Sandhutton and Breckenbrough Village Hall
(Registered Charity 523405)
Introduction
Sandhutton Village Hall building started life as a board school, built in the 1892 and used as such until its closure in the late 1950’s. It was purchased as a village hall with a constitution on the 7th June 1962.
Under that constitution there are five elected Trustees, in addition to their role as trustees they form the Management Committee, along with 6 others who are elected annually.
The current trustees are:
| Mr Steve Walsh | Chairman |
| Mrs Judith Walsh | Secretary |
| Mrs Tracey Ashton | |
| Mr John Teesdale | Treasurer |
| Mr Les Anderson | Deputy Chairman |
Sandhutton the Village
Sandhutton is small village that is fortunate in that it has a church, a pub, a village hall and a Parish Council. In the last five years there have been 4 new housing developments growing the population of the village significantly (approx. 90 houses to 120), giving rise to a welcome reduction of the average age in the village.
The Hall
Although basically the same structure as the old village school, the hall has been progressively modernised and improved over the years. Windows have been replaced, a disabled parking bay in the carpark, toilets adapted to allow disabled access and baby changing facilities installed. Together with new tables and chairs the hall is kept available for a wide range of activities.
In November 2022 the original plaster cracked and fell from the ceiling causing damage to the suspended ceiling beneath. As a result of this the hall was closed whilst work was undertaken to restore the original vaulted ceiling. This gave the committee the opportunity to install insulated plasterboard and to insulate the loft as well as to be completely rewired and new lighting installed. This was rounded off with a complete redecoration and other improvements.
Current Facilities and Activities
Sandhutton and Breckenbrough Village Hall offers a main hall of some 63 square metres and a large entrance space of 30 square metres that can be divided off from the main hall by glass bifold doors. Off the entrance hall is a kitchen available for visitors, with cooker, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, water boiler together with a sink/drainer area. An adequate number of folding tables and chairs capable of seating 80 people.
Since the refurbishment in 2023 there has been a huge increase in the Village Hall’s usage. The hall hosts a variety of events including regular sessions of Chair Yoga to sewing group to African drumming.
The large car park lends itself to pop up events such as a car boot fare and a monthly Pizza Van.
There have been a number of events, such as a Mexican themed event, very successful 70’s night with live music, wine and cheese night, race night to name a few.
Recently Saltburn Smugglers, a sea shanty group, attended to a sell-out audience.
The Prosecco/afternoon tea in the village hall have been a success for elderly/lonely members of the village and also acts as an opportunity for new residents to meet other residents.
Accessing the Hall
Since the reopening in 2023 we've improved our promoting and publicising through regular newsletters, notice boards throughout the surrounding villages and Thirsk and advertising events through Facebook/Instagram. We now have a website, as well as the traditional contact numbers.
In line with legislation the hall has in place policies and procedures to ensure any visitors / users of the hall feel the environment is safe and inclusive. These policies are listed below and are available on the website.
Data Protection
Equality and Diversity
Finance
Health and Safety and Fire Evacuation
Safeguarding
Supply of Alcohol