BALLINGHAM & BOLSTONE VILLAGE HALL
April 2004
Regular Village Hall Events
Whist Club / Second and fourth Thursday of every month at 7.30pm.Advice & tuition available for anyone who would like to take up whist.
Flicks in the Sticks / Film shows on the second Saturday of every month starting at 7.30pm
Next Showing 10 April – Intolerable Cruelty
Licensed bar & refreshments available
Ballingham & District WI / Second Monday of every month at 7.30pm.
Short Mat Bowls / Bowls club every Wednesday at 7.00pm
Open to everyone, refreshments provided
Scrabble / Fourth Monday of every month at 7.30pm
Line Dancing / First and third Thursday of every month at 7.30pm
Other Events at the Village Hall
PLANT SALE & COFFEE MORNING
Saturday 15th May @ 10am
SILENT AUCTION
Saturday 18th June @ 7pm
New & nearly new items required
BALLINGHAMDINNER
Saturday 24 April
VILLAGE FETE
Saturday 7th August
100 Club: A monthly draw distributes small prizes and helps to raise money for the Hall, last year amounting to over £600. We are grateful to the many residents of Ballingham or Bolstone who are already members of the Club. Additional members are always very welcome.
After successfully running the club since its inception Allen Kingston has decided to hand on the reins to someone else. If you feel you could be that person we would love to hear from you. Contact Esther Rudge (840230)
Hall Hire: The Committee will gladly make the Hall available, at as low a cost as possible, to anyone in Ballingham or Bolstone who would like to run either a single event or a regular activity for the benefit of the local community.
Hall Booking ChargesShort Meeting / £10.00
All Evening / £15.00
Whole Day / £25.00
Whole Day & Evening / £35.00
The hall is also available for private hire, we now have crockery, cutlery and glasses for 60 people.
HALL BOOKING CONTACT
Helen Roberts (01432) 840418
Financial Update
The final cost for refurbishing the hall was £166,349.19, the table below shows howthis was funded.
Herefordshire Council / £10,000.00Community Fund / £124,993.00
Countryside Agency / £9,400.00
Eveson Trust / £5,000.00
Local Fundraising / £13,956.19
Parish Council / £3,000.00
Thetotal cost does not include items such as curtains, crockery, cutlery, tables and chairs which were all funded by local donations, one of the major benefactors being the Whist Club.
The annual running costs of the hall are in the region of £2500.
The Village Hall Committee
Keith Brackley (Vice-Chairman)
Brenda Collins
Harvey Du Cros
Muriel Hardinge
Anthony Laird
Joan Lamb
Rowland Owen
Margaret Pooley-Smith
Helen Roberts (Treasurer)
Esther Rudge (Chairman)
Sarah Thomas (Secretary)
Anne Turner
Caretaker:Phil & Sarah Windell (01432) 840255
PARISH COUNCIL UPDATE
Ballingham Common: We have removed trees which were overhanging the telephone wires on the bottom edge of the Common, and have also worked with Herefordshire Council to trim back the oaks on the corner of Ballingham Hill. Please let us know if you identify any other work which needs to be carried out.
Village Pond: We still intend to carry out maintenance on the Village Pond, but work on this has been delayed owing to circumstances beyond our control.
Signpost: We continue to press Herefordshire Council for a replacement signpost on the South side of the village.
Visit of Virginia Taylor: Following the visit of Paul Keetch MP last year, the prospective Conservative candidate for Hereford, Mrs Virginia Taylor, will be attending the Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 4th May, at 7:30 pmwhich will be held in Hoarwithy Church Reading Room. After concluding our normal business, we shall invite Mrs Taylor to outline her views on matters of local interest, and to take questions. Any member of the Parish who wishes to come to the meeting will be very welcome.
Parish Transport Scheme: Our third payment from the Countryside Agency was received on 9th February, and the Parish Transport Scheme was re-instated immediately. Vouchers for £10 towards the cost of a journey to or from Ballingham with Hightown taxis are available from the Parish Councillors. Free transport by minibus to and from Hereford is available every Wednesday. To book a place, phone Dial-a-Ride (341302).
Annual Parish Meeting: The Annual Parish Meeting will take place on 18 May at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Items for the Agenda should be submitted to any of the Parish Councillors at least one week in advance.
David Hurlbatt - Greys
Tony Laird - Wye View
Henry Rudge - Ballingham Court