Renew hall lease and keep the peace!

THE people of Duns turned out in numbers to show their disgust at Scottish Borders Council's decision not to renew the lease of the town's Volunteer Hall. And they got what the wanted with the council extending the lease, at least until June next year, and admitting they had made a big mistake in not consulting with the local hall user groups. Now perhaps the council will see sense and renew the lease for well past next year and give the people of Duns back their hall which has played a major part in community life now for many, many years. (Well done Stuart (Shug) Renton for your unstinting work which, I hope, does not go unrecognised).