THE Beacon visited Tŷ Price Village Hall on Thursday March 13 to see its refurbishment progress following the Storm Claudia flooding in November.

The main hall was under a depth of 12 inches of flood water and impacting the other rooms on the ground floor but with repair works are in motion; it won’t be too long until they are open once again.

The hall is used by many people in the community, often occupied by community groups, local businesses, and public bodies. as well as being a great place to host special events, fundraisers, meetings, classes, health and fitness groups as well as a variety of social events.

One of the front rooms of the building, The Monnow room faced a lot of damage.

Dave Price, said: “We lost all the flooring, doors, skirting and the drying was a big issue, we had to drill holes in the concrete floor and blow hot air in to dry out the underneath and that took about a month.

The main hall also suffered a huge impact from the flooding with the water rising up to around a foot and a half taking up the wooden flooring. As the progress continues insulation has gone down on the floors, and the replacing of skirting boards and the doors will also have to be changed.

In the kitchen they lost all of the units, fridge/ freezer, dishwasher but it has all been covered by their insurance.

Tŷ Price village hall is fondly used by Monmouthshire residents. It was renamed Tŷ Price in memory of the late Revd Canon Norman Price who was a former vicar of Overmonnow and it became a focal point for residents to socialise, take part in activities and it demonstrates the unity in Monmouth.