Issued: 8 September 2008
New Lease Of Life For Park Homes
Several local organisations in Angus are to benefit from the use of former temporary housing units owned by Angus Council.
The units, known as Park Homes, will be moved from their present locations in Montrose and Brechin for the benefit of a number of groups, the council's neighbourhood services committee agreed recently.
One unit each will be lent on a temporary basis to the Mountains Animal Sanctuary near Forfar; Letham Drama Group; and to Parkview Bowling Club, Brechin. Two units will be lent to the Montrose & District Cricket & Rugby Club.
The council's neighbourhood services committee previously agreed to lend two units to the Montrose Air Station Charitable trust in support of their museum and three units to Strathmore rugby club for changing accommodation.
The units will still remain in council ownership, but the groups acquiring them will be responsible for transporting them to the new sites and for any maintenance in the future.
A further five remaining Park Homes are to be advertised for sale by tender, as previously agreed by the committee.