PRINCE CHARLES VISITS THE FLORRIE
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The Florrie, or Florence Institute,
is a historic but neglected building in Liverpool 8. Members of the
local community are trying to save the structure and to remember its
illustrious past.
Local people have been working since
its closure to restore the building to public use. Here you can learn
about its history and find out how to join the campaign to 'Save the
Florrie for 2008'.
Today the Florrie stands, derelict,
but not forgotten on Mill Street in The Dingle. But not for long!
The Friends
of Florrie, with the support of the community, the City Council
and other stakeholders, are confident that the Florrie will be
Saved for 2008 when Liverpool celebrates its Capital of Culture Year.
The eight-year battle to save the Florence Institute ended when a
£3.9m grant to restore the treasured building was announced
by the Heritage Lottery Fund on the 27 September 2006. Now, with funding available.
and 'World Heritage Site' status added to Liverpool's 'Capital of
Culture', there is a wonderful opportunity for the work of the community
groups during the past years to 'come good'.
So many local people have supported the restoration of the Florrie
and, in addition, the Liverpool Echo's 'Stop the Rot' campaign
has taken the story to a wider audience.
The Florrie will be a flagship project in the continuing re-generation
of the South-End of the City.
As the re-furbishment work is set in motion there will be construction
jobs, and when that work is complete, then there will be other employment
opportunities.
This is a once in a lifetime chance to bring the'Heritage Industry'
onto Mill Street and into the hands of grass-roots people in the year
of 'Capital of Culture 2008.
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