Group to take over Leicester's African Caribbean Centre from council

The city council agrees to lease the property out for a £1 annual peppercorn rent

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The council has agreed a five-year deal to lease the property, in Maidstone Lane, Highfields, to the the African Heritage Alliance for a £1 annual peppercorn rent. It said the group set out its proposals for expanding the range of community services provided at the centre, including new social activities and childcare services, and showed how it would meet the needs of the local African and Caribbean heritage community through education, support and welfare services.The AHA will be responsible for repairs, maintenance and day-to-day running costs for the building but will get a £60,000 grant to support it in the first year of the lease.

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