Aycliffe Mind 'ordered to vacate premises'
16 July 2008
 A north-east mental health charity has been ordered to vacate its current premises. The Newton Aycliffe branch of Mind has been told by the town council that it must leave its base in St Oswald's Park by September 30th 2009, reports the Northern Echo.Councillors extended the earlier proposed deadline of September 2008 following a local campaign and 2,000 strong petition, but did vote 18 to four denying Mind an extended three year lease.The council agreed that the park was not a "suitable home" for a mental health service.John Clare, council member, told the newspaper that it was "one of the most difficult decisions" they had to make."There is not one of us who could say that they will never knock on the door of Mind over a marital break up or bereavement and there is not a councillor in this room that doesn't wish Mind well," he added.It was recently revealed that the Barnsley branch of the Alzheimer's Society needed to raise £30,000 to continue helping suffers and carers to claim benefits.The Sheffield Star reported that the charity stopped receiving funding from the Department of Work and Pensions in 2007 and is now "struggling"  © Adfero Ltd
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