Government funding to power conference venue forward

Date: 10/08/2009

In order to improve the quality of team building conferences in the area, the government is giving a Portsmouth venue £960,000 to revamp a leading location.

According to the Portsmouth News, the Treadgolds Centre is to become a cutting edge venue for team building corporate events, beginning with a partial demolition before adding to the surviving structure to make it more appealing to people living further away from the location.

Jane de Bathe, the project ambassador for Learning Links - the company which operates the conference centre, told the newspaper that the redevelopment of the historic site provides the city with a "much needed not-for-profit sector office".

She continued: "It will also create a conference venue that, with careful planning, will retain a heritage museum as a tourist attraction for the city.

"Everyone involved is thrilled and looking forward to the centre opening next year."

There are a number of sights to be seen in Portsmouth and nearby Gosport, with the Spinnaker Tower providing corporate visitors with a great view, standing at 170 metres tall.

Written by Peter Chad

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