BUSINESS AS USUAL

There seems to be a little confusion around Moffat regarding the Town Hall.  It will be BUSINESS AS USUAL whilst the refurbishment works recently started are ongoing.

Garden Trail Coffee Morning



A successful coffee morning was held on 16 March to raise funds to be shared between Moffat Book Events for the "Murder in Moffat" weekend (don't forget to buy your tickets!) and for the Garden Trail on 28 July.  (The total raised was over £400.) There were the usual stalls - cakes, books, guess the weight of the cake, bric-a-brac, etc and additionally our local "Pampered Chef" (Thomas MacDonald)  was there and any funds he raised were to additionally be used to share between those benefitting from the funds raised.  A good time was had by all and lots of folk went home with raffle prizes from the wide selection that had been donated. 

Thanks are very much due from the recipients of funds to Tina Fox and her team of helpers for organising the coffee morning.  It is well recognised that a huge amount of work goes into coffee mornings before the event. 

Have You Seen This Chicken!!!

Caprice the Town Hall Chicken

Well - if you haven't then you are unfortunately too late!  Caprice became the talk of the town for a week or so - especially as initially rumoured to be a Cockerel! - when she escaped from the last Producer's Market (held on the second Sunday of each month) and took up residence on the roof.

Appeals were made for her capture, especially in view of the arrival of the Ashleigh builders the next day - but she proved tantalisingly elusive and quick on her feet.

Eventually though, via a cage provided by David Major, she was captured earlier this week and is back home safe and sound.

It all happens at the Town Hall!

Eggsciting stuff!

The Builders Move In!

After an extensive tendering process to ensure that the Town Hall Trust achievedthat very delicate balance between getting value for money in terms of the building work planned for the Town Hall, but at the same time ensuring that the builders chosen had the necessary skills and track record in dealing sensitively and safely with historic buildings as well as  the financial security to see the job through- a main contractor has been appointed.

The builder chosen is called Ashleigh and they have a good history in the area, having a base in Dumfries and doing work for example for the Loreburn Housing Association, Annan Academy, Samye Ling and very relevently at the Easterbrook Hall and the Memorial Church on the Crichton site.

 

Work will start next week and trust members will be weighing in this weekend to clear out the under stage storage area so that it can be used as an office by the contractor and reduce the need a little for portacabins on the frontage.

The first visible signs of progress will be scaffolding go up and then the inital focus will be on the Library roof.

As explained previously, there will be a real emphasis on keeping as much of the hall as possible safely open and allowing regular activities like the markets and coffee mornings to continue.