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Letters
from the WSCT on 02/02/2012
Letters
from the WSCT on 26/01/2012
Letters
from the WSCT on 19/01/2012
Articles
from the Resident on 13/01/2012
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from the WSCT on 12/01/2012
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from the Resident on 07/01/2012
Articles
from the WSCT on 05/01/2012
Article
from the WSCT on 29/12/2011
Articles
from WSCT on 22/12/2011
Article
from the Resident on 25th November 2011
Articles
from WSCT on 24th November 2011
Articles
from WSCT on 17th November 2011
Article
from the Resident on 28th October 2011
Article
from the WSCT on 27th October 2011
Letter from the WSCT on 18th August 2011
Trusts award bid for Old Town Hall article from WSCT on 7th July 2011
Letter
from the WSCT on 30th June 2011
Battle over old Town Hall flares up after £40k grant article from WSCT on 6th June 2011
Trust wants apology over Town Hall article from West Sussex County Times on 3rd June 2011
Council 'should
apologise' over Town Hall article from Resident on 3rd June 2011
Letter from the Resident on 27th May 2011
Article from May edition of the Horsham Society Newsletter
Letter from the Resident on 13th May 2011
Article from the Resident on 22nd April 2011
Article from the West Sussex County Times on 21st April 2011
Article from the Resident on 15th April 2011
Letter from the Resident on 15th April 2011 from HDC concerning the Town Hall
Article from the West Sussex County Times on 14th April 2011 concerning the Town Hall
Letter from the Resident on 8th April 2011 in support of the Town Hall
Article from the Resident on 8th April 2011 about the Town Hall
Article from the West Sussex County Times on 7th April 2011 criticising HDC actions surrounding the Town Hall
Letter from the West Sussex County Times on 31st March 2011 connected to the Town Hall
Letter from the West Sussex County Times on 17th March 2011 in support of the Town Hall
Letter from
the Resident on 10th March 2011 in support of the Town Hall
Letter from
the West Sussex County Times on 10th March 2011 in support of the Town Hall
Article
from the Resident on 25th February 2011 about the Big Society and the Town Hall
Letters from West Sussex County Times on 24th February 2011 in support of the Town Hall
Letter
in response to 'Meeting Places' (letter below) printed in the West Sussex
Gazette on 19th January 2011
Letters from West Sussex County Times on
6th January 2011 in support of the Town Hall
Articles from the Residents
summary of 2010 concerning the Town Hall campaign
Letters
from West Sussex County Times on 16th December in support of the Town Hall
Letters
from West Sussex County Times on 9th December in support of the Town Hall
Letters
from West Sussex County Times on 2nd December in support of the Town Hall
Article from the Resident on 26th November by Blue Flash Music Trust in support of Town Hall
Article and letters from West Sussex County Times on 25th November concerning the Town Hall
Letters
from West Sussex County Times on 18th November in support of the Town Hall
Article
from the West Sussex County Times : 'Restaurant says 'no' to town hall' on 12th
November
Bill's Cafe pulls out of Horsham
(Argus 2:20pm Thursday 11th November 2010)
A high-end café and greengrocer chain has scrapped plans for a new restaurant – but confirmed they are now looking at other Sussex locations.
Bill Collison, boss of Bill’s Café and Produce Store, who already operate restaurants in Brighton and Lewes, said they were forced to walk away from a site in Horsham after facing months of delays.
Horsham District Council chose Bill’s Produce as preferred bidder for an outlet in the Town Hall building in Horsham’s Market Square two years ago.
But the plans were put on hold after a legal challenge was launched by the Blue Flash Music Trust.
At the end of last month the council’s opponents lost their battle when a request for Judicial Review of the plans was turned down.
But now Mr Collison said he has already found alternative sites.
He said: “Regrettably we have had to withdraw from this transaction due to the substantial delays in progressing the planning. It is frustrating that the delays caused by a few people have gone on for so long and that much time, effort and resources have been expended by both sides.
“The Town Hall will make a great restaurant site and I wish Horsham District Council all the best for its future and look forward to seeing it open.”
Business editor John Keenan
Article
from the Resident : 'Now what ?' on 12th November 2010
More letters in response to 'being held to ransom' article (West Sussex County Times 4th November 2010)
Article
from the West Sussex County Times 28th October 2010 about the Judicial Review
request
Article
from the Resident 29th October 2010 entitled : 'Is Town Hall fight all over for
Trust ?'
