PLANS detailing the proposed £2million renovation of a historic estate will be displayed at a forthcoming consultation event.

Trustees at The Barlow in Edgworth will be displaying the proposals for the first time on Saturday in the main hall form 11am to 4pm.

The roof of the 118-year-old building is in need of extensive repair and the work will also modernise the windows, heating and power distribution.

Other aspects of the application include upgrading The Reading Room cafe, making improvements to the playground and felling trees to make garden furniture.

Lee Parker, trustee at The Barlow, said they were getting ready to apply for a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

He said: “We have been working on putting together the actual bid, which will be around the £2million mark.

“The estate is owned by the community and it is quite a large bit of land.

“Over the last year and a half the we have met with groups and specific demographics like young families and retired people.

“We spoke to them about what they wanted from the estate.

“Everything will be presented on November 4 and hopefully we can show what we want to achieve. It will be quite extensive.”

The Barlow was recently successful in its bid for an initial Heritage Lottery grant of more than £10,000.

The cash funded the consultancy and training needed to help the charity be successful when it comes to the main bidding process.

The Barlow in Edgworth originally opened on October 30 1909, a result of a private benefaction, and dedicated to the memory of James and Alice Barlow by their children, most notably Sir Thomas Barlow, who opened the the doors at the ceremony with his family.

It provided the community with a reading room, library, lecture hall, gym, billiard room and coffee room, among others.

Villagers also enjoyed the recreation ground, which consisted of a bowling green, cricket pitch, open air swimming pool, tennis courts, football pitch, a maze and a park.

People took shelter in The Barlow from the harsh breezes, which the village was historically famous for.

Many of the facilities deteriorated and the building is now used as a community hub, hosting events including the Edgworth Folk Festival.

The Barlow is also currently running a World War One project commemorating the effect of the war on the communities of Edgworth, Entwistle and Chapeltown.