Not just any old barn though is the thing, its a typical fen barn with black tarred wooden planking over a wooden frame and in this case a thatched roof. It dates back to the early 16th Century and is rapidly in need of love and care.
Picture by Cambridge News
But its only a barn, yes it is but in its own way it typifies the state this country is in. It was owned by the district council who leased it to a village society who did there best to meet its minor upkeep. But theres a big issue arising, it needs to be rethatched and the council would like to see it out of there hands. Yes cutbacks are the problem, the council cannot afford to have the work done and as far back as 2014 were saying they would sell it unless someone else took it over.
The village society could not do it so a trust was formed, here we are two years later and the trust is in need of help with trustees. Its a building loved by the locals but its part of our cultural heritage and believe me there are lots of barns in need of help, most just slump into delapidation and collapse. What will become of this one. To be honest and in my opinion what hope is there for a small building like this managed by a small trust.
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