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Peebles hub demolition plan after trust hit by £1.8m bill

Peebles Ex-Servicemen’s Club bought the Templars Hall on School Brae just after their formation in 1922.

The building was considerably expanded during the late 1960s to cater for its increasing membership, and throughout the 70s and 80s it was regarded as one of the busiest venues in the Scottish Borders.

Following the club’s closure, a buy-out by the PCT attracted support from several funding providers.

Today the building is home to the Peebles Ex-Servicemen’s Pipe Band, a Men’s Shed, the PCT’s re-use sales room, and several other community organisations.

Mr Ireland added: “We have invested a lot of public money in the existing building and I know that us now wanting to demolish it may be a problem for some people.

“But without the investment we have made so far, this building would be derelict, and a real eye-sore.

“While a lot of people will have emotional ties with the building, it isn’t in keeping with the area, and our proposals provide the opportunity to have a building that does befit this conservation area.”


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