Train Carriage Arrival at Bexhill's Old Ambulance Station Video: (c) Gersendia

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A 1960s commuter train carriage has arrived at Bexhill’s Old Ambulance Station. A locally-run cafe is set to be installed inside, serving coffee and locally-produced food. Video: (c) Gersendia.

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00:00 We're all really very excited to see the arrival of the railway carriage at the old ambulance station.

00:05 We're going to refurbish it and turn it into a beautiful art cafe for the community of Bexhill

00:10 and create an inclusive space where almost everyone is welcome.

00:14 So the old ambulance station in Bexhill is a business model,

00:20 it's worst case of how to inject a community of artists

00:26 that has maximum impact for an area in need of social and economic growth.

00:33 The ambulance station here at Bexhill has been bought by Richard Upton

00:37 and his generosity was well-vowed so he's finally developed it as somewhere for artists

00:43 to have artist space at a reasonable rent in a time frame that makes sense

00:48 to somebody trying to establish themselves in a career which is incredibly difficult in the art world.

00:53 So each tenant is contracted to do three hours a month community work,

00:57 to do something that involves their art and benefits the community.

01:00 I'm working on giving pottery lessons to the older generations.

01:05 I feel like old people get forgotten about a little bit and I love old people

01:09 so I want to connect more with them.

01:11 People in Bexhill can realise how rare this is as an opportunity for a developer to do something

01:16 which is philanthropic and is a developer with a social understanding and awareness

01:22 and wanting to make things better in a real sense for human beings, for humanity, for society.

01:29 I see.

01:29 ♪ We'll be each other's ♪

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