Brilliant work!
Members of a community group in Northern Ireland have spoken of their pride in being able to restore a derelict hall back to life for the local village to use.
Now, the hall is buzzing once again, being used seven days a week for a wide range of events including social activities, sports, training sessions, and functions including weddings. "It was the time of the showbands and there were buses coming up to see them here. You couldn't move in it. After a failed attempt to maintain the hall, it fell further into disrepair until Glenclare Community Group took the reigns in 2012. It was important to the group to restore the community hub, and to have the new hall be completely cross-community.
"It wasn't always easy, we had tough times. But at the end of it all, I think the hall looks fabulous. I think we did a good job restoring it." Last year, St Clare's Community Hall was used as a base for BBC Northern Ireland's 'St Mungo's', with local people acting as extras and the community group supplying meals to the crews.
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