BACKGROUND:
The Village Hall was moved from a previous existence as a bunk house for dam construction workers, and brought to the existing location behind the Red Lion Hotel in the 1940s. The accommodation and facilities are basic, but it has been used for a variety of purposes including village meetings, lectures, dances, keep-fit, tai chi, voting, funeral teas, children's parties, school leadership courses etc. There is a rudimentary stage. The kitchen has a tea urn, microwave, electric cooker, refrigerator/ freezer, electric kettles, crockery, cutlery and glasses. The capacity is approximately 120 standing, while there are seating and tables for about 60 persons. Tables, chairs, crockery and cutlery can be hired for outside functions.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS :

Diamond Jubilee Celebration : on-going
The Village Hall Committee continue to sell Diamond Jubilee Mugs, £4 each, until inventory is gone. All proceeds will go to the Village Hall. Contact Sarah 01981 500 155 for details.

Village Hall AGM Committee Meeting: Friday, May 17th, 2013, 7.30pm

Village Hall Committee Meeting to follow AGM

Bredwardine & Brobury Coffee, Cake and Ever-expanding Market :
Friday, June 14th from 10 am until noon is our next ever-expanding, "more social than market" market in the Bredwardine & Brobury Village Hall. Pork, sausages and bacon were on-offered from a local butcher.  Tea, coffee, and cakes for consumption. Local produce, eggs, home baked cakes, books, DVDs, jams, crafts, jewelry, hand-painted cards.  Something for everyone. £1 fee to sellers for a table.  Also, please, donations of tins of meat, tins of potatoes, tins of rice pudding, custard, packets of dried milk and sugar for Hereford's Food Bank, who distribute Emergency Food Parcels to families facing hardship. Last month we donated six bags of food to the Food Bank.  Thank you to all who contributed.  Contact Sarah 01981 500 155 for more details. Hope to see you there!

Future "Market" Dates for 2013, always the second Friday of each month...except when it isn't

** This market is the THIRD Friday of the month and will coincide with h.Energy week promoted by Herefordshire Council.

VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS can be placed through Sarah Morgan on 01981 500155 or email.

2011-2012 COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Philip Bauer, Chair; Sarah Morgan, Vice Chair; Penny Nelson, Secretary; Dave Morgan Treasurer; Jo Berridge, Peter Elderton, Rob Grunsell, Dennis Price (Parish Council Representative), Wendy Middleton (Parochial Church Council Representative).

VILLAGE HALL PROJECTS

AWARDS FOR ALL GRANT TO FUND KITCHEN PROJECT:
Bredwardine and Brobury Village Hall Committee applied for and received an 'Awards for All' grant totalling £7,487, to refurbish our village hall kitchen. The Committee organised a Kitchen Sub-committee to run the project, who in turn accepted bids from local builders to install the new components. As part of the grant application, the Village Hall Committee agreed to contribute £1,000 of our own money to the project.

Due to the age of our vintage 1939 structure, additional costs were discovered during the course of the project. Our Sub-committee approached the Wyeside Parish Council, asking for an additional £700, which they generously granted.

Electricity was brought up to code to support the new appliances. Ceiling and walls were painted prior to installing the new vinyl floor. Old kitchen "bits and pieces" were sold or given away in an effort to recycle and reuse. Installation started the third week of August and now Bredwardine and Brobury Village Hall is the proud "owner" of an "award winning" kitchen!

A big thank you to Awards for All for the generous grant to install our completely modern kitchen. Many thanks to Wyeside Parish Council for contributing additional funds to cover unforeseen costs. Without both funding sponsors, our Bredwardine & Brobury Village Hall funds could not have covered the project. Many hours of sweat equity from a few VHC members made it possible to serve tea and cakes for our September Market using the new facilities. Eileen and Peter Elderton officially opened the kitchen. A great time was had by all. Two lovely ladies who lived in Bredwardine many years ago came along on the day to help us celebrate. Ah, memories! Thank you to everyone for your support. Now, photos of the project, click here

For more information about available A4A grants, please follow this link http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PROJECT:

PAST EVENTS:

Diamond Jubilee Celebration : June 3rd and 4th, 2012
The rains stopped, the sun shone and life was perfect on Bredwardine Hill, for the Diamond Jubilee picnic and beacon last Monday. Many thanks to the Bowen family for allowing us to have the village festivities in their fields. Special thanks to Clive for building the perfect pyre and transporting chairs to the "hill top".

Coffee, Cafe and Produce Market with an Alternative Energy Boost !!
Our October 15th, 2010 market with an "alternative energy boost" was brilliant!  As part of h.Energy Awareness Week our market focused on local sustainable projects including our 18 solar photovoltaic panels.  The tea and cakes were yummy as always.  There was plenty of produce, cheese, firewood and crafts to satisfy shopping needs.  Thank you to everyone who participated and attended.  Unofficial count on the door totalled 55.  Special thanks to Ali and Kate from h.Energy who organised this successful week of event!

Our little 1939, timber-clad village hall was nearly bursting at the seams with all of the "energy" generated by alternative energy discussions. 

Special Celebration!
Our new photovoltaic panels are up and running, so it was time to celebrate our achievement!  Forty-five villagers, neighbours and friends turned out on Friday, 9th April to toast Greenearth Energy, Ltd, who installed our panels.  Greenearth Energy answered questions and the Hereford Times photographed the event.  If that was not enough, we held our first Coffee, Cakes and Produce Market of 2010.  The sun shone making our solar panels work overtime.

The 70th "Birthday" Celebration of the Bredwardine & Brobury Village Hall: May 9th, 2009

Bredwardine and Brobury Village Hall marked the 70th Anniversary of its original opening last Saturday, 9th May with a day of activities for the whole community. The effort was well worth it!

Teas were served in the afternoon when visitors were able to look at a display about the Hall which included details of its history along with photographs and memorabilia from the whole period from 1939 to 2009. In the adjacent field there were activities for the children who enjoyed them enthusiastically.

During the afternoon the recently refurbished toilets, with a new ‘disabled’ cubicle, were formally opened by local resident David Hughes. A Big Thank You to "Awards for All" for their grant!

A photo competition showing current villagers during their early years was the focus of much interest and amusement, and some incredulity when the results were revealed during the evening.

True to tradition a dance was held in the evening, with the "Gentlemen of Jive" providing the excellent music, which was very well attended, and much enjoyed by the large and very lively number of people, of all ages, bringing to a close a wonderful day of celebration which was a tribute to the affection in which so many hold this venerable building! Although not a profit making celebration, close to £400 was raised for village hall funds.

Previous to the celebration day a dedicated band of helpers painted and decorated the Hall ready for the day, and organised the event. It was wonderful to see so many people attending, especially those, now living elsewhere, who returned to the Village Hall bringing their memories with them, and greatly adding to the happy atmosphere of the whole day. Thank you to one and all who helped make the celebration a great success!

The hall is a registered Charity Number 1041618.

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Last updated:May 11, 2013