The Ivybridge-based Dame Hannah Rogers Trust, which provides care for young people with physical and learning disabilities is the new owner of Seale-Hayne, a 385-acre college in Newton Abbot. Here’s an at-a-glance guide to the trust.
It was set up in the 18th century when Dame Hannah Rogers left a £10,000 gift in her will for a `school for poor and unfortunate children from Devon and Cornwall’.
Since then its been providing respite care for young people aged 5 – 25 with a range of physical disabilities and associated learning difficulties, and was listed in Ofsteads top 32 schools in 2006.
Plans for Seale-Hayne include an arts centre, assistive technology unit, training and conference centre, music facilities, day and outreach services, small farm and shops.
The trust has a Facebook page,
The Delamore exhibition named the Dame Hannah Rogers Trust as their charity of 2009, as reported on our Arts+Culture site
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UPDATE: According to the Western Morning News, the Dame Hannah Rogers Trust acquired 85 acres and the main buildings on the Seale-Hayne site near Newton Abbot, Devon – that’s around one quarter of the whole property
“Two other parties” have bought the remaining land on the 385-acre site – both said to be individuals rather than companies or organisations.
It’s thought the land could be use for around 200 new homes
Read the Western Morning News report
Does the site have any public footpath walks or any other sort of walks in the grounds.
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