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About Us

Meet our volunteer Village Hall Elvington Management Committee

They are trustees of the charity the Village Hall Elvington Charity No1046273 and are appointed or elected annually at the Annual General Meeting in March to run the Community Centre, also known as the Hall,  in Elvington. There are 5 appointed representatives from local organisations and local regular non-profit hire groups: St Peter & St Paul's Church, Eythorne Parish Council, Elvington & Eythorne Heritage CIC, the Monday & Wednesday Badminton Clubs and the Craft Club.

There are 3 other committee members who are elected at the annual general meeting.

The 2026 committee:

  • Chairperson is Paul Boiston
  • Secretary is Jenny Groombridge
  • Treasurer is Christine Rogers
  • Committee Members are Jen Farebrother, Wendy Hansell, Craig Hucksted, Dominic Meehan, and Colin Varrall.

The Community & Heritage Centre, known locally as The Hall, was rebuilt with Coalfield Regeneration Trust and National Lottery Funding. The previous hall had been built in the 1950's by the Miners' Welfare and fell into disrepair due to lack of funding after the Tilmanstone Colliery was closed.in 1986. The new charity was set up in November 1998 and the centre was completed and opened in 1999.The mezzanine was added in 2003 and is now the home of the Elvington & Eythorne Heritage Centre.

The guide wheel in the grounds of the Centre was from one of the headgears at Tilmanstone Colliery and was saved by Roley, landlord of The Ravens in Tilmanstone who passed it to Gus who donated it to the Hall. The chain securing it was donated by Legs. The frame was designed and built by John Danson who erected it with help from Cyril Rogers. The rocks surrounding it came from the colliery spoil. The frame was originally painted in what was as close to Coal Board Blue as was possible. This was the colour of the headgear frame before it became covered by the coal dust. Older residents may remember the colour, more of a royal blue, as many of the doors in the village were painted in this colour back in the day.