Village Hall news - December 2011
VILLAGE HALL TRUST MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The Management Committee has now been appointed. the Committee are the trustees of the Village Hall Trust, and as such have responsibility for the operation, management and development of the Village Hall in accordance with a scheme of rules laid down by the Charity Commission and the laws applying to charitable organisations.
The Committee consists of:
Trevor Roberts (Chairman) - elected
Gill Winter (Vice Chairman) – appointed by Parish Council
Steven Oldfield (Secretary) - elected
Donald Angus - coopted
Roger Bragg – appointed by Parish Council
Carolyn Cripps – appointed by Parish Council
Sue Dunn - coopted
Adrian Eddleston – coopted
Sarah Rose – elected
NEW TREASURER
Roger Bragg has stepped down as Treasurer after doing this job for 8 years. We are very grateful to Roger (and also to Val Bragg, who has helped a lot behind the scenes) in handling the Hall finance and “books” throughout this period. He stays on the Management Committee and as a trustee.
The new Treasurer is Neil Beresford. He will be involved in all Committee meetings, but is not a member of the Committee or a trustee.
NEW CHARGES
From 1 December 2011, charges for the Hall are as follows:
£5.00 per hour for the Main Hall
£4.50 per hour for the Meeting Room
£9.00 per hour for both rooms together
Camping: £6.00 per person per night
Electricity: 20p per unit (charged on how much used)
Rubbish disposal: rubbish requiring disposal in white sacks will be charged at £2.00 per sack (charged on the number used)
If anyone wants to book the Hall, contact Sylvia Tuer on 79729. Or email Steven Oldfield on kathysteven@tiscali.co.uk. We now have a detailed brochure explaining about use of the Hall – look at this on the Threlkeld website http://www.threlkeldweb.co.uk/files/village-hall.pdf.
REPAIRS AND REDECORATIONS
The Management Committee takes its responsibilities to maintain the Hall seriously. It has to balance outlay on what is needed against the prospects of a major revitalisation. It has recently decided to go ahead in the New Year with redecoration of the gents toilets, rear lobby and front entrance area. Some other suggested repairs/improvements have been postponed until the outcome of the Big Lottery application is known.
REVITALISATION SCHEME – BIG LOTTERY APPLICATION
We have been in extensive discussions with the Big Lottery assessors regarding our detailed application under Stage 2 of the Reaching Communities – Buildings programme. We have had to provide some additional detail the assessors required. Generally the discussions were positive, so we remain optimistic about our prospects.
Even if we get the Big Lottery grant, we still have a big funding gap to fill. We have already sent off applications to other larger scale funders. But we still need to raise about another £10,000 locally to add to the roughly £40,000 we have in our “kitty”. So please rally round and support Dot Benson and the local fundraising team in all their efforts – it really is making an impact.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
There are several options for Christmas presents which benefit the Village Hall revitalisation fund:
* Threlkeld Recipe Books– two editions, £3.50 each (Pat Knifton 79448)
* Threlkeld Mugs - £5 each - and a few Threlkeld T-shirts - £10 (Steven Oldfield 79950).
* The Threlkeld Calendar 2012 – £10. These have been going very fast recently, and we almost ran out of stock in November – but we now have a new supply, so please get moving and buy one. It is an ideal Christmas gift, with some really beautiful photographs by David Inch and Barbara Lowesmith (who has produced the calendar on our behalf). We are also selling board envelopes (£1) if you want to post the calendar to someone. Telephone Steven Oldfield (79950) or Sarah Rose (79343) or Dot Benson (79256) to buy these. They are also on sale at the Post Office and newspaper shop.
* Threlkeld Notecards - two sets of 6 beautiful note cards and envelopes, one featuring local views, the other featuring close-up textures of rocks, plants, etc. These could make an interesting alternative to traditional Christmas cards. £5 per set. Telephone Steven Oldfield (79950), Barbara Lowesmith (79045) or Dot Benson (79256). Or via the Post Office.
Details of all these products are on the Threlkeld Community Website http://www.threlkeldweb.co.uk/taxonomy/term/23.
CHRISTMAS SUPPER DANCE Saturday 10 December 2011
This fundraising event is advertised separately. It looks like being a great event, with good food, traditional dancing and a festive atmosphere. Don’t miss out – have good night and support our cause. Tickets (only £7) available in advance from Dot Benson (79256).
KENDAL MAIL VOICE CHOIR Saturday 14 April 2012
We have arranged a concert by the well known Kendal Male Voice Choir. Book the date and wait for details (Dot Benson, 79256)
EASY FUND RAISING SCHEME
There is a separate advert for this scheme. We need more people to join it, and also those who are in it to use it more. It costs you nothing, is easy to operate, and can generate a great deal of money for the Village Hall fund. If you need
any help in signing up contact Adrian Eddleston (79207). If you are buying anything at all online, at Christmas or any other time, it makes sense to do it via this scheme and raise money effortlessly.
HIGHLIGHTS
Circus Berzercus presented their show “Funny Business” on 27 October, to over 70 people – adults and children of all ages. Juggling, monocycling, jokes and music kept people well entertained. A great family show, provided by the Highlights Rural Touring Scheme. Thanks to Moira Surinagar, our new Highlights coordinator, for organising this – and to Dot Benson, Sarah Rose and Sandra Hewitson for catering and general help.
Moira is arranging another Highlights event in the Spring – watch out for details.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
There are lots of events in the Village Hall during the Christmas period – make the most of them.
We hope everyone in Threlkeld has an enjoyable Christmas and a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year.
Trevor Roberts (79359) Steven Oldfield (79950)
