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News sheets are available, periodically, inside the hall entrance, any one can call in to pick up a copy, during business periods, the committee are not currently delivering house to house at the present time,

Car park lighting, was completed on the 27th of August 2005, full cost paid for by a local hall supporter, who made £350 available for the upgrade, Many thanks to Mr “X”, This new system has proved to be very cost effective, and after one years use has had no further need for maintenance,

ABOUT US: The Village Hall is a registered charity, so relies on fund raising for its general upkeep, and day to day running, this allows us to were possible subsidize the cost of hiring the premises for all functions, over the last 12 months, we have managed to significantly improve the service we provide, things like toilet upgrade, heat and ventilation upgrade, and car park lighting upgrade, to make these things possible, we hold fund raising events, and being registered as a charity, have raised a significant amount of money to continue repairs and renovation, we have also donations made by a few village veterans amounting so far this year to around £500, one of the oldest people in the village donates £10 every month, as well as prizes and other contributions, another donation amounting to around £400, [in his words] I will make the money available and pay the full cost of car park lighting, these people wish to remain anonymous, we would like to also thank young Robby, in the Killingholme district, for his help and contribution, over the last few months, Young Richard from the Cambridge shire area, working for a an international engineering and electronics company, who now offer help both in maintenance and stainless steel refurbishing, all these people do what they do for us, because they see a need for help, but more important, a need to provide a place for village focus, and that it be a place to be proud of, for generations to come, thanks also here to all supporters who attend our functions, without all this support, the hall would go into decline, and eventually disappear, this would pluck the heart out of village community life, If you would like to make a contribution, anonymously, for what ever reason or purpose, best contact the chairman, at 678412. your request will be dealt with in confidence, or use our E-mail button, the village hall is a vital part of the community, many thanks to you all for taking the time to view this site.

CHAIRS:- the first batch of 50 new tough chairs was delivered on 20th October 2006, The final delivery of chairs on 14th November 2006, This completes the full compliment of new seating. [after 33 years, it was decided, new chairs were long over due,] at a cost of £2400.[ ergonomically designed]

Toilets & Water Use:- Earlier this year we upgraded the gents toilets, water flush system, to remove vast water wastage, toilet cisterns were also repaired, to ensure proper use of water, clearing up leaks and so forth, following this we invited the water company to install a water meter the aim being to pay for what we use, under the current new systems, to date the saving is quite staggering, checks will now be part of ongoing upgrades, blocked sinks are to be checked now monthly, to ensure the systems are working correctly,

Summery:- In view of increasing fuel and Electric as well as water Costings, the trustees plan to be more vigilant in making sure all systems are fully disabled or switched off, after all functions, various notices will be set at focal points, to ask all who use the premisses, to please ensure power points to kettles and other heaters, taps main heating etc, are correctly disabled before they leave, and lock up, proper use of the kitchen is being monitored during the next few weeks, the trustees take this opportunity to thank you all for your support, both in the past as well as in the future,

Updated JAN / 2010

Update; [Oct 2008] Plans are in place to replace the hall roof, in the near or imminent future, we also have plans, dependant on funding, to replace all the hall tables, and put a new kitchen in place, further details of these projects, will be made available soon, meantime, these expenses will not reflect in hall rental charges, which will remain at the current level, for the foreseeable future, we review this structure periodically, but while current projects do involve some considerable expense, our aim is to continue our present level of hire subsidisation, to ensure hire charges are kept at affordable levels, running costs over the last 2 years or so, have been very encouraging, as a result of our careful use of funds to upgrade, During upgrades, the principle of which is to upgrade, to very low maintenance levels, systems being set to keep cost effective running of the premises, current fund raising is very encouraging also, thanks to increased local support, and interest, Please Note; Subject to confirmation of funding, the work needs to be completed by March 31st 2009.

HEATING “MAIN SYSTEM”:- Around Mid May 2006, the latest up to date hot air blower, this replaces the old belt driven unit, as it comes with built in motor, for zero vibration, this has dramatically improved, the hot air system, as new, To reduce noise even further, we have fitted a noise damper screen at the air intake, [back of stage ] the work has cost almost £1000, but sets the pace for a good few years to come, every effort is made to further improve the hall systems, This work has been completed by the first of October, 2006, tests done are outstanding, GO TO PHOTOS

The roof project, took almost two years of planning, with help from local council authorities, from parish council upwards, funding successfully granted, a fairly complex operation, the contract was completed on February 25th, 2009, by J Jackson & sons, [Scunthorpe] the roof is created by, first striping off the old asbestos sheets [36 years old, and quite leaky in many places] as the old is stripped off, the first skin layer is fastened down, on top of this a line of spacer rails is also fitted, This spacer is what the second skin is fastened down to, but first a roll of fibre loft type insulation material is carefully put in place, on top of this the second skin is fastened to the rails, a skirting plate is put along the bottom edge, the purpose of this being to prevent vermin getting in, and provides a level surface for the seal strip to be stuck on, as sheets are fitted, it provides a complete air seal, this is also done along the top ridge, the completed roof now has a fully insulated double skin, about 3 to 4” overall thickness, this is industrial grade, and provides good insulation in all weather,

Thanks to the help coming from many sections of the community, as well as all the many supporters who attend our many functions, so thank you ALL, for your loyal support, GO TO ROOF PROJECT

Kitchen project; after almost 36 years a new kitchen was installed, 29th March 2009, some modification to the layout makes this better storage, with a centre counter unit, fully tiled throughout, for easier cleaning, etc, with cupboards and large heavy duty draws, some photos can be seen here,

Inside lighting upgrades; aged lighting originally 8 foot fluoresant strip lighting, in the entrance section, and committee room, has been replaced with 5 foot dual strip lighting, [diffused] was completed 10th April 2009, this standardises the fittings in this section of the building, to 5 foot, the main hall is under review, and at some stage will be fitted with 4 foot dual tubes, with diffusers, as finance permits, other pressing reviews include painting various sections as both time and money permit,

19th May 2009; installed 31 new tables, 24x48x27.5” high, this replaces all old tables, the new ones are of Aluminium tough construction, with fold-in legs, we have also bought a table stackable trolly, which holds 16 folded tables, in a safe manor, this allows it to be stored in a corner out of use, this upgrade is a significant improvement on the old system, all old tables have been scrapped, with exception to some in the committee room, which will stay in place for the time being, this means we have extra tables for the main hall, catering for rather more people at parties etc, you can see some photos HERE