Former bank sold to trust
A former bank has been sold to a group dedicated to supporting the region’s former mining areas.
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) has purchased the former Royal Bank of Scotland branch in Dalmellington Main Street.
Now the plan is to turn the building into the group’s new hub for community work in the town.
Refurbishment work will start in the summer and a re-opening is scheduled for early 2023.
Nicky Wilson, Vice Chair of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, said:“This will help to regenerate the centre of the town and provide co-working facilities to build opportunity and prosperity for local people.”
It’s not been disclosed how much was paid to secure the building, but the former branch was on the market in September 2021 for a price tag of £59,500.
RBS closed the popular branch six years ago during a cost-cutting exercise.
Also set to move into the building is the Dalmellington Parish Development Trust, a group dedicated to working towards regenerating the local area for the benefit of the community and visitors.
Rae Smith, director of the Dalmellington Parish Development Trust said:“This prominent long-standing building will now have a new life housing the Dalmellington Parish Development Trust office, this will enable the Trust to play a crucial role in the regeneration of Dalmellington Parish.”