AFTER years of planning and fundraising, the long awaited start on the new Otterham and St Juliot Hall at Marshgate will begin in March.

The hall has received a grant of £418,379 from the Big Lottery Fund and more than £84,000 from local fundraising and revenue to be used towards the new build.

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