Village Hall - History
In the 1920s villagers decided to raise money to build a hall. The current plot was rented from Captain Wombwell for 1 shilling a year. In 1928 the hall was completed at a cost of £370. However £78 was still required to clear the construction costs. Now, they had a hall to use for raising the money via rabbit pie suppers and dances.
In the mid-30s the committee decided to extend the hall by adding a billiard room.
In 1944 Captain Wombwell sold the land on which it stands and the purchaser very generously donated it to the village. Renovation in the 1970s by a team of volunteers saw the original pine replaced with stone blocks and the addition of a kitchen and meeting room. The hall also acquired a larger car park.
Village Hall - Rebuilding project.
Left hand picture Sept 2009 and build progress from March 2009 with Right hand picture the old hall as at March 2009 when demolition started.
Our old village hall had served us very well for nearly 80 years but it had reached the end of its useful life. There were badly leaking flat roofs over the ancillary rooms, and mould and damp patches on the walls and floors. It was decided to demolish the hall and replace it with one built by our own efforts. To meet the requirements of the bat survey demolition started on March 2nd, 2009. Urgent fundraising went on and sadly our lottery bid was turned down.
Demolition began on March 2nd, 2009, rebuilding began straight away with many people in the village helping.
The new hall is built of attractive stone and has a pantiled roof.
Video of the Village
• A short video made by the community to show the community effort to build a village hall.