I have to advise you that Crewe Heritage Trust have received a proposal from the people who organise the Railwayana Auction to rent the Lecture Room (sometimes referred to as the Viewing Room), which we currently use as our clubroom.
Les Herriot, Tony Hayselden, Steve Scott, Mike Lenz who are your committee members and Terry Wynne who was involved with Calder Northern’s agreement with the Crewe Heritage Trust have been considering this matter. George Neyman (CN Secretary) and John Hey (CN Publicity) have not deliberately been left out but it was felt that those who are regular Wednesday attendees could meet more easily and debate what effects this proposal could have and seek our best options in dealing with this matter.
The proposal from the Railwayana Auctions people is to provide the Trust with a higher rent than currently paid by CN and to have a certain number of weeks sole use of the Lecture Room. There are a number of other elements within the proposal but it is not necessary to list all the information here. We are therefore, asking for as many members as possible come along to our next group meeting on Saturday 18th May when a full explanation will be given.
We need your input, co-operation and support for a proposal from Calder Northern to the Trust but of course we will have to consider what if any Crewe Heritage Trust decisions might subsequently have on Calder Northern’s occupation of the Lecture Room. It will then be for our members to consider what they feel and want to do in respect of our long term activities and indeed future position.
As you are aware there have been some voices in the past indicating the Lecture Room is a great asset to the Heritage Centre and should be used more effectively and commercially. Equally there are those who point out the condition of toilets, catering, heating & lighting and decor and floor coverings which will in no way compare with other local facilities for such activities as conferencing or meeting rooms.
We are awaiting any feedback from the Trust in the meantime.
We are aware that not all members can attend on the 18th and so we will also continue to debate the options at our June Meet on Sunday 9th June.
Do come along so that you can share in any decisions that are taken – it affects all of us!
Terry Wynne
Leave a Reply