The main car park and access road at Inverlochy Village Hall, known locally as Braxi Hall, has been gifted to the residents of Inverlochy and the Inverlochy Village Hall SCIO.
Alvance British Aluminium gifted the land, the handover of which was marked at a special ceremony on Monday October 23.
Prior to the handover the company resurfaced the car park and removed any shrubs and trees that were in poor condition. It also covered associated legal fees for the land transfer.
Tom Uppington, managing director of Alvance British Aluminium, said Alvance was delighted to support the development of the hall by gifting its ownership, and was pleased to have funded the additional aesthetic improvements and legal matters.
“By completing this process, we have enabled the local Inverlochy community to fully own the asset and to assist with improving the opportunities for using the Braxi Hall for many years to come,” he said.
“This opportunity builds on the long-term relationship between the Fort William aluminium smelter and the community.”
A spokesperson for the Inverlochy Village Hall management committee said: “This transfer of land from Alvance British Aluminium has been a project for the committee for a number of years and we are delighted it has now concluded and that we have been gifted the land in good condition.
“The links to the smelter are as old as the village itself and we hope these will continue into the future as we develop our vision to build a new hall to provide 21st-century facilities for the local community.
“The transfer of the land from Alvance British Aluminium brings that vision closer and we look forward to developing our plans further with input from the hall users and the wider community.”