Charges for hiring the Village Hall will be rising in September 2017. This is the first increase since the refurbished hall was opened in 2014 and the rates are still very favourable. The village rate will be £7 per hour and that for those outside Whaddon £11. This of course only applies to new bookings.

Following our recent request, we are delighted to report that three new Trustees have been elected. Our thanks to Steve Coningsby,Wendy Scott and Bob Strawbridge for offering their time!

Acoustic panels have been fitted in the hall to improve the sound quality. Thanks to Pete and Steve Coningsby and their crew for their hard work. Photos below. © Karen Coningsby.

We hope very much you would like to book our Village Hall

Hourly rates from September 2017 for new bookings:

Residents of Whaddon £7 per hour

All others £11 per hour

• The bookings over the next few days are summarised above. For dates beyond them, use the Village Calendar to browse to see if there is space available at the time you would like to make the booking. The Village Calendar default is to view it by the week; you can use the arrows to move back and forwards by week, or you can change to the month view.
• If the hall looks free, please contact us via whaddonhalltrust [at] whaddon.org and you will be informed formally of the availability and of the next actions you need to take.
• These will include filling out a booking form. A fillable PDF booking form is located here (download the file and use Adobe Acrobat for best results).
• When you have an agreed booking, the keys may be collected from a box on the outside of the hall. Instructions will be provided.

The following pictures of the refurbished hall were provided by Wendy Evans, Lee Ginger, Karen Coningsby and Nigel Strudwick.

• Whaddon Village Hall booking form (fillable PDF)
• Whaddon Village Hall Marquee booking form (PDF)

Download the file and use Adobe Acrobat for best results when completing fillable forms.

Monday 20 May 2019 -- AGM

Meetings usually take place at 20:00 in the Village Hall on the first Monday of alternate months, but are subject to change. Agendas will be added above at the appropriate times.

Name	Office	Represents	Contact
Steve Argent	Vice-Chairman	South Cambs Dog Training	-
Anita Birch	-	Parish Council
Karen Coningsby	Secretary	St Mary’s Church	07903 884825
Steve Coningsby	-	(elected)	-
Peter Haselden	Treasurer	Whaddon Cricketers	-
Wendy Scott	-	(elected)	-
Bob Strawbridge	-	(elected)	-
Nigel Strudwick	Chairman	Parish Council	01223 207434
Amy Walker	-	(elected)	-

Some members have consented to have their telephone numbers given out as above. Otherwise Individual members can be contacted via whaddonhalltrust [at] whaddon.org. This is the address that should also be used for booking enquiries for the Hall.

The Whaddon Village Hall and Recreation Ground Trust

Since November 2010, the Hall and Recreation Ground have been managed by a Charitable Trust, running these facilities for the village on a long lease from the PC. The Trust's Charity number is 1140851. The Trust held its first meeting on 15 November 2010, at which point its membership was confirmed and officers elected, all to hold office until its first AGM in 2011. Charity law requires a trust such as this to have a majority of members nominated by users of the hall and rec, as well as a number of elected members. The latest report from the Trust is available on the web site here.

A coffee morning will take place on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month in the Village Hall from 10:30 to 12. All of course welcome. Cost £1.50.

Whaddon now has a thriving Table Tennis Club.  We have two brand new tables and plenty of bats and balls.  We currently play on Tuesday nights at 20:00 in the village hall.  Please just turn up if you would like to play.  If you would like to use the tables another at any other time please book the  village hall via whaddonhalltrust [at] whaddon.org.  No extra hire cost for the tables – but please do look after them!  Any questions please contact Roger van Poortvliet, 01223 208450, r.vanpoortvliet [at] outlook.com

The Mainly Gardening Club meets in the village hall on the third Wednesday of each month from 19:30 to 21:00. More details are available on the Community page, found under the Activities menu item.

South Cambs Dog Training Club hold regular classes on the Recreation Ground most weekends. Visit their web site for further information.

Bonfitness Pilates holds regular classes in the Village Hall. Visit their web site for more information.

Call for entertainers

On 18 May, we are holding an evening on which the entertainment will be provided by Whaddon. Our stars will be villagers who are content to get up and entertain the rest of us.

Please see the advert below, and if you can do a turn, get in touch with Wendy to express your interest!

The Whaddon Village Hall and Recreation Ground Trust