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What do we do with particular cherished assets that are held at a district level? In our case, in 1929, we purchased by Act of Parliament a large chunk of downlands next to the town. They will now supposedly become the property of an East Sussex unitary, I guess. East Sussex has been selling off all these assets. How can we have a voice in saying, “Actually, no. This is part of our history and part of our town. We’d like to carry this on”? Do we have the opportunity to influence the transfer of these assets to other stable structures such as a national park, the National Trust or a local trust? What is open to us in dealing with assets that really ought to be held locally?