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Welsh Trust saved.............
for Now
Glamorgan & Gwent Archaeological Trust has been saved from bankruptcy by a last minute
deal with Newport city council. The council had been refusing
to pay £31,000 that the Trust needed to pay the salaries
of its 20 staff. The money related to work that the Trust had
undertaken on the rare 15th century ship discovered unexpectedly
during the construction of a new arts centre in Newport last
year.
However, a bill for £102,000, also
for work on the ship, remains outstanding. Trustee chairman Bob Trett
said, 'We are obviously in dispute about the larger sum but I
am relieved, it is enough to keep us in business.' The chairman
of the Friends of the Ship group, Simon Rutherford, which headed
the campaign to save the ship, said: 'It seems extraordinary
that the council would risk bankrupting the archaeological experts.'
The Trust provides planning advice for 12 authorities across
south Wales.
A spokeswoman for the authority said it
was obliged to ensure 'efficient and effective use of public
money' and act in the best interests of Newport.
Trust website : http://www.ggat.org.uk/
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