Peter Kent-Baguley

APPEAL TO ALL COUNCILS TO ADOPT or SPONSOR K6 RED TELEPHONE KIOSKS IN THEIR AREA 

LATEST NEWS FROM BT

In their letter received today, addressed to senior conservation officers, BT write: "We are pleased to announce that we can offer communities the opportunity to retain their kiosks thereby ensuring that these icons can, where requested, continue to form a focal part of a community."

BT have come up with two options. ADOPT a Kiosk. Local councils may take ownership of the K6 free of charge, ensuring that the kiosk, minus the payphone equipment, is retained in situ for generations to come.

Or, the Sponsored Kiosk programme is available for those councils which wish to contribute towards the ongoing costs of maintaining the K6 with the payphone equipment fully functioning. Full details may be found online at: www.bt.com/payphones

Adopt or Sponsor options apply to all K6 red telephone kiosks. It is essential that local councils act quickly. Applications for either adopt or sponsor should be submitted to BT not later than 1st October 2008.

Retainng a valuable aspect of our architectural heritage is now in the hands of local councils.