HUTTON HALL-The End?

After several months of what at times has seemed fairly slow going the new village hall seems near to completion. Mind you I said that about a week ago doubting the last finishing date that I had been told of 13th July. I have heard no new one but its looking like the end of this monthwith all the finishing touches that need to be done.

Not everyone will be happy with the new building. That is inevitable. The blue roof has already attracted critical comment but Huttonian quite likes it. Matches the July Sky. Where we denizens of Kirk Lane (incidentally a private-non officially maintained road shared by four households) may have a grouse is with the removal of the old dry stone wall (you can see the remains of it in one of the images-click to enlarge) and with its replacement by a slightly raised pavement. The wall at the front has gone too and the whole building has an exposed look to it. I am told that the original (approved by the community) plans envisaged a wall in Kirk Lane but somehow the final design was changed without consultation with us. Indeed there are features about the new hall which developed as the work went on and I am not sure how many people were asked their views before decisions were made. OK the Hall committee should be able to take decisions on the finishing touches which were not included in the approved plans but it is surely a different matter when it comes to altering the original design without consultation with us. If this is what has happened. After all it is our lane.

I am happy to be corrected.

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