A £500,000 state-of-the-art space for theatre, cinema and community events has opened in Dalbeattie.A special ceremony was held on Thursday to mark the transformation of the old St Peter’s Primary School in Maxwell Street into the Birchvale.It will provide a new home for the Birchvale Players, as well as a new resource for the whole community.Management committee chairman, Stephen Carruthers, said: “There is a huge sense of achievement for us this week.
It’s been a long process and we have had tremendous support from a wide range of funders, particularly Dumfries and Galloway Council, the Holywood Trust and the Dunn Trust.
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