There’s a site in Staffordshire that we’ve been seriously interested in for the last few weeks/months. We haven’t made an offer on it (yet) so I can’t say too much about it right now. It’s possible that we might eventually decide against it but for now we are preparing a feasibility study. The biggest issues are ensuring the appropriate change of use and planning permissions, working up a business plan that makes it financially viable and ensuring a fair price.

Sangharakshita was interested to see the site for himself and we were keen to gauge his response so he joined us for a visit on a dry autumnal morning….