Buchanan Memorial Hall View

Buchanan Memorial Hall began serving the local community in 1927, when the Hall was created as a war memorial by the vicar of the local Church. The Church has had free use of the Hall ever since. 

The Hall is managed by a committee of representatives of the organizations that use the Hall on a regular basis. In 2017 the Hall became a Charity with the main purpose of providing appropriate recreational facilities for local residents and organizations to carry out activities on a regular basis. To achieve this purpose the Hall’s committee:

    1. Employs a booking system to regulate the use of the Hall and its facilities by all interested parties

    2. Applies for funding to forward the use of the Hall by residents and organisations

    3. Liaises with Stirling Council to ensure the upkeep of the Hall

    4. Decides arrangements as necessary to allow the continued use of the hall by local residents and organisations

The Hall does not agree with the closure of the Buchanan Primary School and recognizes that for the local community to thrive it needs families that will put down roots, contribute to the local economy as well as the community by raising their families here. Without a school, the community cannot attract new families and move forward.

The Hall also recognizes that the school building is an asset to the local community, and fundamentally sees the school building as part of the Hall’s own development. The two buildings are fundamentally a ‘joined’ space. As the Hall moves from its redevelopment as a charity to generating additional income via new business models in these troubled economic times, the school building could provide the needed facilities and space to meet the challenges of new business models particularly professional catering facilities. The environment of the Hall would be greatly affected if the school building was removed by an organization outside the community that intended to redevelop the site.

While the Hall Committee agrees that for the growth and development of the local community the Buchanan Primary School is reopened, the school building remaining an asset in the community is crucial for that continued growth and development.