We are delighted to report that two new Trustees have been elected. Our thanks to Nikki Cross and Jayne Huffer for offering their time! Our thanks to Wendy Scott, Bob Strawbridge and Amy Walker who resigned in 2020; we are most grateful to them for their service.

There is, however, still one vacancy on the Trust so please contaact Anita Birch if you are interested in helping out.

Charges for hiring the Village Hall will be rising in September 2022. This is only the second increase since the refurbished hall was opened in 2014, and the rates are still very favourable. The village rate will be £9 per hour and that for those outside Whaddon £15. This of course only applies to new bookings.

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 2022 for new bookings:

Residents of Whaddon £9 per hour

All others £15 per hour

The Hall is now a COVID Secure facility. The hire form on this web site has been updated to include special conditions that relate to the present situation, and it is ESSENTIAL that all prospective hirers read the following before starting to make bookings.

• The bookings over the next few days are shown after the map. 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. It is also essential in this time of coronavirus that you read and follow the hall's current COVID-19 secure risk assessment, also available at this link and pay special attention to the Special Conditions of Hire added to the booking form in July and September 2020.
• In view of the changes from 21 July 2021, prospective hirers should also read the guidelines for reopening in force from that date. They are available at this link.
• When you have an agreed booking, instructions will be provided on how you can collect the keys.

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 1st March 2021--online

Meetings usually take place at 20:00 either online or 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	-	South Cambs Dog Training	-
Jonathan Birch	Chair	Nominated by Parish Council	-
Marine Boulter	-	(elected)	-
Karen Coningsby	Secretary	St Mary’s Church	07903 884825
Steve Coningsby	-	(elected)	-
Claire Hales		Parish Council
Peter Haselden	Vice-Chairman/ Treasurer	(elected)	cricket[at]whaddon.org
Paula Tucker	-	(elected)	-
Gabby van Poortvliet	-	(elected)

Some members have consented to have their contact details 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 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 Nigel Strudwick, 01223 207434 ,ncs3 [at] cam.ac.uk

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.

PRESENTLY SUSPENDED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS AND THE CLOSURE OF THE HALL

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.

NO EVENTS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS AND THE CLOSURE OF THE HALL