WESTBURN HALL

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31522, 9 November 1967, Page 7

WESTBURN HALL

Amenity For Community

' The new $22,000 Westburn School community hall was officially opened by Mr M. A Connelly, M.P., at a function arranged by the hall committee last evening. The school I will have first call on it during school hours, but at other times it will be available for i local community groups and ■ organisations. | The cost of the hall has been met in equal proportions by the housing division of the Ministry of Works, the Education Department, and from ’funds provided by the Golden jKiwi Lottery Board. It will I be administered by a commitI tee comprising representatives of the school committee, I home and school association, . and other groups which will .make use of it. I The building is of portal ' frame construction, with I meta! cladding, iron roof and ! raised timber floor. The total area of more than 5000 sq. ft ! includes a stage, kitchen, .store rooms, dressing rooms. ; committee and supper room, 'and conveniences. The contract for its construction was i let in February to the Capon Construction Company, Ltd. [Work began in March and was completed recently. School Grateful

I The headmaster (Mr G. R. (Scatter) said yesterday the jcommittee had been active I for some years in planning for the hall. Originally it iwas planned to have a larger i building, but for various reasons this was not possible. Mr Scatter said the school

was grateful for the efforts of the committee and Mr Conlelly in negotiating for the I hall. The school did not have ito contribute towards its :ost. but funds would have *:o be raised for some furniture and furnishings. He said the Education Department had met half the ost of the first 100 seats for the hall, and the committee : would raise further money for he rest of the seating, curI tains for the stage and winI dows. and tables and crockery.