We’re coming up to Village Halls Week soon! (March 17-23rd)

Watch our video below to see how halls contribute to community…https://youtu.be/AeyYlqNGgUY

Halls are a really important part of both rural and urban communities, giving a space for people to come together – whether that’s for their games club, dance class, party, or committee meeting.

That’s why we’re holding two events in Village Halls Week 2025 to celebrate the volunteers who make this all possible! These events are both a celebration, an opportunity to meet other hall volunteers, and a chance to learn from expert speakers in a couple of talks.

Tuesday the 18th March in Stewart Hall, Brightwell Cum-Sotwell

Saturday the 22nd March in Duns Tew Village Hall, Cherwell

More info here: https://www.communityfirstoxon.org/village-halls-week-events/

Community First Oxfordshire has been supporting halls for almost 100 years, ensuring they can be thriving community hubs backed by good governance, funding, and volunteers. Find out more here: https://www.communityfirstoxon.org/community-halls-and-enterprise/

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This year’s Village Halls Week is a just around the corner

It is a chance to celebrate the many trustees who run our village halls and THANK THEM! for all the hard work that they do to keep our halls going on a daily basis and improve them for future use.
We’re putting on two events as part of #villagehallsweek Join us!

Tuesday 18th March 2.30-4.30pm at the Stewart Hall Brightwell Cum-Sotwell in South Oxfordshire
You will hear about the large refurbishment project that the trustees are embarking on, followed by some tips and ideas on how to attract new volunteers to your hall committee from Tessa Hall from Community First. After this there will be a chance to chat with volunteers from other halls over cups of tea and delicious locally made cake. If you fancy it you could visit the lovely community shop behind the hall too.

Saturday 22nd March at Duns Tew Village Hall in Cherwell
You can build a website for your hall with ‘Hugo Fox’ a leading provider of community websites, this event is free and is from 10.30 am until 12 noon. There are still a few available spaces.
A celebratory buffet lunch will take place at Duns Tew hall from 1.00pm until 2.30pm. The wonderful Middle Eastern food will be provided by the DAMASCAS ROSE KITCHEN, a community enterprise supporting refugee women in our community https://damascusrosekitchen.org/

You are invited to arrive from 12.30pm. Handouts and tips about getting more volunteers to step forward to join your committees will be provided and this will be a chance to have a good chat with other hall trustees and celebrate all your hard work together.

Contact Tessa Hall email [email protected] if you’d like to join!