A rallying call has been made in a bid to gather support to save the closure-threatened Brechin City Hall.
A public meeting has now been organised for Saturday for people to have their say on the building’s future.
The city hall’s future has long been a worry for the town, with a questionnaire on that subject issued in 2013.
Alarm bells rang again this year when the public was unable to book the four-storey building beyond March 31.
A spokesperson for City of Brechin and Area Partnership said: “With the opening of the new community campus, the future of the city hall as a council-run building has been made clear to a group of users who met with Angus Council officers earlier this month.
“Angus Council aim to cease letting of the city hall with effect from May 31.
“An open meeting to discuss the possibilities for city hall will be held on Saturday from 2-4pm in the city hall.
“We need as many people as possible to come along and have your say on the future of the city hall.”
Brechin residents have reacted with anger at the prospect of the historic city hall being closed following the opening of the showpiece £26 million Brechin Community Campus.
Angus Council has already said it will work with the residents “to try to establish a position where community use of the hall can continue”.
A cinema group has also warned that the silver screen will likely disappear from Brechin if the city hall closes.
Brechin had been without regular film showings since the mid-1980s and the Flicks name pays tribute to one of Scotland’s most popular nightclubs from that era.
The project screens its films in the city hall but Flicks have said that moving to the new community campus would be neither “suitable” nor “affordable”.
A spokesperson for Flicks said: “The community cinema was set up with the intention of providing Brechin and surrounding area with a cinema experience whilst also supporting the city hall.
“With Angus Council needing to make savings, it has decided that Brechin city hall will be closed at the end of May.
“The cinema is part of an interim user and interested parties group gathering information and exploring options in keeping the city hall open for the benefit of Brechin and surrounding area.
“Part of this process will be a public meeting to share the findings of the group, gather the community’s opinion/support and give the opportunity for the community to get involved in any way they can.”