Southborough's first ever "Town Meeting" will be held next week to find out what residents think of the newly revised Southborough Hub scheme to spend £10 million on a new hall, library, medical centre and football pavilion. The Hub replaces the demolished Royal Victoria Hall Theatre (pictured below in May 2017). But critics say the …

Continue reading Public Meeting on Tuesday as Critics say Southborough Hub will be a “Dysfunctional Building”

The Councils designing the Southborough Hub have responded to public comments and it appears the plans may be changed to incorporate a larger kitchen or bar. A new planning application is scheduled to be submitted in November 2018 with an outcome early in 2019 prior to start on site in 2019.  Compared with the original …

Continue reading Council Responds to Public Concerns About Southborough Hub Design

The latest images for how Southborough's new Hub have been released, just as the national experts on theatre provision called the decision not to include a cafe in the complex "a grave mistake." The statutory advisory group Theatres Trust said it did not have confidence in the long term viability of the Hub based on …

Continue reading New Hub Images Released as Theatre Experts Warn of “Grave Mistake”