Trafford council appears to have back-tracked on its plan to ‘dispose’ of Altrincham Town Hall following a tide of local protest.
A move to sell a 25-year-lease on the historic building to a childcare company has been ditched with community groups now invited to tender alternative bids.
It is encouraging news for the Altrincham and Bowdon Civic Society and the Inch Arts who both wanted to keep the town hall open for community use.
Both groups submitted proposals which would have kept the building open, but which were initially rejected. Influential Altrincham and Sale MP Sir Graham Brady as well as Green Party and Liberal Democrat councillors also joined the campaign backed by a 2,000-name petition to prevent the building from effectively being closed to the general public.
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