Ten-Year Lease Extension Confirmed at Herstmonceux Observatory
A joint media release from the Observatory Science Centre (OSC) and Bader College (for Queen’s University Canada) announced that a ten-year extended lease has been agreed between the parties, beginning in December 2026.
We are delighted that after a year’s uncertainty, this unique heritage site is now in safe hands for another decade und
The Times covered the story on 4 April. Queen’s University Canada’s Provost, Matthew Evans, and Abbie Rumbold, CEO of Science Projects, both confirm in the article that the two organisations are in talks about a possible extension to the Observatory Science Centre’s lease beyond December 2026.
Herstmonceux Observatory Campaign Group has received a response from Queens University to our letter on 10 January 2025 (see our letter below), this is our position. Download the response here.
Community letter sent to Queen's University, Canada on 10 January 2025.
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