Tait Hall, Montgomerie Street 2 13
July 2005
The Tait Hall is named after local woman, NanTait. Nan
was a community volunteer who helped many people by, for example, holding bingo
sessions and
tea dances for the elderly and assisting
in Currie Court. In
the early 1990s, community workers used
the Seton Hall in Seton
Street for youth activities. This was done with with the cooperation and
support of Nan Tait. After about a year, cracks appeared in a wall of Seton
Hall and the building was deemed unsafe. Other premises were required and part
of the old library in Montgomerie Street
became available with help from North Ayrshire Council around 1996. It was decided
to name the premises the Tait Hall after Nan who had served the community of
Ardrossan and was honoured as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
A
sign pointing to Tait Hall was erected in Glasgow
Street on 14 September 2005.