Case study

Whithorn’s Old Town Hall gets a £300,000 boost

£300,000 was allocated from the Community Ownership Fund to transform the Old Town Hall in Whithorn, Galloway. The funding will help the town hall become more accessible, functional and support working towards Net-Zero.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 17 January 2023

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 17 January 2023