Goods Shed Regeneration Project Shortlisted for Heritage Angels Awards

Published Thursday, 27 October 2011 | By admin

Sixteen local groups have been chosen to go forward to the finals of the English Heritage Angel Awards, supported by Andrew Lloyd Webber, in London on 31st October.

English Heritage experts met recently to sift carefully through more than 200 applications received since the competition was launched by Andrew Lloyd Webber in June. Looking for passion, perseverance and imagination as well as the scale of the challenge and how well it had been tackled, they came up with a shortlist of four outstanding projects for each of the Angel award categories.

The Brunel Goods Shed regeneration project features in the ‘Best Rescue of Industrial Site’ category. The Goods Shed was built in 1845 to service Brunel’s railway route to London and is in the process of being restored by Stroud Preservation Trust, a group of local volunteers. It is destined to become home to Stroud Valley Art Space’s Carnival Collective and used for community art projects.

Trust chairman Camilla Hale said: “We are absolutely thrilled our project has reached the final four in the industrial heritage category and that we are finally on the road to securing a future for one of Stroud’s landmark industrial buildings.”

The finalists will be judged by musical composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, TV arts critic Melvyn Bragg, Simon Thurley, CEO of English Heritage and Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore amongst others. The winners will be revealed at a glittering awards ceremony at The Palace Theatre in London on 31st October 2011.

Friends of the Trust

The aim of The Friends of The Stroud Preservation Trust is to support the work of the Trust in rescuing and restoring historic buildings in and around Stroud, at the same time creating new uses for them for the community of Stroud.

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Join our Friends scheme and support the work and vision of Stroud Preservation Trust. The £5 membership fee includes occasional invitations to events and a regular newsletters keeping you up to date on our work. If you would like to join please contact Anne Mackintosh via the form on the Contact Us page.

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Stroud Valleys Artspace's (SVA) mission is to raise the profile of artists and their role in the community by supporting the production and presentation of their work, thereby increasing opportunities for access to and active participation in the arts for a diverse range of people. SVA will enable artists to work without undue financial pressure within a practical supportive framework through the provision of space, resources, training and support.

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