At the Full Council meeting last night, the Tory leader denied that there were any plans to demolish Hanwell Community Centre. However, when pressed by Labour councillors to give an assurance that he would save the building for community use, by investing in its future viability and renewing the lease (due to expire in 9 months) he failed to do so.
We welcome the news that the building itself appears not to be under immediate threat but remain concerned about the Tories' commitment to its longterm viability as a resource for the local community. We are especially concerned in view of the fact that they wanted to close the Dominion Arts Centre in Southall, and only back-tracked because their plans to lease it to a third party fell through and local people put pressure on them with a petition carrying 1000 signatures.
We think that the outcome of the recently completed options appraisal report ought to be made public for local people to consider. So far, this has not been done. This feasibility study was commissioned by Hanwell Labour councillors, who fought hard to prevent Hanwell Community Centre from being sold at auction three years ago.
We will continue to lobby to preserve our community centre and keep you updated as soon as we have any further information.
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