The Executive has no financialsupport mechanism targeted specifically at village hall building or refurbishment.The Rural Development Small Awards scheme, designed to promote social developmenton a small scale, has a maximum funding level of £5,000. The contact point is KenGray, Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, 47 Robb’s Loan,Edinburgh, EH14 1TY.For the future, we are consideringhow best to promote social and economic development in rural communities throughthe Scottish Rural Development Programme for 2007-13.