Obviously the rule is to keep consulting until you get the answer you wanted in the first place, so the council have decided to run ANOTHER consultation, this time Heatham House v’s Option 4.
Welcome to the new Friends of Heatham House website.
We would like to invite you to become a friend of Heatham House. We believe that Heatham House is a brilliant Youth Centre that should continue to provide a unique offering to Young People, and your support will help make sure this happens.
You may be a current or ex-member of Heatham House, or a parent or member of the community, who would like to show their support: you can do this from anywhere via this website. Better still you can attend a meeting or a fundraising event in person, we will be posting dates with venues here.
If you can spare a little more time then organising a fundraising event or sharing your area of expertise would be brilliant. We will also need people willing to join committees and working groups. We welcome offers from individuals, organisations and businesses. Last but not least you can make a donation to help us move forward.
We would like you to help us build the content of the site with stories and photographs and information. On this website you will be able to find out exactly what Friends of Heatham House is about. If you register, you will get news about current issues, event and meetings relating to the centre. We hope to see more information about Heatham House itself - both about the building and its history; as well as the youth projects and activities that we are trying to support; and your stories and photographs!
So the first thing we would like you to do is to sign up, to show your support for Heatham House.
Official Support from Ken Livingstone
In a letter from 10th March, Ken Livingstone offers his official support to Heatham House Youth Centre and the ongoing campaign to retain this essential facility for young people.
Council is Fiddling Youth Club Figures
An astonishing take on democracy as the council combine the votes for both of the new build options into one figure in a desperate attempt to get the result they wanted to see – permission to sell Heatham House.
Youngsters pushed into accepting building of new youth centre
A brilliant letter trashes the third consultation and calls on the council to do some real listening, and local residents to start asking more difficult questions. Richmond and Twickenham Times
Out with the old and in with a new youth club?
The council claim a new build as favourite, despite the largest single vote being to retain Heatham House with 39%, and launch a fourth consultation to young people. Richmond and Twickenham Times 06.04.2012
Students raise concerns about threatened centre
Orleans Park School students made their headline story “Heatham House’s future hanging in the balance” as part of their fantastic project for the BBC Schools News Report 2012.
“Hands Off Heatham” say young people as YouTube video launched
“Heatham House is not for sale” video creates a buzz, with calls for supporters to upload clips of themselves, sending out a clear message to the council. Richmond and Twickenham Times, 24.02.2012
Prominent Local Residents Voice Concerns
Prominent local residents Gregg Dyke, John Stapleton, Lynne Faulds Wood and Sue Howes voice concerns for Heatham House calling on the council to ensure any alternative is delivered before Heatham House is sold off.
Heatham House is not for sale “Fifth Cut”
A simple message to the council “Heatham House is not for sale” – the community own it, the council are there to do our bidding, it’s time they listened for a change.
Don’t close youth club that helped Keira to stardom
The mother of Keira Knightley today pleaded with council bosses not to shut the youth club where her Oscar-nominated daughter performed her first major play aged 14.