Woman with disabilities saddened as Red Cross cottage is sold
Tuesday 27th July 2010, 2:29PM BST.
THE Red Cross holiday cottage that was let to people with disabilities has been sold.
The Red Cross cottage in St Saviour’s was sold due to falling bookings and rising maintenance costs. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0905707)
Les Buttes Cottage in Rue des Buttes, St Saviour’s, had been used by the charity since 1977, but six months ago the British Red Cross decided it was no longer economically viable.
The cottage has now sold for £546,050.
News of the sale has upset former islander Margaret Ferry, who had used the cottage regularly when visiting family.
‘I am very disappointed,’ she said.
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