The revamp is expected to take until early April this year and will create 18 new jobs on top of the 40 that there are currently. Two bingo callers will be employed instead of one and there will be table service in the refurbished hall.

Local players can look forward to playing in a brand new bingo complex, which will include a lounge where customers can relax with friends, enjoy some food, have a drink brought to their table and play bingo.

A spokesperson for Mecca Bingo said, “The site at Berryden, Aberdeen is a huge complex which can seat up to 2,000 players so we are going to create a new social area where people can have fun while still playing bingo. At the moment the hall is so big, people have to be very quiet to hear the numbers called.”

The hall will remain open during the day and evenings so as to not disturb the daily running of the hall. The majority of the building work and renovations will be carried out at night time.