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Rothes Halls staff reflect on 21 years of entertaining Fifers

Some of the staff at Rothes Halls. From left: Gail Hayward, Sharon Wallace, Aly Fairley and Janet Lawson.
Some of the staff at Rothes Halls. From left: Gail Hayward, Sharon Wallace, Aly Fairley and Janet Lawson.

A venue which has brought famous names from the worlds of music, theatre, TV and sport to Fife will mark its 21st anniversary on Sunday.

Since it was opened in 1993 by actor Richard Wilson, the Rothes Halls in Glenrothes has hosted sell-out shows by musicians including Jools Holland, Stereophonics, the Kinks and the Proclaimers.

It has provided a platform for local amateur shows and art exhibitions, as well as national and international performers.

As its reaches the milestone, staff have been looking back over the years and photographs have been dug out showing the halls under construction.

Duty manager Gail Hayward is one of four members of staff to have worked at the venue since its inception.

She recalled: “As one of the original staff members from day one, I still remember the opening by One Foot in the Grave star Victor Meldrew.

“The best parts of the job over the past 21 years have been working with acts like the Kinks and the Proclaimers and sports stars like Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White.

“We’ve also had some of the best comedians such as Dorothy Paul, Ed Byrne and Jim Davidson and quite a few exhibitions.

“One that sticks in my mind was the dinosaur exhibition the public and staff were fascinated by this event.

“It’s been a privilege for me to work with so many talented people. It makes my shifts working in the Rothes Halls such a pleasure.”

Other colleagues in with the bricks are ICT and performance supervisor Sharon Wallace, technician Aly Fairley and lead officer Nigel Edwards.

After Glenrothes came into being in 1948 there was a long-held desire for a centre for the community but many theatre designs fell by the wayside.

In 1983 a plan for the Rothes Halls appeared but it was a further 10 years before it was realised one of the last projects accomplished by the Glenrothes Development Corporation before it was wound up a year later.

The venue is now one of four run by Fife Cultural Trust on behalf of Fife Council.