THE FRIENDLY VILLAGE HALL

Welcome to

Little Hadham Village hall

We are a registered charity with all funds raised going towards the upkeep and improvement of the hall for the benefit of the local and wider community. The trustees and management committee are all volunteers.

This year we will be replacing windows and doors and continuing to fundraise and make grant applications where we can, for further refurbishment.

Need a regular or one off hire?

We uniquely have a low cost club starter option to encourge new activites into the hall to help you get established and allow you to build the club without heavy upfront financial commitments. To find out more, please contact the Bookings Secretary. Email: booking@littlehadamvillagehall.com

Our facilities

We offer a welcoming and well equiped hall with a stage, theatre lighting, large cinema screen and surround sound. We also have a modern bright fitted kitchen and a meeting room available for separate hire.

Little Hadham Village Hall has a large car park with disabled parking and level access making our hall easily accessible to wheelchair users.

See calendar and bookings page for more details.

Scroll down this page to find upcoming events and regular weekly & monthly activities.

Also see Clubs and Activities and Calendar and Bookings tabs for 'What's On' details.

Little Hadham Village Hall is in need of vital refurbishment if it is to continue to provide an essential community facility for the village. The cost of the work that we need to do is well beyond the resources that the hall possesses and we are therefore raising funds from sources including through East Herts Lottery.

Every ticket bought means the project is another step further forward.

Thank you for your support and good luck!

PLAY HERE

COVID Update - 13.12.21
Face coverings - Community Centres (Village Halls) are now explicitly included in the list of places where face coverings must be worn unless the individual has an exemption. The responsibility is the individual’s not the building owner or organiser of an activity.

PHOTO GALLERY

REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 2021 & 2020

Front elevation new windows

Front elevation showing aluminium replacement front doors and window

Front door new install

Front entrance door - aluminium replacement

New front window

Front window - aluminium replacement

New window walling & emergency exit doors

Window walling & emergency exit doors - aluminium replacement

Rear emergency exit doors

Rear emergency exit doors - aluminium replacement

New curtains for window walling - photo taken at time of install

New stage curtains - photo taken during install

New Kitchen - Image 1

Our thanks to Clarion Futures for donating a new kitchen in 2021

New Kitchen - Image 2

We have been able to use the new kitchen to support fundraising events this year.

Old container and shed

Original shipping container for replacement and shed for refurbishment

Removing old container from site

Errecting new storage containers - Image 1

Two days of hard work, errecting the containers. Thanks to all who helped!

New storage containers - Image 2

Our thanks to Herts Community Fund (HCF) for awarding us a grant to buy two new, much needed storage containers.

Shelving for storage containers

Thank you to Nigel for putting together shelving for container storage unit. Funded by grant from HCF.

Refurbising shed - Image 1

Refurbishing shed - Image 2

Refurbished storage shed - Image 3

Great job guys, well done.

Repairing drain - Image 1

Start of repairing drain

Drain repair - Image 2

Repair nearly complete

Newly repaired drain

Big thank you to Peter and Annette for all their hard work.

Redecorating the interior - Image 1 August 2020

A great team of local volunteers came together to spend two weeks cleaning and redecorating the hall's interior.

Redecorating the interior - August 2020

Volunteers redecorating interior of hall

Painting village hall exterior - Image 1

Our team of dedicated volunteers spent two weeks in October 2020, repainting the hall's exterior with Barn paint.

Painting the exterior of the hall - Image 2

Painting the exterior - Image 3

Painting exterior side of hall - Image 4

Nw water tank - Image 1

Essentail plumbing works

New water tank - Image 2

The hall has also had a new gas boiler this year - currently no image available.

Our sincere thanks to our grantors, East Herts District Council, Garfield Weston Foundation, Low Carbon Workspace, Clarion Futures and HCF. Our sincere thanks also goes to generous local business support, residents and hard working volunteers.

Without this support the refurbishment works acheived so far, would not have been possible.

There is still much to do and the Village Hall Management Committee will continue to organise events and apply for grant funding to enable the second phase of refurbishment, which will include further window and door replacement, further redecoration and maintenance.

Thank you to everyone who has shown their support in 2021. We look forward to opening your newly refurbished hall in January 2022.

REGULAR WEEKLY/MONTHLY ACTIVITIES

Weekly

Mum's Matter

Supported by Ash Valley Community Hub

Open every Monday

From 10:00am - 11:30pm

FREE Mum's Matter group. Join a relaxed group of parents & carers along with their babies for a cuppa and some cake.

Donations accepted for refreshments provided.

Weekly

Digital Inclusion 'Drop In' Support Sessions

Supported by Ash Valley Community Hub

Open every Wednesday

From 2.00pm to 4.00pm

FREE Digital support sessions for anyone who would like help or support with their mobile phone, laptop or iPad.

For details: Jan Williamson 07710 325363

Weekly (6 sessions)

Virtual Bike Road Trip

Supported by East Herts Distrcit Council

Starts Wednesday 2nd March 2022

12.30pm to 1.30pm

16th & 30^thMarch, 13th & 27th April, 11th May 2022

FREE Virtual Bike Road Trip sessions for over 60's

To sign up for your nearest session contact Adam Howard on 07538 706 560 or

email adam.howard@activeinthecommunity.org.uk

New weekly virtual bike studio for the over 60's. Foot pedals, combined with video and sound will take users on cycle trips through familiar surroundings, famous cities or childhood memories. A Road World Champs challenge will add a fun, competitive edge for those who want to become dedicated enthusiasts. 2,500 people in 6 countries logged 52,348 virtual kms in just a month and this is the first time it has been available to the general public.

Suitable for all, especially if you have issues with mobility or memory loss, the very smart "MotiTech" equipment allows you to feel you are going on a bike ride to destinations of your choice all over the world.

The hope is to turn you into enthusiastic cyclists by taking you on regular virtual road trips. You can visit the technology for these hourly sessions at https://www.roadworlds.com

Monthly

Community Coffee Morning

Open Thursday 10th February 2022
10:00am - 12:00pm

Choose from a wide range of cold and cooked breakfast items. Order what you like from the menu and make a cash donation to LHVH

Monthly

Bereavement Cafe

Supported by Ash Valley Community Hub

Open Thursday 17th February 2022
10:00am - 12:00pm

FREE support for those strugging with the loss of a loved one. Sit and chat over a cup of tea or coffee. Informal surroundings to promote confidential discussion.

Entry via the kitchen side door