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A former primary school is to be converted into a community hub shop and small offices for local businesses.

 

The Scottish Land Fund has awarded £74,758 towards the redevelopment of the old Carloway School.

 

Carloway Community Association intend buy the building for £9,000 from the council

 

The land fund grant will help develop the campus as a rural life centre and small enterprise spaces as well as a cafe community-run shop and post office.

Former school to become community hub

23 March 2017

The Carloway Historical Society also hope to relocate into the redeveloped building.

 

Mairi Steele, secretary of the Carloway Community Association, said they were “thrilled” their application was successful.   

 

She said: “The funding will enable us to buy the former school on behalf of the community and deliver much needed facilities for local people – making the Carloway area a better place to live and work.”

 

“In very many senses this will help bring the heart back to the community which was dealt a major blow when the school closed in 2013.”

 

“The longer term vision for the site is to develop the rural life centre into a community owned and managed asset that will attract visitors, create jobs and generate income that will be reinvested in the community.”

 

“This is a massive boost for Carloway and surrounding communities.

 

“On top of securing ownership of the former school, the funding will allow us to engage an architect to provide designs for the centre as well as  professional project management support.”