Grant Shapps, the Shadow Housing Minister, was in Beccles last week. Accompanied by Peter Aldous, the Conservatives' Parliamentary Candidate for Waveney, he was given a guided tour of Gosford Heights, the former grain silo next to the railway station, which has been converted by Wellington Construction and Flagship Housing to provide shared ownership flats. As well as 2 private flats that have been built on top of the silo, the scheme includes new houses and bungalows, which will be available for social rent.

Grant Shapps commented:-"I was extremely impressed with the vision and ingenuity that Wellington and Flagship have shown in converting this landmark building. It presents a very good example of how a housing association and a construction company can work together to enable 1st time buyers to get a foot on the housing ladder."

Photo: Peter Aldous accompanies Grant Shapps MP, Shadow Housing Minister, to Gosford Heights a project by Wellington Construction and Flagship Housing to provide shared ownership flats.