Crouch End’s Hornsey Town Hall is an unlikely scene for a political battle.
However, the debate about what happens to this Grade II listed building has been rumbling on for two years.
On one side, there are campaigners who want assurances Hornsey Town Hall will stay as an arts centre. On the other resides the council, who have agreed to sell the building to this boutique hotel company.
Chris Currah, who runs the campaign group for the town hall, has written to the council asking them to explain why they arranged for the developers to offer £5,000 towards a festival that has nothing to do with the building.
Currah maintains that the move was “unethical”.
Councillor Alan Strickland denied the allegations of it being unethical and said that it was “totally normal for developers to sponsor local events”.
MP Catherine May has said she is very concerned and has asked to be informed of the ongoing complaints process.
It is clear that these campaigners are not in the mood for giving up.
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Crouch End’s Hornsey Town Hall is an unlikely scene for a political battle.
However, the debate about what happens to this Grade II listed building has been rumbling on for two years.
On one side, there are campaigners who want assurances Hornsey Town Hall will stay as an arts centre. On the other resides the council, who have agreed to sell the building to this boutique hotel company.
Chris Currah, who runs the campaign group for the town hall, has written to the council asking them to explain why they arranged for the developers to offer £5,000 towards a festival that has nothing to do with the building.
Currah maintains that the move was “unethical”.
Councillor Alan Strickland denied the allegations of it being unethical and said that it was “totally normal for developers to sponsor local events”.
MP Catherine May has said she is very concerned and has asked to be informed of the ongoing complaints process.
It is clear that these campaigners are not in the mood for giving up.
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