Topping out ceremony

THE topping out ceremony, on completion of roof works at the site of the Liskeard Heritage centre at Foresters Hall, has taken place.

The ceremony was carried out by town mayor Pat Ambler.

The conversion is being undertaken by MDA Building contractors under the control of Mr M D Ackford, for Liskeard town council.

The building will form the new Liskeard and District Museum and Tourist Information Centre, enabling the existing museum to be relocated, and many artefacts and exhibits to be displayed to their best advantage.

Additionally, a special display room and public research area, to be named 'The Jeanne Rees Research Room' is provided in the extension at first floor level.

The total project, which began on August 7 last year, is valued at £497,000. Additional works encountered, and poor weather conditions since the start of the project, have resulted in some delays to the completion date which is now projected for June 2001.

Funding for the project is being provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the EU development fund, the single regeneration budget, the Regional Development Agency and both Caradon district and Liskeard town councils.

The museum is due to be opened later in the year, as the building needs to be dried out before the artefacts are put on display.

Mad Hatters

sports day

LISKEARD town councillors have been putting the final touches to the organisation of a Mad Hatters Sports Day, which they have arranged for Bank Holiday Monday at Liskeard community school from 2pm-5.30pm.

The event, open free to all, will include five-a-side football, tug o' war, rounders, an egg and spoon race, a three legged race, wellie throwing, croquet, a pillow fight, a sack race, French cricket, a backwards skittles race and a relay. There will also be a best hat competition, refreshments, live entertainment with bands including the Laughing Colonels, and a floral dance. Team registration of £1 will take place from 2pm-2.30pm at the entrance.