Dukinfield Town Hall

To celebrate the reopening of the fully refurbished Dukinfield Town Hall completed in February 2005

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Welcome...

When Dukinfield Town Hall was opened in 1901, it symbolised a young Borough's confidence in the future.

It was the dawn of the 20th century, the Victorian era had been over only a few months, and the new Mayor and Corporation had ambitious ideas for how the town of Dukinfield might be improved and become more prosperous.

Today, 104 years later, the world is again at the start of a new century, and we, the Ward Councillors, believe the refurbished Town Hall once again demonstrates Dukinfield's faith in its future as part of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside.

It has often been said that our Town Hall is the most impressive in the area, and we believe that the improvement work carried out over the last eighteen months, at a cost of over £3 million, will reinforce its position as the best in the Borough.

People often say that Dukinfield gets nothing, but as you look around the building you will see that that is simply untrue. The Town Hall has been restored to its former glory and we now have a building that will really put Dukinfield on the map.

You will all have your own memories of the Town Hall. You may recall visiting one of the Dukinfield Council departments in the years up to 1974, you may have attended a dance at the Jubilee Hall, and you may even have been married in the building.

Whatever the basis of your memories, we are sure they will be affectionate ones. The Town Hall has served Dukinfield well for more than a century and, thanks to the work recently completed, you can be sure that it will continue to serve the community for many more years.

It is your building, please enjoy it.

Councillors Jackie Lane, John Taylor, Brian Wild, Charles Meredith, David Sweeton and Philip Wilkinson
February 2005.