LETTER: Best move is for Hurst House to be sold
When the school was transferred to the county council in 1940, Hurst House was not included. The county council is, however, the sole trustee of the foundation and is therefore responsible for the property. The committee feels that it would be in the best interests of the foundation for Hurst House to be sold and the proceeds invested in approved securities. We also believe that the county council should cease to be the trustee of the foundation. The charity should instead be administered by independent trustees, on the same lines as others with similar objects, including locally the Webster Whittington charity.
Philip Riden
Chairman, Chesterfield & District Civic Society
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