Bawdeswell Village Hall

Welcome

Hello again, first I would like to inform all our regular hirers and new hirers that the hall will be closed for the Christmas and New Year break, between Saturday 20th December and Monday 5th January 2026.

Well, what’s been happening since I last wrote to you. Forgive me as I am a month behind, not having done a little intro here for November. Well, Bawdeswells Big Quiz went very well in October I’m glad to say. We made a nice surplus of £654. I have had some good reports back and it would appear that everyone had a good time but realised they didn’t know as much about their computer keyboards as they thought. If you came to the Quiz you will know what I mean by this comment. The November film “Mr Burton” was well attended and enjoyed by all. The December film “Four Letters of Love” is on the 13th. Hope to see you all there.

Many of you will have noticed we have taken down the dilapidated fence between the drive to the hall and the playing fields. The trustees and the Parish Council took the decision to erect a new fence 5 meters into the field to provide overflow car parking on the grass as we do have several hirings during the year that require more parking space. The PC were quoted a silly amount of £’s to erect a new fence. So I had a word with the volunteers I work with every Weds at County School on the Mid Norfolk Railway to see if they would be interested in doing the work. We have erected fences at County School and had all the tools needed and skills between us. They were all keen maybe because we were promised bacon butties after the work. It took 2 Wednesdays to do the job and then 2 more sessions by myself, David and Graham from the trustees to finish the wiring and tensioning. So now we don’t have to lift out the heavy pole supporting the chain at the bottom end of the drive. Yippee.

So it just leaves me to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a special New Year from all the trustees and volunteers. We look froward to seeing you all again next year. Have a very enjoyable time catching up with family and friends over this festive season.

Regards Chris Leppard Web Site administrator.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OUR HIRERS

At the last trustees meeting, it was decided to keep the hire rates to their 2024 levels. the catering rates will also remain at their 2024 levels. The rates will then be reviewed at a meeting in December 2025. To see the current rates please go to our Bookings page.

WE HAVE SOME EXCITING NEW EVENTS THIS YEAR. See our EVENTS page for further details.

Welcome to the Bawdeswell Village Hall website where you can find information about the hall, details of how to hire the hall and information on our forthcoming events.

On our Events Page:

• Regular exercise classes

• Knit and Natter

• Our weekly village Hub Café is now serving home-made cakes and refreshments indoors as well as on our patio, weather permitting: Tuesdays 10:00-12:00.

• Soup and Pud lunches: the last Thursday of the month from 12:00-2:00.

Future Events:

• Contact us if you have a community event in mind, we will be happy to help with the organisation!

The Hall is a place for the community to be proud of. Careful thought has gone into creating a space which is flexible, welcoming and practical. With various rooms available for hire and modern facilities throughout, the Hall is a venue where local clubs and societies can meet and where special events and celebrations, both public and private, can take place. It is also a space for local businesses to use for meetings, to showcase their services and to interact with the community of Bawdeswell and the surrounding villages.