On 06/02/2013 17:29, echinosum wrote:
David Hill;977834 Wrote:
I don't know how many people have heard that in an effort to cut costs
Cardiff City Council want to sell off Flat Holm Island.

This is a bit misleading, because Cardiff City Council doesn't actually
own it, it merely has a lease of it, up until 2074. The owner is the
Crown Estate. I expect the Crown Estate would control what you can
actually do with it, for example the fact taht it is a Local Nature
Reserve is a condition of lease. It is also an SSSI. It has a
guesthouse, an operating lighthouse and foghorn, and a number of ruined
buildings. There is also some infrastructure associated with a
sustainable energy demonstration project.

From The Telegraph

By Leah Hyslop
12:22PM GMT 05 Feb 2013
Looking for an unusual home? A windswept Welsh island that has been home
to monks, cholera victims and soldiers could soon be on the market.

Flat Holm Island is a designated wildlife haven five miles from the
coast of Cardiff which attracts boatloads of visitors each year.

It has been maintained by Cardiff Council for over a century, but harsh
budget cuts mean that the council is concerned it can no longer afford
the annual £150,000 running costs.

In budget proposals set out last week, the council said that tourist
demand for the 86-acre island in the Bristol Channel is “highly
concentrated in the summer summer months and is insufficient to cover
the operating costs of the facility”.

“It is proposed to cease all visits to the island, and dispose of the
island to a third party with no further Council involvement,” it added

SEE also
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-s...wales-21289956

Another interesting article with some good pics
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#axzz2K9s2HAFC