A brass band is taking ownership of a community hall for just £1,000 after councillors were told it needed up to £550,000 of repairs.
St David's Brass Band, which has leased Vogrie Hall, in Gorebridge, for a number of years, made the bid for a community asset transfer with a pledge to ensure community groups would be able to use it for years into the future.
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