council. They say the building has reached the end of its physical life.<\/p>\n
But some residents say that a modern building would harm the character of the space.<\/p>\n
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