The Hall Trustees have been working with the regular user groups to develop a Hall Improvement Project that will ensure the sustainability of our community asset and make it all it can be, to meet the needs of our population.  The project aimed to make best use of space and help us to play our part in the move to Net Zero. We hope to become virtually self sufficient in self-generated power, ensuring we are able to provide a cosy, affordable venue for our community into the future.  We would like to thank our regular user groups who held fundraising events for us and donated the proceeds to this project. Thanks also to the Hall Trustees who have worked hard to make this project a success. Funding was awarded for Phases 1 and 2 - many thanks to our funders - and the work to create a greener hall is now finished!

The project phases rely on fundraising:

Phase 1: Work complete!  Lower the ceiling/strengthen the roof in the main Hall to make it warmer and ready for solar panels. Funding was awarded by Scottish Borders Council - Cheviot Neighbourhood Support Fund, with balance from Hall funds. 

Phase 2: Work complete!  Install air-to-air heating, solar pv panels and battery storage, and replace fluorescent lighting with LED. Funding awarded by CARES and Borders Community Action - Village Halls Retrofit.  Additional batteries to help meet winter demand for power were funded by Borders Community Action  (Community Spaces Decarbonisation Fund).

Phase 3:  The next project!   Re-order the layout of the Hall, improving use of space and creating a new utility area with external ramped access. Fundraising for this phase will start soon!