Greenlaw Town Hall, Greenlaw, Scottish Borders
PLEASE HELP SAVE THIS BUILDING - PLEASE SEE PHOTOGRAPHS BELOW SHOWING THE CURRENT STATE OF THE BUILDING.
   
Thank you to everyone who supported our Stand at the Greenlaw Fayre on Saturday 28 June 2008. However, we need further help - we must raise an additional £40,000 by 22 July in order to qualify for the £500,000 grant from Historic Scotland.
We are pleased to advise that we have met the first deadline as set by Historic Scotland, we now require to raise a further £1 million by November 2008 in order for this project to succeed.
PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THIS PROJECT BY:
NEW NEW NEW !!!!
By Donating on Line - Directly to our Greenlaw Account. Thank you for your support.
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* Purchasing a T Shirt (2 Designs available - Assorted Sizes from Medium Youth up to Adult XXL) £10
  
* Purchasing a "Help Keep Greenlaw Green" Shopper Bag £3
  
* Purchasing a Pen (75 pence) , Bookmark (2 styles available) (50 pence) or Postcards (3 for £1)
For Mailing (Postage and Packing) please add on £1 for a T Shirt, 75 pence for a shopper bag and 50 pence for pens, postcards and bookmarks.
Alternatively you can Sponsor A Stone from £10 to £25,000 - see attached Listing. You can opt to dedicate the stone to a friend or family member - all sponsors will be permanently acknowledged. If you have a relative or family friend who was born or lived in the Scottish Borders - this would make a lovely lasting gift - for a Birthday, Anniversary or even think ahead to Christmas - a gift that will last for eternity! To date we have received dedications to Mothers, Fathers, Grandchildren and Husbands.
  
Download file - Sponsor a Stone Listing
| If you wish to learn more about Greenlaw Town Hall - please check out the official Greenlaw Town Hall Website by clicking here |
| Press HERE to download a Gift Aid Form - which you can complete and send with your donation. Thank you for your help with this project. |
Scottish Historic Buildings Trust is working with the Greenlaw Town Hall Trust to find a viable new use for this "A" Listed Building in the Scottish Borders. The Town Hall was built by the Earl of Marchmont, (1829-1831) at a total cost of £6,500, and is regarded as the most successful design, of Berwickshire Architect, John Cunningham. This fine example of Scottish Greek Revival Architecture was intended to serve as a Courthouse and new County Building for the Berwickshire County.
The Town Hall has been used for an assortment of purposes including: serving as a Courthouse until 1904, used to billet Polish Soliders during World War II, converted to a short lived swimming pool during the 1970's, and as a sales room and storage facility for an antique dealer.
The Hall has been in the ownership of the Trustees of Greenlaw Town Hall since 1960's with the aim of delivering a long term and suistanable use for this building. The building has been categorised as "at risk" and "in poor condition" on the Buildings at Risk Register Scotland. So much so, it has been unused for 16 years and is now at risk of demolition, having been declared unsafe for public events.
An Options Appraisal, undertaken in June 2007,concluded that the goal is to create a sustainable, community focussed future for the Town Hall once restored. Subsequently, an application was submitted to Historic Scotland for a Capital Repairs Grant to make the building wind and watertight until a sustainable end use can be found. A project to bring this "A" Listed Town Hall into viable use has been awarded a grant of £500,000 by Historic Scotland. This grant award is the positive seal of approval needed to move the project development forward. However, a further £1.3 million needs to be raised to fund the project, and an application for European Funding will be made in due course. However, we must raise £400,000 before the end of June in order to secure our Historic Scotland Grant - please please help!
You may read the recent article in The Berwickshire News - please click here
  
There have been several attempts to save Greenlaw Town Hall in the past, including it being featured on the BBC's Restoration Programme in 2006 (where is achieved Regional Runner Up):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/restoration/2006/scotland_greenlaw_town_hall_01.shtml
Client: Greenlaw Town Hall Trust
  
   
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