Efforts are under way to rebuild a village hall destroyed in a fire.
Keith Tuck, from Walsingham, between Fakenham and Wells, is working with colleagues at the parish council and village hall committee members to fundraise to rebuild the structure following a suspected arson attack.
Mr Tuck, who has been involved with the hall for 40 years, played a part in the original building in his teenage years, along with his father, Geoffrey, and former chair, Tom Moore. He now hopes to repeat that feat.
“This is all about trying to get people back together, after getting through the pandemic, we are keen to reunite the village and we want the hall to remerge like a phoenix from the ashes,” he said.
“I want us to create a building everyone in Walsingham can be proud of.”
Currently, the insurance company is inspecting the damage, and clearing the fire damage to make the structure safe.
It is not known if the walls currently standing will remain, or if the whole structure will be rebuilt.
It needs a new roof after smoke damage to the rafters saw it pulled down.
Fundraising is set to start on October 7, with a Party in the Park event, featuring everything from entertainment, to a car boot sale - with all the money raised starting to cover the cost of the repair.
"We hope at this event we can present ideas for the hall, a possible design, and to share awareness about the road ahead of us,” the 56-year-old added.
“We cannot have anything in the hall, so this is the next best thing, and we hope to make it an annual event, as we look to raise as much money as possible.”
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