Archive for category: Village Hall

Aberford Village Hall will be part of a national campaign which celebrates England’s 10,000 village halls.

Celebrating in style, our Village Hall will have an open day on Friday 24^th  January. The open day is free to all and will showcase the hall’s activities and facilities. Local MP Alec Shelbroke and Ward Councillors Matthew Robinson, Ryan Stephenson & Sam Firth will also be in attendance to show their  support for Aberford.

David Gluck, Chair of the Village Hall Committee, said “Our village hall is a vital part of our community. So many facilities have fallen by the wayside in Aberford over recent years, but our hall remains a great place and space for people to come together and enjoy themselves – use it, it’s yours…we just look after it for you!!”

Village Halls Week is run by national rural charity Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) and their 38 member organisations, and Community First Yorkshire is the local member supporting village halls and community buildings. It takes place from Monday 20 January – Sunday 26 January. 

#VillageHallsWeek

Heineken UK will be hosting a public meeting on Tuesday 12th February at 8pm in the village hall  to provide information and answer questions regarding some abnormal loads that are due to come through Aberford in March/April 2019 (dates TBC).

Please come along if you have any questions or would like more information about how and why the vessels are being transported through the village.

Free refreshments will be offered from the brewery and from the village hall cafe.

To download the poster from Heineken UK, click here (filename “Heineken UK – Abnormal Loads Public Meeting, 12.02.19”).

There will be a community event on Friday 9th November 2018 from 4pm – 6pm to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

The event will be held at the village hall where light refreshments will be served and The Village Harmonies Choir will attend to sing songs.

Come along to learn about the fallen men from the village and to read the Headmaster’s log book from this time.

To view the event poster, click here.

Lest we forget 

Friendly Fridays, the new cafe at the village hall, has now been running for several weeks and is proving to be a hit with residents! Cllr Nancy Griffiths gave an informal update at our July parish council meeting and said people of varying ages have been to the cafe, are giving positive feedback and making suggestions, and already there have been some repeat customers!

Cllr Griffiths advised the opening hours have changed and are now Fridays 10am to 4pm.

Please note – the cafe will not be open on the following dates:

• 17th August
• 24th August

The volunteers who run the cafe would love to see more people so please spread the word and help make Fridays fun in Aberford!