Originally built in 1933, Westmuir Village Hall provides a welcome community space for many activities, whether they be regular weekly groups, local clubs, fund raising functions to meet the rising running costs, or bookings for a variety of private functions. More recently, having obtained a generator from grant funding, and with community resilience in mind, the Hall has also become a local Resilience Hub; a venue able to provide shelter, warmth and power to our local community at times of emergency or power outage.

A dedicated committee of volunteer villagers oversee the running of the hall, which includes the upkeep of all fabric, internal maintenance, and care of surrounding grounds, thereby ensuring the Hall continues to be fit for purpose. Having made internal improvements to the Hall by replacing the old kitchen, fitting new heaters and refreshing the interior paintwork, the Committee subsequently noted marked deterioration in the external fabric of the building. Two Committee members undertook the mammoth task of obtaining sufficient grant funding to cover the cost of external renovation. The old wood cladding was removed and replaced with cement fibreboard wood effect cladding, new flashings, building regulation specification insulation, and installation of new Upvc windows. The final challenge will be to replace the old roof with new sheeting and insulation to complete the refurbishment, which will ‘future proof’ the exterior of the building for many years to come.

Members of the Community are collectively delighted with the new refreshed look and warmer environment in the Hall, and with new padded chairs for improved comfort we can be sure our inclusive, popular space is one that everyone will be happy to enjoy when hiring the Hall. With new large folding tables and classic white porcelain crockery to cover 80 settings, and a large Marquee for summer events, the Hall is available and waiting for your call to book a date.

As always, we would welcome anyone with a few hours of spare time, (as much or little as you can offer), to help existing volunteers manage the Hall and ensure its future use for generations to come.