WORK to construct a new village hall for Berryfield is set to start in the new year.
Melksham Without Parish Council has told Melksham News that they hope the build will be begin in early January.
The parish council had hoped to start construction in September this year. But this was scuppered by a delay caused by the housing developers, Bellway – who are responsible for the Bowood View development, comprising 150 houses.
According to the parish council, Bellway had failed to action a legal agreement, made five years ago, to hand over ownership of the land earmarked for the new hall, to the council. Without the land transfer, the parish council were unable to legally proceed with works on the land.
However, ownership of the land has now been handed over to the parish council, allowing their contractors, Rigg Construction, to start making plans to begin construction of the hall next month.
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