Residents who saved Stretford Public Hall from the developers have welcomed their first paying tenants. One of the new tenants is award-winning illustrator Bridget Collin. Bridget recently received the Manchester Academy of Fine Art Graduate Award.
The Grade ll listed building, on the corner of Chester Road and Kingsway was built for the local community by John Rylands in 1878. It was handed over to the Friends of Stretford Public Hall in March this year after a successful campaign to save it from developers.
Annoushka Deighton from the Friends of Stretford Public hall said:
We are thrilled to welcome our new tenants and hope they will be the first of many. There are all sorts of spaces to rent in this historic building. We are keen to accommodate a range of businesses and local enterprises so there are studios, lockable units, office space and also shared offices and hot desking available, all at affordable prices.
