ABOUT
*Please note the COMMITTEE members are listed a the foot of this page*.
East Cowton Village Hall - About Us, the Story So Far……
1932 - Hall constructed with help from the Diocese of Ripon. Maintained & run by a village committee affiliated to the local Parochial Parish Council. Known as the Parish Hall.
1996 - The East Cowton New Village Hall Association formed. Its objective to raise funds to build a new hall.
2003-2005 - The ECNVHA completed negotiations with the Diocese of Ripon and purchased the Parish Hall and its site. The Parish Hall became known as the Village Hall. The ECNVHA achieved charitable status.
The former hall management committee gradually merged & evolved with the ECNVHA executive committee. The ECNVHA, through its executive committee had & has, as its main objective, the building of a new village hall - but alongside it maintained the present hall.
2007 - Application made to the Big Lottery Fund to get grant funding for a new hall.
Unsuccessful.
2012 - To help future grant applications, a planning application was made to the local Planning Authority. Successful.
2013 onward - Lots of work done regarding estimates of building costs for building a new hall. Seeking grant opportunities and making contact with local organisations connected to community co-operation e.g. Northallerton & District Voluntary Services Associations; Community First Yorkshire.
In 2017 a modified Planning Application was made and was successful.
* The ECNVHA committee has as its main objective the provision of a new hall but keeps the present hall ‘ticking over’ - which is largely self supporting through income coming from charges made for hiring the hall. However, those involved involved in its upkeep are aware of the increasing need for major work to be done and so are making every effort to push forward with the current new build plan. As always, the committee is looking for further grant opportunities - especially the ‘big one’ to get that new hall. Use has been made of smaller grants to buy equipment that must be transferable to a new hall e.g. air-to-air heaters & solar panels.
* The ECNVHA committee puts most of its energy into constantly fund raising towards that new build. Regular fund-raisers include: A 100 Club monthly lottery; an annual Big Xmas Raffle Draw; the EC Xmas Card. Since December 2107 a volunteer once per week afternoon Pop-Up Cafe has been immensely popular & a good fund raiser; it runs throughout the year with holiday breaks several times a year. Other ‘one off’ events raise money from time-to-time . e.g. musical/stage presentations, social events.
Fund-raising events like the Pop Up Cafe also enhance the Community spirit and co-operation as, coincidentally, does a pop Up Post Office which comes to the hall on the same afternoon as the cafe. Also, the Cowton Arts & theatre Society (‘CATS), run by local residents, produces the EC Panto and other community stage events and adds to this spirit AND they have provided new lighting equipment (for use by all) - which would be transferable to a new hall.
Alongside the hall since December 2017 is EC Community Shop- adding further to the community co-operation feel and also alongside is a children’s play area and so there is a spread of age groups using these facilities.
1932 - Hall constructed with help from the Diocese of Ripon. Maintained & run by a village committee affiliated to the local Parochial Parish Council. Known as the Parish Hall.
1996 - The East Cowton New Village Hall Association formed. Its objective to raise funds to build a new hall.
2003-2005 - The ECNVHA completed negotiations with the Diocese of Ripon and purchased the Parish Hall and its site. The Parish Hall became known as the Village Hall. The ECNVHA achieved charitable status.
The former hall management committee gradually merged & evolved with the ECNVHA executive committee. The ECNVHA, through its executive committee had & has, as its main objective, the building of a new village hall - but alongside it maintained the present hall.
2007 - Application made to the Big Lottery Fund to get grant funding for a new hall.
Unsuccessful.
2012 - To help future grant applications, a planning application was made to the local Planning Authority. Successful.
2013 onward - Lots of work done regarding estimates of building costs for building a new hall. Seeking grant opportunities and making contact with local organisations connected to community co-operation e.g. Northallerton & District Voluntary Services Associations; Community First Yorkshire.
In 2017 a modified Planning Application was made and was successful.
* The ECNVHA committee has as its main objective the provision of a new hall but keeps the present hall ‘ticking over’ - which is largely self supporting through income coming from charges made for hiring the hall. However, those involved involved in its upkeep are aware of the increasing need for major work to be done and so are making every effort to push forward with the current new build plan. As always, the committee is looking for further grant opportunities - especially the ‘big one’ to get that new hall. Use has been made of smaller grants to buy equipment that must be transferable to a new hall e.g. air-to-air heaters & solar panels.
* The ECNVHA committee puts most of its energy into constantly fund raising towards that new build. Regular fund-raisers include: A 100 Club monthly lottery; an annual Big Xmas Raffle Draw; the EC Xmas Card. Since December 2107 a volunteer once per week afternoon Pop-Up Cafe has been immensely popular & a good fund raiser; it runs throughout the year with holiday breaks several times a year. Other ‘one off’ events raise money from time-to-time . e.g. musical/stage presentations, social events.
Fund-raising events like the Pop Up Cafe also enhance the Community spirit and co-operation as, coincidentally, does a pop Up Post Office which comes to the hall on the same afternoon as the cafe. Also, the Cowton Arts & theatre Society (‘CATS), run by local residents, produces the EC Panto and other community stage events and adds to this spirit AND they have provided new lighting equipment (for use by all) - which would be transferable to a new hall.
Alongside the hall since December 2017 is EC Community Shop- adding further to the community co-operation feel and also alongside is a children’s play area and so there is a spread of age groups using these facilities.
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The Village Hall Executive Committee :
Chairman: Stuart Barker /Chair (07855 250107) [email protected]
Treasurer: John Tucker, (07967 173674); [email protected]
Barbara Hibbert Secretary.(07841 646899) [email protected]
John Walton -100 Club (07968 326822 )
Jim Crabbe, Hall booking secretary ( 07710 457741); [email protected]
Yvonne Jolly (07508 067194); Colin Fitzpatrick (07516 962019)
and recently co-opted new members Tracey Cramond & Cindy Homer