CALLS to ‘save’ the ‘iconic’ Maidenhead town hall will be heard at a full council meeting as more than 1,500 sign petition.

Resident Melanie Hill’s campaign saw hundreds of people support an impassioned plea to save the site, triggering a debate in the council chambers.

It follows the news that the council’s operations in the town hall could be relocated somewhere else, igniting immediate fear the beloved building could be sold off or at worst demolished.

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Cabinet councillors approved earlier this year to commission a review into the 1960s building as it was reported the town hall could not meet the Conservative-run council’s climate change targets as its energy performance was deemed “only just acceptable”.

So far, the options on the table involve staying in the town hall but investing nearly £14m to refurbish and modernise the council’s headquarters in St Ives Road or moving into a “fit for purpose” building.

Council leader Andrew Johnson (Con: Hurley & Walthams) stressed there are “no plans” to demolish or sell off the town hall, and maintained this review is to ensure the building remains fit for purpose.

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He said: “I am opposed to the demolition of the building, and we have absolutely no need to fire sale our assets as our current financial position is sound and steadily improving.”

The leader also slammed the campaign as “misleading” and “politically driven”. A claim Mrs Hill denies, saying she has an “interest” in the Desborough theatre and maintaining the “historic” and “iconic” town hall.

A detailed paper will come forward to cabinet “in due course,” outlining the specific work required for the town hall to meet the council’s climate change targets, as well as what the proposed works are, its costs, and how it will be funded.