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    Default Campaign to Save Alcester's Greig Hall

    Hope they get the hall back up and running, but the trustees of the hall are generally regarded to be a waste of space, so the campaign's 1st job will be help remove their heads from their backsides: http://www.stratford-herald.com/7580...save-hall.html

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    A lovely looking building.

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    That's its good side. Round the back, it's been boarded up for years.

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    A bit of a shock; I had the impression that SDC weren't all that bothered about the Greig Centre: http://www.stratford-herald.com/7913...reig-hall.html

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    I've heard rumours of severe mismanagement of the Greig Hall; perhaps the trustees are reluctant to hand it over for fear of revealing how bad things really are?

    https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news...memorial-hall/

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    You may well be right. I know of several instances of poor management by trustees, and it can be a real b*gger to bring them to book. One case I know, the trustees sold property for £40k to a local businessman. I suspected it was worth a lot more and asked to see their independent valuations on the property. - Red faces all round, they hadn't bothered getting a valuation. I know (but will never prove) that money had changed hands!
    Of course it'll fit, you just need a bigger hammer.

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    I doubt the District Council will a penny of the £800,000 they want back; that will have been frittered away years ago: http://www.102touchfm.co.uk/round-he...00-of-funding/

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    Things don't look for the Trustees - they've been told to go away & try harder: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news...ng-court-case/

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    A really good effort on the fundraising front: http://www.stratford-herald.com/9719...hit-10000.html

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    It's good when the community comes together for a cause it believes in.
    Of course it'll fit, you just need a bigger hammer.

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    The lease has finally been agreed: https://www.stratford-herald.com/112...agreement.html

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    The paperwork's finally been sorted out: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news...ally-unlocked/

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    The hall's in a right state - it'll need a lot of work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFdQgvhfMw8

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