Long Awaited Hall Refurbishment Underway

A long anticipated £320,000 refurbishment of Alfrick’s Village hall has finally begun after months of delays.

The project means that one side of the hall will be completely replaced with a new foyer, toilet, meeting rooms and changing rooms. It will also go towards refurbishing the main hall and the kitchens.

These changes are designed to help make sure that the hall is usable by a greater proportion of the local community, with more events taking place at the same time.

Peace Memorial Hall committee member Richard Steele has said that ‘we’re delighted and relieved that [the work] is starting now’, and that it will help to solve the problem of currently only being able to cater for one function at a time.

Steele also stated that there were environmental considerations for the changes. They will help to improve energy efficiency by installing double glazing and a new heating system.

All of these changes have been made possible thanks to the Big Lottery Fund and money from Severn Waste Environmental Fund. The committee also received a number of donations from local residents and charities.

Work was originally planned to take place in the spring. However, there were difficulties removing an electricity pole, which is why there have been such long delays.

The work now is said to take around 23 weeks to complete.