Letters
in response to 'being held to ransom' article (West Sussex County Times 28th
October 2010)
We have just heard from the Blue Flash Music Trust that
they have received an offer of talks from the Chief Executive of Horsham
District Council. The response from the Trust is as follows:
"Whilst we obviously have concerns that the Old
Town Hall, as an iconic and historic bulding, might be absolutely central to
our plans to establish a major tourism asset for the benefit of the
people of the District, we will be pleased to explore and
discuss options with the Council towards achieving this goal.
We are therefore grateful for your offer of a dialogue."
Council
'being held to ransom' over hall (article in the West Sussex County Times 21st
October 2010)
Give
our Hall back ! (letter in the West Sussex
County Times September 23rd 2010)
When
will Council come clean on Bill's ? (letter in the Resident August 27th 2010)
Battle for Hall (letter in the West Sussex
County Times August 2010)
Timely Advice (letter in the West Sussex
County Times 19th August 2010)
Unparished area poses Horsham's West Lothian
question (article in the West Sussex County Times 19th August 2010)
Town Hall issue is no laughing matter (article
in the Resident 13th August 2010)
Making a song and dance of local talent
(article in the Resident 06 August 2010)
Too many restaurants (letter in the Resident
06 August 2010)
Bill's a fantastic idea (letter in the
Resident 30th July 2010)
Blind to social needs (article in the Resident
23rd July 2010)
Venue value (letter in the West Sussex County
Times 22nd July 2010)
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Update
on the outstanding Town Hall planning permissions
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Bill's
slips up on town hall banana skin
The Argus published the following article on June 8th about
Bill's Produce expansion plans into Horsham :
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The Musicians' Union
have published an article in their newsletter in support of our campaign
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New
list for buildings of historic and architectural importance provides hope for
the preservation of the Town Hall
The following article appeared in the West Sussex County Times
on 21st May 2010 :
We are hoping here at the campaign that there's hope for the Old
Town Hall being placed on the list described in the article and that this might
grant it additional protection against development. We will be asking the HDC if
the Town Hall is on the list and if not why not as its certainly a building of
historical and architectural importance. Watch this space for a reply!
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The front page of The Resident 21/05/2010 mentions the Town Hall
campaign. You can see the article here :
http://www.visithorsham.co.uk/horshamnews/post/2010/05/21/The-Resident-Friday-21st-May.aspx
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Horshams across
the world unite
The story of Horshams across the world united in similar battles to save our
town halls has attracted media attention in both countries.
In Victoria the story has been published in the Wimmera Mail
Times. Online here :
http://www.mailtimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/horsham-communities-fight-for-their-town-halls/1817383.aspx
and in the printed addition :
In England the West Sussex County Times published the story on Friday 30th
April 2010 :
By coincidence a letter I wrote to the West Sussex County Times about the Old
Town Hall was also published this week :
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Its a small world !
Our Facebook campaign group recently received a message of support from what
would at first seem an unlikely source : a lady called Tanya Kennett who lives
in Victoria, Australia. All soon become clear however when we learned that Tanya
lives in a town called 'Horsham' in Victoria. What is even more surprising is
that Horsham in Victoria also has a town hall in danger of being redeveloped by
her local council.
Tanya has formed her own Facebook group to campaign for the survival of her
town hall. If you wish to show your solidarity and join Tanya's group as well it
can be found here :
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117644388254119#!/group.php?gid=117644388254119&v=wall
The local news paper has also published Tanya's campaign story and this can
be seen here :
http://www.mailtimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/angry-residents-fight-online-for-horsham-town-hall/1815021.aspx
We wish Tanya every success in her campaign to save her local town hall
building.
....and If your wondering what Horsham Town Hall looks like on the other side
of the world - wonder no more!
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South Today news article filmed on Friday 26th March about the campaign :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dm9UhSbpnk
The news article is summarised in text form here : South
Today item
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The campaign got a mention in this weeks The Resident local paper.
Follow the link to see the article or look at the image below :
http://issuu.com/theresident/docs/120310/3
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The picture below reproduces a recent news article related to the Old Town
Hall that was published in The Resident local paper
Save Horsham Town Hall 
