Case study

£300,000 to transform Old Town Hall in Whithorn

£300,000 was allocated from the Community Ownership Fund to transform the Old Town Hall in Whithorn, Galloway.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 18 January 2023

The funding will help the town hall become more accessible, functional and support working towards Net-Zero.

Plans for the building

The Grade B listed Georgian town hall is set to turn into a new social enterprise that will offer training to young people in:

• traditional stonemasonry
• joinery skills

It will also showcase energy efficiency innovation for hard-to-treat Georgian buildings.

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Published 18 January 2023