Number 30 is an dually listed building (B and C Listed) situated in a prominent position in the main town square in Huntly. Built in 1875 as a shop – Cruickshanks, and traded successfully for more than 140 years until 2018 when it finally closed its doors. In July 2019 Huntly Development Trust successfully secured funding through the Aberdeenshire Town Centre Fund to buy the property, bringing it into community ownership, and then formed outline plans to develop the building into a multi-use centre which will become an asset benefitting the whole community and its visitors. Now in 2024 Number 30 incorporates a 60-seat cinema/performance space with retractable seating, A two-level coworking centre incorporating hotdesking and contract desks, a family-friendly cafĂ©, learning & training spaces, meeting rooms, and a large gallery space suitable for events of all kinds.
Hearing loops are provided and in addition, there is a Changing Places facility on the first floor, accessible by lift which will also be open to visitors to Huntly irrespective of whether they are users of the building.
