Charity Loses Fight to Save Portsmouth Regeneration Project
Learning Links unable to revive funding for TreadgoldsHampshire-based charity Learning Links have confirmed that the main source of funding for the restoration of former ironmongers Treadgolds in Portsea has been withdrawn by the BIG Lottery fund. The site was due to be converted into a vibrant community, arts and heritage centre in one of the most deprived areas of the city, but the funding has been cut after the building work was hit by delays. Chief Executive Zoë Gray said: “The whole team at Learning Links worked really hard at getting this project off the ground and we’re really