The year has started off well at West Hill Hall as we are enjoying a brand new floor thanks to the genius work of Skydec’s Simon Kelly. Not far from the West Hill Hall is the Exeter Street Hall. A group set up to save it and ensure it is used by the community has so far raised over £139,000 by issuing a community share offer. The Hall Get Involved Ltd was initially given 6 months by the current owners, St Luke’s Church, to raise £200,000 to purchase the 128-year old Victorian hall. Since mid-September anyone has been able to purchase shares in the company. Having struggled to buy and maintain our own West Hill Hall over the years, West Hill Community Association has supported the Exeter Street Hall group and bought shares and Vinod Mashru of Bright News has matched the donation and bought shares himself. To help ensure the future of the Exeter Street Hall, you can still purchase shares by going to www.exeterstreethall.org
STOP PRESS! As of 23 January, St Luke’s has dropped the asking price to £150k, the fund now stands at £140k, so there’s only £10k more to find.
STOP STOP PRESS! They did it – raised £150k and more (will be needed for the renovation). So well done.
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