Councillors give £8000 towards village hall replacement boiler

The money will go towards the estimated £10,000 cost to upgrade the equipment at Milton of Balgonie Village Hall.

Glenrothes area committee was told on Tuesday that the boiler was inefficient - it is manually operated with no timer function - and a replacement was needed to make the hall as warm and comfortable, as possible for people using it.

The issue first arose during the summer months, and a replacement was deemed urgent.

Councillor Craig Walker, committee convener, said: “We need to do this ahead of winter.”

The village hall’s committee will work to raise the remainder of the cash.

The committee noted a new boiler will significantly reduce running costs and a better heating system will encourage more usage of the hall.

The spending was formally ratified at this week’s meeting of the area committee.