Leigh Village Halls
Published: 22 August 2024
Exciting times for our Village Halls
Background
The Leigh Village Halls are for the benefit of and are used by the the local community for various events and sporting activities. Currently, these include a Pre-school, Parties, Wedding Receptions, Meetings, Dance Lessons, Physiotherapy, Dog Training, Pantomimes, Choral Performances, Badminton, Table Tennis, Indoor Bowls etc.
The Halls are held in a Charitable Trust, under the control of the Parish Council, for the benefit of the Village. Volunteer Trustees manage the halls.
The Future
To continue to maintain and expand the activities on offer, there is a need to make improvements to the halls.
Both halls need updated kitchens, heating systems need to be more efficient, flooring in the small hall needs replacing, the acoustics in the large hall need to be improved and new storage areas created.
These are immediate but expansion of our activities will require more.
Community Engagement
The Parish Council supports our project and has already helped us to engage architects to suggest some ideas.
However, since the halls are for the benefit of our local community we also want to consult with current and potential new users of the halls for ideas for improvement and new uses.
This is an exciting project and we are keen to get feedback and ideas from clubs, societies and individuals to ensure that the village halls benefit as much of the community as possible.
Whatever we do will require investment for which funds will need to be raised. So it is crucial to get this right.
We will be holding open sessions for the local community on Friday 20th September from 6pm until 9 pm and on Saturday 21st September from 10am until 4pm at the Halls at which we will display initial ideas for the upgrade and obtain feedback from attendees.
In the meantime, we would be very pleased to receive ideas and requests from interested parties that would be of benefit to our community.
We would also like to hear from anyone who would like to be involved in helping to support the ongoing use of the halls by becoming one of our trustees.
For and on behalf of the Leigh Village Halls Management Committee.
Contact either paula.beresford@btinternet.com or johntuke@hotmail.com for further information.