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Janice Cooper on 9 April 2024

FACT needs help to raise extra money to help pay for additional repairs that are needed for Phase 1 of the Forres Town Hall Redevelopment Project.

FACT have uncovered problems while working on Phase 1 of the Forres Town Hall Redevelopment Project and we need YOUR help to raise additional funds.

We have found that structural supports need major repair or replacement and this was not anticipated in Phase 1 of the Forres Town Hall Redevelopment Project despite significant survey work being completed before the start of this Phase.

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Temporary additional supports will be required to be  installed and works cannot continue on the roof above until the repairs or replacement structural work is complete which causes concern about how we will pay for these unexpected extra costs.

We need YOUR help:

These additional works were not anticipated in Phase 1 and we now need to raise extra funds to allow this work to be completed as soon as possible. 

  • We need over £20,000 to help pay for this essential additional dry rot treatment and structural work.
  • Please help us to keep Forres Town Hall open to the community by making a donation to support this vital Project.

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FACT Winter/Spring Activities Guide 2024

Euan Kershaw on 8 January 2024

For more information of the events & workshops in the Guide please click the links below.
or Download your full Spring / Summer Activity Guide here.

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Paid Workshops

Free Activities

Free Fitness Activites

Free Digital Activites

Forres Online – Christmas Opening Times

Euan Kershaw on 12 December 2023

The remaining dropin sessions for this year are as follows:

• Tuesday the 12th.

• Thursday the 14th. (Closed)

• Tuesday the 19th.

• Thursday the 21st.

We’ll then be closed for Christmas untill the 9th of January.

Classes rescheduled for next week

Euan Kershaw on 5 December 2023

Two of Valentina’s classes have been cancelled due to bad weather and rescheduled for next week.

Free Style Dance, on Tuesday 5th at 5pm will now be on Tuesday the 12th.

Slow Yoga, on Wednesday 6th at 10:45am will now be held on Wednesday the 13th.

Recruitment of Directors and Trustees

Euan Kershaw on 12 October 2023

We are looking to recruit new directors and trustees for Forres Area Community Trust (FACT) to support our charity and the services that operate in the Forres catchment area. We are a development trust with long term plans to make the Forres area a better place to live, work and visit which includes the future sustainability of Forres Town Hall.

If you have experience and knowledge in governance, personnel, quality assurance, strategic planning and/or income generation, we would love to hear from you.

The following areas are of particular interest but are not exclusive:

  • Strategic vision
  • Independent judgement
  • Willingness to give time and commitment to being a Board Member and trustee

The position is unpaid but will provide a great deal of experience and satisfaction. We meet on a monthly basis with additional subgroups for those members who would like to get more involved with a specific area of work.

Jim Farquharson, Chair is quoted:
‘It is a great pleasure to be involved with FACT and it’s a good time to be part of a forward thinking organisation which will always have the community central to everything we do. In these times of immense challenges for the people who live and work in the Forres area, FACT gives people a chance to make a real difference to the Town Hall and the services we provide for the local community, along with our many partners and funders.’

We are particularly keen to achieve a more diverse board of directors and trustees and welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you would like to join our Board then please go to our website www.forresarea.org for further information and an application form. Alternatively, please contact our Development Manager, Michelle Gillibrand via email, michelle@forresarea.org

Gentle Seated Exercise -Interim Break

Janice Cooper on 28 July 2023

There will be no Gentle Seated Exercise Class for weeks 1st August, 8th August and 15th August. Normal classes will resume on 22nd August.

All Regular attendees can come along on the 8th August @10.30am for a cuppa and chat! See you there.