I've seen a couple of posters around town, advertising a public meeting at the Parish Hall on Friday 13th May, at 7pm. I've no idea who has put them up - there's no contact information on the posters - but they want Hay Castle to be saved for the people of Hay, rather than becoming a private residence. The posters say that an offer has already been made on the Castle, by "an undisclosed individual".
I'll be at the memorial service for Geoff Evans, at Salem Chapel, at about that time - it's from 5pm onwards. It'll be interesting to see who is interested in taking the Castle on though, and who might have £2 million to spare to buy it!
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Plus the cost of restoring/maintaining it within the demands of the National Parks and trying to keep everyone happy...
Very odd though, because the posters say "keep Hay castle in the public domain". The thing is that it hasn't been in the public domain for a very long time, if ever. It's been privately owned for centuries.
I agree with the Duke....... Good luck to anyone who takes it on , it could be a greater asset to Hay in the future !
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