2nd April
In 2024, a Strategic Energy Report was undertaken on the future viability of Hillstown Village Hall, Hillstown, Bolsover. The report concluded that the building requires extensive and costly work to achieve the Energy Performance Rating (EPC) to remain open after April 2027.
The estimated cost of updating the building would run into tens of thousands of pounds and require several months of closure.
Our informed decision concluded it would not be practical and financially viable to update such an ageing prefabricated building.
Over the next few months, we will consider all our options, consulting with the community and various bodies looking into the feasibility and funding of a replacement.
A spokesperson for the Charity said, 'We have been left with little choice but to comply with government carbon reduction targets’.