A brief reminder: proceeds from Nello's Longest Table will go to Force Cancer Charity and to Matthews Hall Modernisation Appeal. As announced at the event, donations large and small are valuable and vital for the project; it needs to raise £185,000, excluding the expenditure on providing disabled access and toilets which we plan to raise by applying to specialised charities.

Download Gift aid form (printable PDF format).

Matthews Hall has been the social centre of Topsham for nearly 80 years, but retains many defunct architectural features, such as a ticket kiosk, remaining from its original custom design as the Tivoli cinema (see the Devon Cinema Gazetteer). It now needs upgrading for present and future generations. Plans include:

Large new open plan foyer with local information display.
A new cafe/bar in the foyer.
Better access and a new toilet for the disabled.
Internet access in the cafe/bar.
Improved insulation, lighting and acoustics in the main hall.
Improvements and a new look to the Council Chamber.
A lift to the Council Chamber.
Chair storage under the stage.

Click here to download a printable .PDF brochure about the modernisation plans.