Last updated at 13:28, Friday, 29 May 2009

Plans to revamp Gilcrux’s village hall will be realised with a £399,000 lottery windfall.

Building work can now begin next January to refurbish the existing village hall including installing a multi-media meeting room, a new kitchen and a glass-fronted entrance which will also serve as a youth shelter.

James Blackwell of the Gilcrux Village Hall and Educational Trust said: “Our plans are to renovate the hall whilst retaining its character and to make it extremely energy efficient.

“The aim is to create a space that will bring the community together and create a sustainable building that supports the environment.”

The trust has worked with the community to match fund the lottery grant.

Fundraising activities included the auction of a trip for two to Prince Charles’s home at Highgrove, for a tour of the garden.

First published at 05:12, Friday, 29 May 2009
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk