25" November 2004
Rt Hon Richard Cabo MP
Minister for Sport
DCMS
2-4 Cockspur Street
Trafalgar Square
London SW1Y SDH
Dear Richard,
Further to our phone conversation on Monday, I wanted to ask that you might consider
visiting Alnwick Garden in Northumberland, a remarkable tourist and educational
facility, run as an independent charitable trust, which is helping to create sustainable job
opportunities in the rural northeast.
I visited the Garden with Graham Meadows Director General of DG Region in the
European Commission last Saturday and it is clear that this facility has massive future
potential for the North East, and Graham sees it as a model for the rest of the European
Union.
The Garden is about half an hour from Neweastle by car and I know that your interest in
visiting would be warmly welcomed by the trust and the many volunteers who have
turned this into such an asset to the region and I believe, the country.
Kind regards,
Alen
Alan Donnelly
Executive Chairman
Cc: Mark Nellist
Duchess of Northumberland
Graham Meadows
Jonathan Blackie