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Have your say on proposals for new Bilsthorpe village hall
You can have your say on proposals for a brand-new village hall and community building in Bilsthorpe either online or at two community drop-in events early in the New Year.
The proposals are for a new building to replace the old Village Hall on Cross Street, which closed four years ago due to safety concerns about the ageing building.
The modern, multi-use community hub is being proposed for a site on the Crompton Road Park and could include:
- Large multi-use space
- Second smaller room
- Office and storage space
- Improved footpaths and gates
- Space for Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum
- Additional facilities to be developed to make maximum use of the proposals
Local residents are being invited to view the plans and architect’s visualisations for the proposed buildings, ask questions and have their say on the project ahead of a planning application being submitted in Spring 2025 at two events on the 15th and 16th of January at Bilsthorpe Miners Welfare, from 3pm to 8pm.
You can also share your thoughts via an online survey here https://shout.com/s/UVX7SlMG
Councillor Rhona Holloway, Newark and Sherwood District Council ward member for Bilsthorpe, has been at the forefront of these ambitious and exciting plans for the area.
She said: “Having a place for people of all ages to come together is crucial to social integration and good health and wellbeing, and people in Bilsthorpe have gone for too long without access to the community facilities we know they need.
“We are pleased to be able to share our proposed plans and architect’s visualisations for this brand-new, state-of-the-art community hub building, that we know would become the beating heart of our village.”
Councillor Claire Penny, Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth at Newark & Sherwood District Council, added: “I’m delighted that we have been able to grant £55,000 to Bilsthorpe Parish Council under the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund to assess the feasibility of this project and allow the plans to be drawn up and shown to residents in January.
“It’s incredibly important that we look at all our communities and ensure they have access to the right services and facilities and this project in Bilsthorpe will do just that.
“While funding for this project still needs applying for following planning permission, this is the first step in taking this project forward. I look forward to hearing residents’ plans for this proposed facility.”
Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund has provided financial support to enable the initial proposals to be drawn up. Bilsthorpe Parish Council hopes to apply for funding to cover construction subject to planning permission being granted