St Marks Church Hall - Closing?

Alarming rumours centre around the possibility of St Marks Church Hall being closed and sold. Home to the St Marks Mini Mice Pre-School, St Marks Scout Pack, the Brownies, a Dance Club, and numerous others the Church Hall is a popular and much loved local amenity.
A possible extension to the New Church Hall hasnt mollified concerned parents and users of the Old Hall. Quotes have been gathered for renovations - including a new heating system to replace the creaking old warm air unit - to see if it is feasible to keep the Hall going. It does seem odd that the Hall is apparently unable to pay its way. The loss of so many other Halls in and around Bournemouth over the last decade or so has made such places as rare as hens teeth!
Should the Church decide to offer the Hall for sale it does seem likely that Dave Wells is going to see the site as another golden opportunity to squeeze in too many small flats with no parking in an already crowded location. Local residents can look forward not only to the loss of a valuable indoor space but the subsequent loss of parking space in nearby roads. Its a lose - lose situation all round then.