He says he feels 'betrayed'
A Nottingham community centre says it will keep going until it "runs out of money" after the city council said they may have to leave their current building. Phil Merry, 39, says he was told during a meeting on February 7 that the Mapperley Community Association would either have to hand over their keys to the council and let them look at possible relocation, or face eviction.
Are you worried about the number of empty shops in Nottingham city centre? Let us know in our survey here. Nottingham City Council is currently reviewing the arrangements it has in place with several community groups occupying its buildings. The Place Activity Centre in Sherwood and Karam Yog - known as the Nottingham Teaching College - are among the organisations which say they would have to close if their planned rent rises go ahead.
"Mapperley Community Centre has been included in this and earlier this week we had an initial, informal conversation with the association which runs it. Like a number of venues across the country, usage numbers have tailed off since the pandemic as people’s lifestyles and priorities have changed.
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