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THAKEHAM VILLAGE HALL

 

The Village Hall is a charitable trust, run by a Management Committee, most of whom represent the Village Hall users.  Three “outside” members are elected, and other people can be co-opted. The Chairman is John Bearman, the Secretary is Sam Bates, and the Treasurer is Neil Goodman. The Management Committee are the trustees of the charity, and the Parish Council is the custodian trustee. The charity owns the Village Hall building, but the land it is on is leased (at a peppercorn rent).  The lease can be reviewed annually in July. The charity, however, owns the land at Greendene, on which is  Kingdom Hall (a complicated story!).This land is leased to the Jehovah’s Witnesses until 2024. Their rent is reviewed every five years, in line with the rate of inflation.

       We continue to improve and renovate the Village Hall as much as possible within its limitations, and we are grateful for grants from the Parish Council and Horsham District Council for this, and the contribution from the Village Day funds. We have extended the Pre-School storage room, and re-arranged the main storage area, to give the Toddlers their own storage room. In addition, we have replaced  the exterior cladding of the Hall, much of which had seen better days. Recently, the heating system has been replaced and improved, and the car park area repaired and resurfaced with tarmac.

      Regular Hall users are Pre-school, Toddlers, Gardeners Club, W.I., Karate, Thakeham Morris, Thakeham Rebels, Ministars, and the Parish Council. The Bridge Club meets every Friday afternoon, and also on Tuesday evenings. The Hall is available at appropriate times for private hire, though certain restrictions do apply. For more information, contact the Booking Secretary Barbara Laker on 01798 812266.

Present charges are:

Monday morning to Friday afternoon         £15/session
Saturday, Sunday morning or afternoon     £25/session
Friday and Saturday evening                     £35/session

Charges are reviewed each year at the Annual General Meeting of the Charity in May. The Committee pays for 4 hours cleaning per week, normally on a Monday afternoon.

Village Hall Chairman:      John Bearman 01903 744971
Village Hall Secretary:      Sam Bates

To hire the Village Hall, contact Barbara Laker: 01798 812266                                                   

VILLAGE  HALL  USER  GROUPS

 

Bridge Club:  Friday afternoons, 1-30pm – 5.00pm.

       Tuesday Evenings,  7pm -- 10-30pm                                                                                                              

                               Contact: Harold Linfield  01798 812276

 Gardeners’ Club: 2^nd Monday  each month, 7.30pm.

                               Contact: Jean East:  01903 745846

 Karate Club: Thursdays, 5.00pm – 7.00pm

                               Contact: Sensei Brian Redman  01903 743334

 Morris Dancers: Most Wednesdays at 8.00pm from September to April in the   

                             Village Hall. May to September, dancing out.

                                Contact: Barry Laker  01798 812266.

 Pre-school:  Mon, Wed, Thurs, & Fri mornings, and Tuesday afternoons.

                             Contact: Sharon Rance  01903 743222

 Toddlers:   Tuesday mornings, 10.00 – 11.45am.

                             Contact: Paula Latimer:  01798 874907

 WI:           2^nd Wednesday of each month at 2.30pm.

                             Contact: Wendy Worsfold  01903 742855

 Thakeham Rebels:  3rd Wednesday of each month at 8.00pm.

                             Contact: Barbara Laker  01798 812266

 Ministars:  Youth Theatre, 7yrs-11yrs, Tuesday 5.00pm – 6.30pm

                             Contact: Becca or Simon 01903 520552

 

 

Village Hall Chairman:      John Bearman  01903 744971

 Village Hall Secretary:       Sam Bates        01798 812579

 To hire the Village Hall, contact Barbara Laker:  01798 812266