Bawdeswell Village Hall

Welcome

As I sit here on the 2nd of March having just chaired our monthly volunteers meeting, the sun is shining through the window and it really feels like Meteorological Spring has actually started when it should have done. Lin has picked some dafs from the garden and they are giving a lovely spring feel to our lounge. Talking about the volunteers meeting, many of you will remember John Mallen. Sadly John passed away just before Christmas after a year of ill health. His presence at the hall and in the village (he was the chairman of the parish council for many years) will be greatly missed. Hence the reason I chair our volunteers meeting now as John, amongst his many other activities, used to chair the volunteers meetings. I’m not suggesting that John had big feet but I have some big boots to fill. I only hope I can do it half as well as John. Some of you would probably have been at the church on Saturday (28th) for the service to John’s Life and afterwards at the village hall for a very well organised tribute to John’s long and packed life. It was a brilliant send off for a man who was an inspiration to all.

Whilst on the theme of volunteering, it was quite clear that we have an imbalance of male and female volunteers (Dave and I were the only males at the meeting + Graham who gave his apologies). With that idea in mind it was mentioned that we would like to compile a list of (younger) volunteers who could be called upon to do some manual work when needed. DIY skills would be handy but not essential and you won’t need to turn up for any meetings. If you would like to be considered for the list please get in touch with myself or pop in to our Tuesday hub and talk to one of the volunteers. We look forward to hearing from you.

Regards Chris Leppard Web Site administrator.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OUR HIRERS

At the last trustees meeting, it was decided to keep the hire rates to their 2024 levels. the catering rates will also remain at their 2024 levels. The rates will then be reviewed at a meeting in December 2025. To see the current rates please go to our Bookings page.

WE HAVE SOME EXCITING NEW EVENTS THIS YEAR. See our EVENTS page for further details.

Welcome to the Bawdeswell Village Hall website where you can find information about the hall, details of how to hire the hall and information on our forthcoming events.

On our Events Page:

• Regular exercise classes

• Knit and Natter

• Our weekly village Hub Café is now serving home-made cakes and refreshments indoors as well as on our patio, weather permitting: Tuesdays 10:00-12:00.

• Soup and Pud lunches: the last Thursday of the month from 12:00-2:00.

Future Events:

• Contact us if you have a community event in mind, we will be happy to help with the organisation!

The Hall is a place for the community to be proud of. Careful thought has gone into creating a space which is flexible, welcoming and practical. With various rooms available for hire and modern facilities throughout, the Hall is a venue where local clubs and societies can meet and where special events and celebrations, both public and private, can take place. It is also a space for local businesses to use for meetings, to showcase their services and to interact with the community of Bawdeswell and the surrounding villages.