Karate and Public Buildings

At a recent Parish Council Meeting, Associated Karate Schools wrote a letter complaining about the Parish Council hiring out The Hub to another Martial Arts Club called Adrenaline Martial Arts.

The Hub is a public building and must be for hire to all those who wish to hire this building unless they are for illegal reasons.

In the letter the following is stated:

The letter goes on:

That is wrong. The Clerk was wrong to ask other club. Inform - Yes. Allow the other club to have a veto - No.

The letter goes on:

They can do because they are not public buildings. The Hub is a public building and open to all.

Nor should the Parish Council be worried about whether AKS loses money.

Associated Karate Schools runs 4 venues in Cambourne. Adrenaline is looking to run 2.

Ron says: The Hub is a public building which is open to be hired by all. There must not be any discrimination. If Adrenaline wants to hire and there is space that is competition. If AKS is unhappy about competition then AKS can hire from their other facilities. What is also wrong is the Clerk interfering in who can and cannot hire The Hub.