Village Hall Report - November 2025

This is the report from the Village Hall Committee’s Annual General Meeting, held on 6th November.

Through the past year there have been public and private events: fireworks night, harvest supper, a jazz evening and a table top sale. We have hosted evenings in collaboration with FOASC – Friends of All Saints Church, Cuddesdon to continue to enrich the whole community of Cuddesdon and Denton.

The regular hire to Dare2Dream continues. The Parish Council have meetings in the hall, and it is also used as the polling station. Other regular hires are the WI and village coffee morning. The hall is hired for a range of events from wreath making to family parties.

We want to thank the whole Committee for their continued hard work and interest in this historic building and we are particularly thankful to have Sue who has ensured the hall is well maintained and welcoming. One of our dear committee members passed away very unexpectedly this year and she is sorely missed.

New doors and outside lighting have been installed. This was funded by two grants, one from SODC and the other from The Lottery Fund. The emergency lighting has also been updated.

Progress is being made on the Archive Room. The Archives are being collated and documented and we are indebted to the many volunteers who have help with different aspects of local life. Topics include: the Village School, World War 1, World War 1 military personnel, Village cross and memorial, the Village Play, People in the Village, Buildings of significance, Societies, clubs and organisations and World War 2 military personnel. These are all such interesting topics and records of the history and life through the years of our Village. We want to thank Kathy Hawley for organising the cataloguing of all the resources and to Mike Mount for adding all the resources onto the Village website.

We have the required three trustees – Fiona Hawkins, Susan Sellar and Gillie Ruscombe King, who is serving as a trustee this year. The Constitution and other relevant documents are in a folder in the kitchen.

As always, we value and cherish the village hall and the volunteers who give their time to the community events taking place in it. We are a small committee and are always looking for support from those interested in the hall. Please think of joining us – it is fun, creative and most importantly rewarding. Please do approach any of us if you are interested.

The Village Hall Committee.

Gille Ruscombe King, Susan Sellar, Nicola Swift, Anne Marie Woodward, Fiona Hawkins