New roof not the end of ambitions for Gairloch hall

A SPIRITED community body is refusing to rest on its laurels after it succeeded in replacing the leaking roof of a popular hall – and already has its sights set on further improvements.

Gairloch Community Hall had been the subject of a long-running fundraising campaign aimed at replacing the ageing roof, which was more than four decades old.

And the Hall Management Committee’s aspirations were finally realised in October when local firm LKU Roofing and Joinery carried out the work – sometimes in atrocious weather.

Now the committee is looking to source further funding for its “Everything Under One Roof” project.

“Renewing the roof was the first, very necessary part, but the project also includes the conversion of an unused loft space to form a meeting room, the installation of air source heat pump heating systems, and improvement of the vet’s room,” said a spokesman.

The hall is the largest venue in the area and hosts theatre and musical performances, dances and ceilidhs, sales and fairs, dancing classes and zumba. The complex includes Gairloch Community Car Scheme office, the office of the Gairloch & District Times, a room used by one of the visiting vets, and a store for therapy equipment.

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