Chidham and Hambrook - The Village Hall
Chidham Village Hall is a registered charity, (Number 1037050), and is available for hire for meetings, events and private parties.
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The hall consists of two floors; the lower includes a kitchen area and toilets; the upper with a raised stage, (with back staircase to the ground floor). The ground floor can also be partitioned with large, multi-sectioned folding door. Each floor can be booked separately, if required. |
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The Village Hall has a good size car park at the rear of the building. |
The current booking fees are as follows:-
Regular Bookings - £8.00 per hour or part thereof.
One Off Bookings - can be arranged.
All Day Booking (Both Floors) - £65.00
For private parties, a refundable deposit of £40.00 is payable.
For all booking queries, please contact the Bookings Secretary on Tel. 07544-988387 |
Grant for Village Hall
After months of attempts and disappointments Chidham & Hambrook Village Hall have at last had their first success in their quest for funding in order to improve conditions at the Hall. Grassroots Grants have awarded the Hall £5,000 for the purchase of new, comfortable, upholstered seats, some with arm rests.
The Hall is now a popular venue for the Chidham & Hambrook Film Society who present a variety of eclectic films during their annual season, which runs from September through to April. Last season the Society recommended that those people who found the hard plastic “bucket” chairs uncomfortable bring their own cushions! Next season this will no longer be necessary as everyone will soon be “sitting comfortably”.
“Giant oaks from little acorns grow” and buoyed with this success the Management Committee are determined to track down the “big one”, which will enable the Hall to be improved to a standard of which the community can be proud. |
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New Lunch Club at the Village Hall
Would you like to join our new lunch club? It's called CHALKS
Chidham & Hambrook All-comers Lunch Kitchen for Seniors. Full details |
posted 26 May |
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Village Opera Affair in the new look Village Hall
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| Ground Floor |
First Floor |
Chidham Village Hall to be re-launched |
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You will all be aware of the disappointment earlier this year when it was announced that the New Chidham & Hambrook Village Centre project had failed to attract Big Lottery funding. This has obviously delayed the project by several years whilst alternative sources of funding are identified.
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In the meantime and as an interim measure the Chidham Village Hall Management Committee voted earlier this month to re-launch the venerable Chidham Hall as The Chidham & Hambrook Village Hall. Plans are now underway to provide disabled access, initially to the ground floor and hopefully, eventually the first floor as well. Marshalls have kindly donated 17 sq.m. of non-slip paving and we are looking to form a wheelchair ramp on the east side, from the car park to the side door entrance. We are also investigating the provision of disabled toilet facilities.
Funds will be sought to re-decorate and upgrade where possible. We intend to seek permission to install a new attractive sign on the north side adjacent to the Main Road, to hopefully raise the profile of this fine old building.
Most importantly, we need to encourage its use by local people and societies. We desperately need to increase revenue. A new film society is in the process of being formed. This needs your enthusiastic support together with your ideas for other supportive ventures.
The Village Hall Management Committee |
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Contact |
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| Chairman |
Rod Isted |
01243 572762 |
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| Secretary |
Steve Tanner |
01243 574980 |
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| Treasurer & Bookings |
John Wingrove |
01243 572902 |
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| Committee Members |
Helen Theakston
Nita Fielder
Delph Archer
Cliff Archer
Barbara Penny
Gill Hale
David Rodgers |
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The Village Hall is on the main road, close to the junction with Chidham Lane
Map showing the location of the Village Hall