AMBITIOUS plans for a new community hall for the town have moved a step closer after the project was awarded £190,000 in New Homes Bonus cash by Wychavon District Council.
Pershore Town Council was awarded the money for the proposed new hall off Defford Road at a meeting of Wychavon District Council’s executive board last Wednesday (July 25).
If approved by district planning chiefs, the new hall will seat up to 150 people and provide a vital local lifeline for town groups and clubs.
The proposals were backed by residents in a consultation last year but have been heavily criticised by a former Mayor of Pershore, Coun Charles Tucker.
He claimed the project had no legitimacy despite a majority of town councillors supporting the scheme and has called for council chiefs to revisit plans for a second floor for the town hall on the High Street.
However, current Mayor Coun Chris Parsons has called for all councillors to come together and support the ambitions proposals.
