Regeneration work is continuing at Kirkintilloch Town Hall in East Dunbartonshire.

Contractor CBC is currently reinvigorating the B-listed building and completion is scheduled for September.

Construction milestones so far include;

• All major structural works are complete

• Stonework repairs are nearing completion

• A new reproduction ceiling has been created - moulded from original designs by the Reproduction Plaster Company, based in Kirkintilloch

• A new extension has been created and is being fitted out

• The old stage has been removed and a floor created above

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• Windows have been installed and the kitchen finished

The council has been working with CBC, development partner hub West Scotland and East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust on the town hall project. Support has been secured from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other external funders.

Further plans include: ground-floor event space; new entrance, reception and vestibule; first-floor heritage discovery centre - focusing on 'Made In Kirkintilloch'; new office and community space; and kitchen, store room, toilets and locker room. The aim is that the new facility is flexible enough to cater for a range of uses - such as performances, events, weddings, heritage displays, receptions and meetings. The restored building will have a potential seating capacity up to 300.

Council Leader Gordan Low said: "Exciting times are ahead for Kirkintilloch Town Hall - blending past, present and future in one building.

"The new ceiling is a case in point - the cornices were moulded from original designs and then recreated by a local company.

"All the major structural works have been completed and we continue towards opening later this year."

(LM)