Welcome to Willington, Bedfordshire

Our hall is situated at the heart of the village, surrounded by open playing fields. The hall is an excellent venue to celebrate events such as birthday parties, christenings, naming ceremonies and anniversaries, as well as for meetings, workshops and leisure activities.

NEWS

Village Hall update

The Annual General Meeting for the hall was held on Tuesday 10 June and three members of

the public attended to support the committee.

Under the rules of the Charities Commission a new committee of Trustees was established.

The Trustees are:

 Paul Quy – Chairman

 Pauline George – Treasurer

 Chris Dowson – Secretary.

The following adopted as representatives:

 Jo Hickton – Brownies

 Sarah Jewers – Village Market

 Stacey Horne – Willingtots

 Heidi Smith – School

 Alastair Macfarlane – Parish Council.

The following were elected to represent the community:

 Helen Endersby Wood

 Debbie Adger

 Janet Taylor

 Mike Ferrandino.

The focus for the past year was to consolidate on regular and larger bookings and to continue

to maintain the hall to a high standard. Positive feedback from users, comment on the clean

environment and wide range of facilities offered.

Future plans for the hall will include improving the gardens and frontage of the car park and a

refurbishment of the toilet facilities.

The transfer of Non-Custodian Functions from the Parish Council to the VHMC is now

complete. The responsibility for the playground, its equipment, MUGA and land is now

managed by the VHMC. Insurance for all is in place and safety checks and inspections

underway.

The VHMC need your support with the 200 and 59 clubs! For those unaware, you buy

numbers which are drawn on a weekly or monthly basis in line with the National Lottery and

you have the opportunity to win cash prizes. 50% of the revenue goes to support your Village

Hall. If you wish to support us in terms of the purchase of numbers or help with the running

of the clubs, please contact Colin Page 838109!!

The hall is open for business and we would like to welcome new and existing users to our hall.  There is so much more to enjoy:

• An additional hall – the Christopher Burton Suite with kitchenette, disabled toilets.

• Patio doors extending to a paved area/ community playground ( CB Suite only)

• Good car parking facilities

• Cycle Park.

Please contact the bookings officer on 07908 859513 or bookingswpmh@gmail.com who will be more than happy to discuss your booking arrangements.

Find us 

Church Rd, Willington Village, Bedford, MK44 3PY.

We're located within easy reach of Bedford, Sandy, Biggleswade and the A1, by car and bus.

The car park provides parking for circa 25 vehicles. Given the hall is in a village setting we ask hirers to consider vehicle numbers and parking arrangements so that our neighbours are not affected. This includes asking guests to park considerately and safely.

Please note: Churchhill Place next to the hall is a private road and should not be used for parking, nor should the grass verges & pavements throughout the village.

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History of the Hall

In 1913 the first steps were taken towards providing a village hall for Willington. A fête was held in the Vicarage Garden; raising £50. After the First World War fundraising started in earnest - jumble sales, whist drives, dances and concerts and an annual village fête. The objective was to create a Village Peace Memorial Hall in memory of the villagers who had fallen in the war. Sufficient funds were raised by 1922 when building work was started - the first stone was laid in October 1922.

The hall is completely self- funded, with the Parish Council kindly paying for the grass cutting.

The hall is run by volunteers on behalf of Willington villagers, as a charity (Willington Peace Memorial Hall – Charity No 300082). It has gone through many changes and improvements over the years and has continued to provide a valuable ‘meeting hall’ for the village. It has been used to support Parish Council meetings, parties, exhibitions, Village Fêtes, Village Markets, and from fundraising charitable events to a pre-school for the youngsters of the village.

Recently completed building works Read more here >