▁Both y ▁structure ▁and ▁turn ▁it ▁into ▁an ▁arts ▁centre ▁and ▁garden ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Fin ch ley ▁Arts ▁Centre ▁Trust ▁( FA CT ). ▁This ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁local ▁people , ▁with ▁money ▁raised ▁matched ▁by ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Lot tery ▁Fund ▁and ▁tot alling ▁£ 4 1 8 , 0 0 0 . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁within ▁weeks ▁of ▁completion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁an ▁ac rim on ious ▁dispute ▁between ▁Fin ch ley ▁Arts ▁Centre ▁Trust ▁and ▁Avenue ▁House ▁Est ate ▁Trust ▁( A H ET ) ▁broke ▁out ▁which ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁building ▁being ▁opened ▁to ▁public ▁use . ▁Sub sequently ▁it ▁remained ▁closed ▁for ▁about ▁a ▁de cade . ▁FA CT ▁was ▁ev icted ▁and ▁subsequently ▁dis band ed . ▁A H ET ▁subsequently ▁le ased ▁the ▁Both y ▁to ▁psych other apy ▁char ity ▁Ter ap ia , ▁which ▁has ▁converted ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁centre , ▁which ▁opened ▁partially ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁comple ting ▁the ▁over ha ul ▁was ▁some ▁£ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁which ▁Ter ap ia ▁fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁further ▁H L F ▁Grant , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁char itable ▁don ation . ▁ ▁Ter ap ia ▁now ▁sub - lets ▁the ▁Both y ▁from ▁A H ET ▁on ▁a ▁ 7 5 ▁year ▁le ase . ▁ ▁The ▁Both y ' s ▁w alled