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Cheaper to use town halls; STUDY ON HISTORIC LIBRARY AND FAILED BID TO SAVE NURSERY.


THE cost of hiring town hall rooms in North Kirklees Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 390,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite.  has dropped.

Now prices could fall at town halls across the council area.

The council hopes that lower rates from April 1 will encourage more community groups to hire town hall facilities.

As well as a general reduction in rates there will be discounts for repeat bookings and no extra charges for hiring equipment such as DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
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Voluntary and community groups will also be able to get concessionary rates, regardless of their event's purpose.

The cut in prices was backed by the council's Cabinet.

Prices at Huddersfield Huddersfield, city (1991 pop. 147,825), Kirklees metropolitan district, N central England, on the Colne River. Its textile industry, including cotton, woolen, and rayon goods, is important. Other products are machinery, iron goods, chemicals, and dyed fabrics.  Town Hall have been reviewed and review of town hall facilities in South Kirklees is planned.
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Publication:Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Date:Mar 27, 2008
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