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. In addition, thank you to everyone who supported the Concert on Saturday 29th November 2008 - either by attending the event or by sending a donation in support of the cause. Also thank you to everyone who purchased our Limited Edition Christmas Cards - to date we have had sales of over £400. The remainder of the cards will be placed on sale from October 2009. Unfortunately we were unable to man a stand at the Fayre in June 2009 due to staff illness and holidays. We now have Four Newsletters about this project available for your information - to obtain a copy please email Janet on : shbt@conservationtrust.co.uk LATEST NEWS >>>>>On 20th April 2009 it was announced that under the Second Round of Funding for 129 Projects in Scotland (ERDF and ESF Funding) Greenlaw Town Hall Project has been awarded ERDF Funding of £475,000 grant monies towards business growth and rural development. For more news on the project's progress press here to be taken to our News Page detailing the start of the project. PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THIS PROJECT By Donating on Line - Directly to our Greenlaw Account. Thank you for your support. > * 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) To Make a Purchase - Please email Janet Pettigrew E-mail: admin@conservationtrust.co.uk or Telephone 0131-656-0700. Thank you for your support. 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. Subsequently the Monument Trust (a Sainsbury Family Charitable Trust) awarded the project a grant of £200,000 in November (including £30,000 for enabling works. In addtion, the project has received the strong support of the Scottish Borders Council with two grant awards. You may read the article in The Berwickshire News - announcing our original offer of Grant from Historic Scotland - 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 project meditation

Originally posted on 23 April 2008. Last updated on 12 August 2009.