ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL HAVE AGREED TO LET THE ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS STAY IN HADLEIGH OLD FIRE STATION WHILE A PROPOSAL IS PUT TOGETHER TO RUN IT BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY!

I am pleased I was able to get the Cabinet Member responsible for Finance and Property at Essex County Council around the table for a meeting last week. A massive well done to the representatives from the Hadleigh Community Group and Friends of HOFS for putting together such a strong case, and to the local councillors who actively supported them.

As a result of the work put in by these community groups, Essex County Council have agreed to allow the artists and groups who use the Hadleigh Old Fire Station to stay for three months while they can set up a legal entity to manage the building going forward after the current managing agents, ACAVA, cease managing the building in March .