The Village Hall lies to the east of All Saints Church.
It is built on land donated by Lady Aurea Macleod and her brother Geoffrey Howard in 1931 as their contribution to the local fund being raised for it. Building commenced in October of that year by Frank Lumley, the village builder, with joinery work being carried out by Cecil Stanley. The work cost £1,112 with about £700 being raised from fetes and other activities with the remainder coming from a grant from the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust. A Charitable trust was set up in 1936 to administer the hall.
The cost of running and repairing the Village Hall is funded from hire charges and from various activities organized by the Village Hall Committee. Improvement works are paid from Hall funds supplemented by various grants that are available from the local authority and other organizations. In recent years these improvements have included a new roof, central heating, disabled toilet, disabled access, new curtains, re-rendering of external brickwork and new guttering. The kitchen was completely renewed in the Spring of 2011.
The year 2011 saw the 80th anniversary of the Village Hall’s opening. This was marked with a number of events, most notably an evening of folk music and entertainment on 22 October.
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Slingsby Village Hall Events Calendar 2013
- Saturday May 4th – Coffee morning and cake stall at Mowbray Rise, Green Dyke Lane from 10am
- Saturday May 25th – Bingo
- Sunday June 16th – Car boot
- Sunday July 14th – Open gardens 1-5pm (new date confirmed)
- Thursday August 1st – Yorkshire Day
- Friday October 18th – Pudding party
- Saturday December 14th – Bingo
- Saturday December 14th – Christmas orders delivered
- Sunday January 5th 2014 – Panto
For further details please contact Janet Clark 01653 628625 / Trudy Carr 01653628302
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VILLAGE HALL HIRE RATES
Main hall – £8 per hour
Committee room – £4 per hour
Kitchen – £6 per session
£2 extra per session for use of the cooker.
For bookings please contact Trudy Carr on 01653 628302.
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See also Clubs and Societies for contact information.
