The bulk of the money will come from Veolia Environmental Trust with money also coming from Great Dawley Town Council, Telford College, Friends of Dawley Town Hall, with the Hall itself putting aside £2450.

The money will be spent to create a garden at the rear of the Hall, improve lighting and sound within the Hall along with fitting a hearing loop.

Cllr Shaun Davies, who is the Chair of the Town Council and the Dawley Town Hall Board said:

“I am over the moon with this news! The renovation of the Town Hall has been a step-by-step process; this grant will solve the problem with the acoustics, as well as provide state of the art lighting and sound system and provide a garden too. We have come a long way in the last 3 years when the Hall was a derelict run down shell.”

Paul Wolfe, Director of Dawley Regeneration Partnership, who Chairs the Working Group of the Town Hall said:

“This is simply fantastic news! Since opening the community has supported the Town Hall with over 5000 visitors. We are sure that this grant will increase usage and provide more opportunity to use the Hall inside and out.”

The news is extra-special. Diane Morris, who was the Project Leader for The Dawley Change and who led the Capital works of the Town Hall had submitted the bid with Cllr Shaun Davies died suddenly 25th May 2014.

Cllr Fran Bould, Dawley Magna Councillor and member of the Management Board of the Town Hall added:

“Di has many legacies, and she has already secured her legacy in Dawley with the work she did at the Town Hall, but this further establishes her legacy, we plan to call the garden ‘Diane’s Garden’ with special roses being incorporated into the design.”