One last hurrah

Express readers are being invited to have one last look inside Paisley Town Hall today before it undergoes a £22 million transformation.

The doors will open for people to attend a free event, which will not only celebrate the rich history of the iconic building but will present early stage plans on how it might change.

The redevelopment plans for the town hall – including the recovery of lost rooms and hidden gems in the building – will be explained.

The event starts at 6pm with the developing plans being shared with the public.

Then between 7pm and 9pm there will a Ta Ta Toon Hall celebration featuring film archive footage, music, song, artwork from local groups and the reading of a poem speciallycommissioned from local poet Jim Ferguson.

Although the event is free, anyone wishing to attend should book a ticket to attend by calling 0300 300 1210 or by calling into Paisley Town Hall or Paisley Arts Centre.

Paisley Town Hall’s £ 22 million transformation is part of a £ 100 million investment in the town’s cultural infrastructure. This includes investment to redevelop Paisley Museum, Paisley Arts Centre and the launch of our library in the High Street.

The town hall will close its doors at the end of this year for work to begin and will reopen in 2021.

Fiona Naylor, acting chief executive of Renfrewshire Leisure, said: “Paisley Town Hall has played a part in the lives of many generations of people living in Renfrewshire.

“It has a wonderfully rich history and we want to celebrate that. We also want to show people what they can look forward to.”