Hilperton Village Hall - News

A Big Thank You to our Users for their Support in 2019

19/12/2019

It has been another very busy year at the hall.

EVENTS
A highlight of the year is the community fete, held each year in June. This year saw a record number of people attending and enjoying the many activities.
We also hosted 2 Quiz Nights, 6 coffee mornings and 4 music concerts open to all.
REGULAR USERS
It was a pleasure to welcome a host of new regular users to the hall covering a wide variety of activities including special needs, exercise, dance, majorette and improvisation classes, football matches and training, Slimming World, line dancing and yoga in addition to our many existing regular users. Plus of course Vito and Judy of Bianco Pizza. On a typical week 25 different user groups use the hall for a total of more than 50 hours.

PRIVATE HIRES
We have hosted a wonderful 154 separate functions this year including:
2 Engagement parties
2 baby showers
4 wedding receptions
4 Christmas parties
4 family get-togethers
6 fundraising events
7 christening celebrations
15 business meetings
17 adult age celebrations
And a tremendous 70 children’s parties!

In total thousands of people from our community have used the hall at one time or another this year. We should like to thank all our users and wish them a very good Christmas and Happy New Year – we look forward to welcoming you back in 2020.

BB Band Concert 31st August 2019 at the hall raises £587

3/9/2019

The BB Band concert at the hall on Sat 31st August was a great success. The sell out crowd enjoyed an extremely varied range of music - from Gershwin to Led Zeppelin, Chuck Berry to the Killers.

A wonderful £587 was raised for village hall funds. Many thanks to the band and to all who supported the evening.

Pictures from the evening HERE

Defibrillator installed at the hall

26/5/2019

We are pleased to announce that a community, public access defibrillator has been installed outside the hall.

This is the first of what is planned to be a number of units installed across Hilperton through an initiative by Hilperton Parish Council.

Councillor Ernie Clark, Chairman of Hilperton Parish Council, said : “This is a great project from Hilperton Parish Council, with several more defib units due to be installed in the village. I hope that no one ever has to use it, but it is there if needed. The Parish Council is grateful to the village hall for agreeing to house the unit.”

Tim Davies, Chair of Hilperton Village Hall, said "We are pleased to be hosting the defibrillator. As Ernie says, we all hope it won’t need to be used - but having a public access defibrillator available in an emergency can be life saving.”
Pictured: Ernie Clark (L) and Tim Davies with the new defibrillator.

Coffee Morning Raises £333

8/5/2019

The coffee morning held on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May was a great success, raising £333 for village hall funds.

The hall was busy all morning as dozens of people enjoyed coffee and cake and spent time browsing the village scrapbooks and reliving times past in Hilperton.

Many thanks to Sheila, Tessa, Rachel and all the other volunteers and a bg thank you to all those who attended.

Quiz Night raises £310

5/3/2019

The Quiz Night at the hall on Saturday 2nd March was another successful evening.
Some 75 people attended over 17 teams and an excellent £310 was raised for village hall funds. The winning team were the Willis family.
Many thanks to all of you who supported the evening.

Hilperton Presents .. raises £1,500 for good causes

17/12/2018

'Hilperton Presents ..' have raised a magnificent £1,500 from their recent productions including 'Hilperton's War 100 years on', staged last month at the hall.

The sum is being split between The Royal British Legion and the village hall with each organisation receiving £750.

Our thanks once again to the 'Hilperton Presents ..' team and to all those who attended over the two nights.

Hilperton's War, 100 Years On

12/11/2018

On 10th and 11th November 'Hilperton's War 100 Years On' played to appreciative audiences at the hall, commemorating 100 years since the end of the First World War.

The play from 'Hilperton Presents ...' combined deep pathos with humour and included frequent references to people from the village of Hilperton who served in the war including those who lost their lives.

A big thank you to the 'Hilperton Presents ...' team and to all those who came to see the play.
Follow this link for some pictures from the play.

Macmillan Coffee Morning raises £973

21/10/2018

The hall was packed last month as some £973 was raised for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Those attending enjoyed coffee and homemade cakes and browsed the craft stalls whilst trying their luck at the raffle.

Congratulations to organiser Julie and the many volunteers and a big thank you to all those who attended.

Quiz Night a Success

17/9/2018

The Quiz Night held at the hall last Saturday 15th September was a great success raising £135 for hall funds. Some 50 quizzers took part and congratulations to the winning team of Tracy, Gerry, Wendy, Taylor, Lynn and Dennis.

Many thanks thanks to Lesley & Rob House and David & Allison Trethewey for organising the quiz - and to all those who attended.

The quiz will return to the village hall on Saturday 9th March 2019.

New Tables for Main Hall

16/8/2018

The Hall has taken delivery of new, lightweight folding tables for the main hall.

Tim Davies, Chair of Trustees said: “Our main hall is used by hundreds of people each week and for a great variety of activities. For some, like bingo, we need all 20 tables set out whilst for others, such as fitness classes or brownies, we need all the tables cleared to create an open space. The old tables were heavy and therefore difficult and time consuming to put out and take down. The new tables are perhaps a third of the weight and very easy to manage for our regular activities and for the many people who hire the hall for parties.“

Tessa Harding and Rachel Hall (pictured above) have been running bingo at the hall on Wednesday evenings for many years. Tessa said: “The new tables are very smart and so easy to use. We have had so many positive comments, we are just delighted.”

The tables were purchased with support from Trowbridge Area Board and Hilperton Parish Council.

Tim commented: “We are very grateful for the generous support from Trowbridge Area Board and the Parish Council, which made a huge difference. The old tables were still functional and we have donated some to Hilperton Allotment Association and some to Hilperton Scouts.”

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For more information contact Tim Davies timvdavies@talktalk.net