What's On at The Hall 2025

Annual Village AGM
Monday, April 28th 19:30. Everyone welcome.

Easter Trail
Friday, April 18th 11:00 - 14:00. Starting at the Village Hall

VE Day Celebration Lunch
Monday, May 5th 12:00 - 14:00. Outside, weather permitting.
PLEASE BRING FOOD TO SHARE and your own drink.
Tea, coffee and cake available. RAFFLE.

Annual BBQ
Saturday, July 19th - KEEP THE DATE!
More details to follow.

News

SOLAR UP AND RUNNING
The biggest part of the grant award, the solar power, is up and running and providing immediate savings. Thanks to Lee Lewis of Lewis Electrical who did a great job.

EXCITING NEWS: GRANT FOR MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS AWARDED!

We are thrilled to announce that our village hall has been awarded a grant following a competitive bidding process. This funding will allow us to make significant improvements that will benefit our community.

The planned upgrades include:

• Solar Power Installation – Making the hall more energy-efficient and sustainable, with lower running costs.
• Kitchen Expansion & Upgrade – Moving to the larger room to allow for more on-site food preparation, making events and catering much easier.
• Floor Restoration – Preserving and enhancing the hall's character and making the floor suitable for more activities.
• New Projector, Screen & Sound System – Perfect for film nights, presentations, and improving the experience for those renting the hall.
• Broadband Installation – Expanding possibilities for remote working, small business meetings, and online access for events.

With the formal offer now in place, we are busy planning the logistics. We will share further updates over the coming weeks as things progress.

We are incredibly excited about these improvements and look forward to welcoming both new and returning users to enjoy our enhanced facilities. Stay tuned for more details soon!

If you have any questions or ideas on how we can make the most of these new features, feel free to get in touch. (Contact)

The Committee

P.S. As well as encouraging everyone to come along and make use of the hall, we are also looking for volunteers to help with general maintenance and event support. If you think you might like to help, keep an eye out for more details soon!

GRANT APPLICATION WEEK
The grant board begins this week to review and award the Community Hub grants. A lot of work was put into our bid and it will make a very positive impact if we are successful.

Successful FUN QUIZ night
Friday, February 28th. Winners were the Swimmers from St. Cross. Packed night. Much laughter. Sudden quiet - 'When was the sat nav included in the driving test?' (Answer was 2017.) Did anyone actually know?

Successful Bingo night!

Thanks everyone who came to the Bingo night on Friday, February 14th. Cold outside but nice and warm in the hall. Another fun night. Why not come and join us at the next Bingo night on March 14th?

Grant application

Our 'Community Hub' grant application has been submitted to East Suffolk. This includes solar power, kitchen facilities, broadband, projector/screen facilities, and restoration of the floor. Hopefully, we will be successful.

Open Meeting

Thank you everyone who attended the Open Meeting on December 2nd. It was very positive and really worth while. A lot of valuable input. We should know around mid-March whether our bid is sucessful.

Christmas Lunch

Over 70 people attended the annual Christmas Sunday Lunch on December 8th. Everyone involved helped to create a lovely meal including turkey and all the trimmings - despite waking up to find that once again, no electric in the village! And a nice surprise when Father Christmas dropped in.