News
Thursday 22 November 2007
Competition winner announced
A Dragon’s Den-style contest has produced a winner for
our Great Hall competition. Salim Rahman and Horukul Islam
will use the magnificent venue at the former Leyton Municipal
Offices in High Road as a function room, which will run alongside
a restaurant on the ground floor.
Read
full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Thursday 24 May
Only a week left to enter competition
You have just one week left to enter the LMO Great Hall competition.
The closing date is May 31.
Read
full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Outbuildings will make way for family homes
Plans are afoot to replace the jumble of out-buildings, temporary
buildings and tin sheds behind the old town hall with a small
development of 18 two and three-bedroom family homes at affordable
rents.
Read
full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Great Hall opens its doors to public
The beautiful Great Hall at the old Leyton Town Hall was on
show to the public during an open day on Friday.
Read
full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Thursday 17 May
Take a trip to Great Hall for ideas
If you have ideas for developing the Great Hall at the old
Leyton Town Hall, tomorrow (Friday, May 18) is your chance to
view it in person…
Read
full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Thursday 10 May
Face the dragons den and win a great prize
Even the exclusive entrance lobby to the Great Hall at the
former Leyton Town Hall is beautiful. The mosaic floor
and the double set of stairs rising from it are quite glamorous.
With the splendid hall itself and other spaces that the new tenant
can use, the total floor area is 5,144 sq ft. And it could
be your tenancy…
Read full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Frank’s the first and he’s
very impressed
The first tenant of the Legacy Business Centre is the ANVIL Theatre,
the brainchild of actor and director Frank Scantori. It is a
most unusual company, providing live drama on stage for blind
and visually impaired people. The name is an acronym for Audio
Non-Visual Theatre.
Read
full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Thursday 3 May
Great Hall tour should fire your imagination
Those keen to enter the LMO Great Hall competition should put
a date in their diaries right away - Friday, May 18, 1pm onwards.
That is when they will have an opportunity to tour the old Leyton
Town Hall in the High Road, view the Great Hall itself and see
the results of the multi-million pound refurbishment.
Read
full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
A good neighbour would be expected
Whoever takes over the Great Hall will have to be a good neighbour
to the other people occupying the Legacy Business Centre, which
is being completed on three floors of the old town hall building.
Read full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Monday 30 April
Great Hall up for grabs in business competition
Lee Valley Estates and Hiltongrove Business Space have launched
a competition to offer the equivalent of a year’s free
rent on the lease of the Great Hall, the stunning centre-piece
of the former Leyton Municipal Offices.
Read full article in WFM here
Thursday 26 April
Key men provide solid foundation
Michael Polledri and Guy Davis are big players in the business
and construction scene in Waltham Forest.
Read
full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Points to ponder before entering
Week two of the LMO Great Hall competition brings a reminder
that whatever it is used for should be a good financial proposition.
Read
full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Thursday 19 April
Developers offer stunning Great Hall venue in business competition
Starting a business takes energy, drive and a brilliant business
plan. But for certain types of companies, an outstanding venue
to establish their big idea is key to their success.
Read full Press Release here (pdf)
Great Hall returns to centre stage
After years of disuse, a magnificent piece of Waltham Forest's
history - the Great Hall at the old Leyton Town Hall - is coming
back into the limelight…
Read full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Grand design of old building
The Great Hall at Leyton Municipal Offices (LMO) is breathtaking…
Read full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
Rules, dates and contact details
Companies and individuals who put forward proposals for use of
the Great Hall should keep in mind the following requirements…
Read full article in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
The editor says... By Pat Stannard
The Guardian was thrilled by an invitation to become media
partner in the contest to find a tenant for the Great Hall at
the old Leyton Town Hall. When the listed building was
put on the market by the council, the news was greeted with gloom
and, in some quarters, anger…
Read full editorial in the Waltham Forest Guardian here
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