15 January 2016

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Extensive work over the past few months by Town Council staff was unveiled last week at East Court. The previously somewhat cramped reception office is now easily accessed by one and all with direct access from the lift into the office and a bright spacious sitting area leading to the new reception facilities within.

Town Mayor Dick Sweatman wielded the official opening scissors cutting the ribbon, which in fact turned out to be part of the packaging for the building supplies! Holding the ribbon in the photograph are Katrina Hamill  and Roger Gwatkin, who was responsible for much of the restoration and carpentry work for the new office.

Dick Sweatman welcomed the new facilities which made the offices into a much more user friendly location, although as he pointed out, it wasn’t an easy option adapting a listed building as the work had to be done with such care, but the time and effort had been well worth it.