16th June 2010
It is with great pleasure that the Memorial Hall Trustees can announce that the necessary funding has been secured to enable work to commence on replacement of the roof. The hall has been closed for the past 16 months due to a serious fault within the structure. Replacement of the roof is estimated to cost in excess of £70,000 and work could not commence until sufficient funding had been obtained in order to complete the job.
The necessary funding target which is made up of matched funding from local companies, village organisations, donations and grants has now been reached. Work will commence within the next few weeks and completion is expected by mid October.
Local working groups are being organised to raise additional and on going funds so that the building can be redecorated where necessary and modernised in the future.
Chairman of Trustees David Newberry said that “this is an excellent example of what can be achieved by a group of enthusiastic volunteers all working together”.
The Memorial Hall is also the location of the village war memorial and it is anticipated that the first official event after reopening will be the Annual Remembrance Service on the 14th November.
Thank you all very much for your support,
Brian.
