Our lovely village hall in the heart of the community of Sicklinghall was built in 1952 and was substantially refurbished in 2014/15. It now provides modern facilities and a large garden and is suitable for many different types of events.
It was fitting that in 2012, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, our much-loved Village Hall reached the same landmark.
The BBC’s Domesday Project records the hall’s origins in the following way:
“The idea of a village hall in Sicklinghall was first thought of by a Mr. Fryer in May 1945. It was not until 1952 that the hall was completed at a cost of £3,500 (£1,500 of which was raised by the villagers through jumble-sales, £1,000 was donated by Mr. G.R. Foster and £1,000 was received from the Ministry of Education). It was officially opened in 1953.”
Ida Greaves’ marvellous story of Sicklinghall, ‘The Nook of Sicil’s People’, gives more detail about J.G. (Johnnie) Fryer, the Committee and the villagers, and their many years of fundraising from the end of World War II to completion of the building in 1952 and its official opening a year later.
OUR COMMUNITY
Sicklinghall Village Hall enjoys wide local support, and is pleased to provide links to the following businesses:
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To enquire about availability, rates of hire or to make a booking please fill in your details in the form below and send to our bookings secretary who will get in touch with you.
To make a telephone enquiry please ring our bookings secretary, Janette Hobbs on 07761207141