Littlethorpe Village Website

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LITTLETHORPE VILLAGE WEBSITE - FOR VILLAGE NEWS, CALENDAR OF EVENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOCIAL FUNCTIONS, REPORTS OF MEETINGS AND PARISH COUNCIL ITEMS

LITTLETHORPE VILLAGE HALL

FOLLOW THESE LINKS	Village Hall Committee
Entertainments Committee	Women's Institute

SEE the Photogaphs from Village Hall Events by clicking on the following

Ceilidh 15th March 2008

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Murder Mystery 7th October 2006	Hog Roast June 24th 2006
The Ceilidh March 2006	New Year's Eve 2005
Previous Village Hall Social Events

Photos New Year Village Hall 2006/7

*****AND PHOTOS FROM NEW YEAR 2007 BRINGING IN 2008 ******

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Photos Quiz Night 10th March 2007

Caribbean Night 2007

Photos from the Caribbean Night 2007

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Littlethorpe Village Hall 2007

The newly refurbished interior

Outside there is the new boundary fence

See bottom of this page for details of activities in the Hall

The original Village Hall - The Memorial Institute was formally opened by Mr J T Gilling JP on the evening of New Year's Day in 1920 in the presence of a large gathering of parishioners and friends.

The need for a suitable Parish Room for meetings in Littlethorpe Parish had been felt for many years and the opening it was felt would adequately fill a long felt need.

Rev. R Macpherson thanked all who had assisted in the provision of the Institute. Great credit was due to Mr W S Horner and the Committee for their indefatigable efforts.

Snippets from the local newspaper of the time

On August 6th 1919 in a general meeting in the schoolroom it was decided that the balance of £23 - 9s - 6d from the Peace Festivities Fund was to be handed over to the Committee with the object of purchasing and erecting a building suitable for a Parish Room. The building was purchased from Colonal Kyle for £120 and the site given by Mr Price. Further monies were loned interest free.

Rev. R Macpherson thanked all who had assisted in the provision of the Institute. Great credit was due to Mr W S Horner and the Committee for their indefatigable efforts.

There is a newspaper cutting reporting a successful Whist Drive and Dance held in the Memorial Institute in January 1920.

Also in February 1920 a gathering was held in the Institute where tea was served to about 60 returning soldiers, who were each presented with a small silver matchbox.

After the original Village Hall burned down, considerable thought and discussion went into the provision of a new Hall. The present building was purchased, the foundations laid, the building erected and finally the floor was laid.The new Hall was used for the first Committee meeting in a partially completed state in August 1953.

Indeed, a decision was made in May 1953 to allow the Coronation Committee to use the Hall on Coronation Day, 'in it's then state', but no entertainment could be allowed since the floor was not yet laid!

The current Village Hall was opened on the 6th May 1954

Here it is being erected by Mr Greenwood, the builder. One of his employees, Percy Cross on the roof.

The Village Hall Clock had to be replaced in May 2006, but here is the original; recorded so not lost.

Village Hall - What's On

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Weekly Classes Yoga, Pilates, Archery, Dancing

Monthly WI

Also Archery

Entertainments Committee Functions

Parish Council Meetings

The Hall is available for:-

Children's Parties

Family Parties

Social Events (dances, whist drives etc)

Classes - Day or Evening

Demonatrations

Committee Meetings

The Main Hall has a capacity of 100

Kitchen facilities and heating included in the hire price.

Excellent Spacious Parking

Disabled Access/Facilities

Baby Changing facilities

Littlethorpe Village Hall is just off the A61 Ripon By-pass and on a day-time bus route.

Telephone Mandy Downes to make a booking on Tel 607003

A Christmas party during the 2nd World War held in the Memorial Institute -

What a wonderful momento!