Regent Hall Renovations Bring Problems

Chronicle (Levin), 10 June 1949, Page 4

Regent Hall Renovations Bring Problems

Problems arising out of the renorations to the Regent Hall were Fscussed aL a meeting of the Levin .Borough Council on Wednesday It was decided that the new stage would be semi-circular and in tw 'iplves so that they could be eaoi7y separated and arranged according .0 the needs of those using the hal*.. It was also recommended that the two parts be mounted on sma'l solid rubber casters to make foi ^asier handiing. Cr. A. W. Parton expressed ccn^ern at the present layout of .the nen's and women's cloakrooms, stating that he did not like the vomen's cloakroom having immediite access from the hall.- -He thought it wouid be much wiser tc have an entrance from the staircase, even if a nortion of the mems clokkroom was used to partition aff a small passageway. The provision of storage space for sports bodies using tlie ha'l and the construction of a coat and hat xlcove in the supper room were a'so iiscussed by the council. It was decided to set up a subcommittee, inclusive of three worhen able to advise the council ;m certain matters in regard to the. general ■ scheme of a"'terat.ions.Walls Cause Trouble. A serious position- in regard to ;he wa^s of the haff was raised by "Dr. J. Miller, who said that he and Cr. R. S. Antcliff had made an injpecticn and noticed that the wal".s aad heen spray painted over old ' vall paper. in the parts where the walls had been plastered it was not 30 bad, but the action of the paint had hfted the paper off the walls xnd it was beginning to peel off. ie could see trouble arising very soon and additional cost to the rouncil if the final coats were applied. There seemed no alternative Put to remove the paper completely from all the wa'ls. The overseer, Mr. E. Lycette, said that the removal of the paper vould mean that all the spray paiifting would have to be done again, incurring further deAy. It was decided that a sub-com-mittee should go into the question md have power to act according to its decision. Cr. Antcliff raised ;he point of widening the door eading into the hall and this was ulso referred to the sub-committee-