The London Borough of Hackney is undecided whether to maintain ownership of the Old Fire Station, which has housed the 31-place Fire Station Nursery and a range of other community organisations for 20 years, or sell it to a company pledging to refurbish it.
Last week the building was due to be auctioned off by Hackney council, which has been ordered by the Government to dispose of surplus property to curb spending.
The Fire Station Nursery's administrator, Hazel Bankole, said the council had placed a community covenant on the building to safeguard it for community use and that its users, including a special needs group and a before-and after-school club, had been 'assured we won't be thrown out'.
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