A letter from Bob Lane, Chief Executive of Catalyst Corby, to Ex-Mayor John Wood-Cowling sets out to explain the situation.
(published with permission)

This letter details the following:

• The TA Centre in Elizabeth Street is owned by English Partnerships (EP are the successors to the Commission for the New Towns)
• The site is available for a period of NO MORE than TWO YEARS.
• Catalyst Corby HAVE NOT been given money for the refurbishment of the TA Centre.
• English Partnerships will fund a 'very basic refurbishment' of the TA Centre.
• The proposal will also ensure the Volunteer Bureau 'vacate the building' which will then be demolished

The following questions come to mind:

• This 'very basic refurbishment' is rumoured to cost in excess of £200,000. Is this true?
• Where does English Partnerships get their money from?
• Will Corby Borough Council provide ANY finance, through any route, whatsoever?

Now the most fundamental questions yet to be answered:

• They are willing to spend  £200,000 for what is by any criteria a temporary solution.
• What happens in TWO YEARS TIME?
•  Where does the Volunteer Bureau go then?
• Who foots this new bill?
• Will it be another £200,000 - or even more?
• Why, in these times of budget cuts, are the Volunteer Bureau effectively 'exempt' from cuts?
  
• Have Catalyst Corby become a very expensive 'estate agent' for the Volunteer Bureau?