Heckington Parish Council would like to issue the following statement in relation to the Pavilion.
In January 2024 John and Alison took over the running of the Pavilion and they have done an excellent job in reviving it and turning it into a thriving community asset.
Since then, their business has operated without a tenancy agreement despite multiple attempts to achieve this.
We now find ourselves in a situation where we have been unable to
agree key terms and as a result John and Alison have decided to give notice.
The Council has done everything it can to keep the Pavilion open. In the past year alone, we have spent more than £40,000 of public money to deal with years of neglect of the building with more spending planned.
The Council wanted to work with John and Alison to plan a sustainable future for this valuable community asset and we are sorry that they feel unable to do so.
We wish them well for the future.