She said: I can t imagine my life without the dance school, it is like a family. I don t want the dance school and opportunities for other young people in the village to be taken away. The dance school made me into who I am today and gave me the confidence to pursue my career as a high school teacher.
Councillor Eileen Mulvaney expressed her opposition to the plans, saying: The hall has an important socio-economic function for the village. It has historic value and is also a community hub for villagers, the traffic coming in and out of Hethersett would increase and we have a strong case for it to remain in the village.
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The Rev Derek McClean, Rector of Hethersett.
- Credit: Denise Bradley
A historic 19th-century hall could be turned into two homes and sold off to fund major work on the village s church.
Hethersett Parochial Church Council (PCC) has applied for permission to convert St Remigius Church Hall, with the intention of putting it up for sale.
St Remigius Church Hall in Hethersett could be converted into two three-bedroom homes and sold off to fund repairs to St Remigius Church.
- Credit: Peter Steward
The village Rector, the Rev Derek McClean, said the PCC had been hit by the financial impact of the pandemic, and added it had a responsibility to seek the planning permission.