Bawdeswell - Village Hall

Village Hall

The village hall was moved from the centre of the village on the site of what is now five houses at Old Woods Green to the recreation ground north of the village in the early 1990s. This move was controversial at the time and some residents are still unhappy about it. A modern steel and timber structure was designed but was only one third completed with available funding and the actual hall part was never built. It has a high pitched roof and the original plan was for there to be a badminton court in the main hall. Despite these adversities, the hall that is there has reasonable facilities and is well used but its size restricts it to one activity at a time and a new larger hall is planned through Project Bawdeswell. A planning application has now (January 2012) been approved for a new hall and as a precursor to an application for Lottery funding a village survey is to be carried out.

Because of the increase in, mainly community based, entertainment at the hall, the management committee have applied for and been granted a variation to their entertainment licence to allow for, amongst other events, more film shows and the sale of alcohol without having to apply for a Temporary Event Notice each time.

A temporary portable building has been placed alongside the hall for use as a meeting room and for small events so that the hall can be freed up for other events.