Taigh Sgire Sholais Centre
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THE HEART OF ANY COMMUNITY IS THE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN MEET. The small crofting township of Sollas used to have two meeting places. One was an old barn, which was destroyed by the hurricane which struck these islands in 2005.
THE REMAINING MEETING PLACE IS THE OLD PRIMARY SCHOOL WHICH WAS NO LONGER MAINTAINED BY THE LOCAL COUNCIL AFTER IT WAS CLOSED IN 2002 AND WAS IN A DESPERATE STATE OF DISREPAIR WHEN THE PEOPLE OF SOLLAS ACQUIRED IT IN 2004. THE TAIGH SGIRE SHOLAIS CENTRE PROJECT IS OUR RESPONSE – TO RECONSTRUCT MUCH OF THIS COLD,LEAKY AND ROTTING OLD BUILDING AND CONVERT IT INTO A COMFORTABLE COMMUNITY HALL WHICH WILL BE THE NEW HEART OF THE COMMUNITY.
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The Taigh Sgire Sholais Centre will be used as a venue for local celebrations and cultural, educational and charitable initiatives and as a multipurpose meeting room with a kitchen and toilets. The new in-house catering provision will be one of the main benefits.
Our first response after acquiring the old school was to repair the roof at a cost of £17,000, raised entirely by ourselves, but our building’s future as a community centre still depends on the completion of our present programme of extensive repairs and alterations, at an estimated cost of £120,000. A significant part of the expense will be the provision of thermal insulation and an efficient air sourced heat pump for heating the building. Until now the cost of heating has been a huge drain on our resources.
With local fundraising over the last seven years, and with generous assitance from Community Energy Scotland, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and HIE, we now have enough to complete half of the necessary work but we are still looking for another £60,000 to complete the project.
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Taigh Sgire Sholais Centre
Registered Office
9 Grenitote
Sollas, Isle of North Uist
Western Isles, Scotland
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- A4 Poster - jpm-a4-poster.pdf
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