Benwick Village Hall
Benwick Village Hall was built in 1988; it was brought and paid for by the people of Benwick and is located next to the school on the High Street.
The Village Hall is built on land owned by the LEA; it was given to the village on a 125 year lease for a peppercorn rent; of which 105 years still remain. The previous site of the Village Hall was across the road near the old Pack Horse Pub and before then was near the river but that was demolished for Whittlesey Road to be built.
The Village Hall was registered as a charity on December 22nd 1987 and is ran by a committee; but the custodial trustees are Benwick Parish Council. The committee currently consists of 16 members all of which are trustees to the charity.
The Village Hall is used by many of the Village groups; the school use it for PE and school plays, the Sunday Service is held there each week; and groups such as the Scouts use it weekly. Parish Council and Village Hall Committee meetings are also held in the village hall once a month.
Trustees
The management committee can consist of 18 trustees, at current there are 16. 6 are elected at the AGM in April, 6 are chosen by the 6 groups who have representitives on the committee, these groups are The Friends of Benwick Church, The Forget-Me-Nots, The Scouts, The Friends of Benwick School, Benwick School and The Benwick Athletic Football Club. The final 6 are co-opted by the committee.
Chair: Pat Tickner
Vice-Chair: Albert Sismey
Treasurer: Richard Emmitt
Secretary: Suzanne Turner
Janet Fountain
Ian Beevor
Gill Thomas
Rod Glen
Angela Chelton
Adam Keppel-Garner
Marie Andrew
Rose Hoffman
Reg Few
Gina Tickner
Village Hall Booking Diary
The online version of the booking diary, on it is listed all the bookings for the village hall (kept as accurate as possible) the official booking diary is held by Pat Tickner. On this online diary you can see the bookings for all the group meetings, and other village events for which the hall is booked.
Booking The Village Hall
To book the village hall you need to fill in the booking form and deliver it to either Gina White or Pat Tickner. A booking is not confirmed until it is written into the diary.
Booking Form: Microsoft Word
Patricia Tickner 20 Chapel Gardens 01354 677279
Gina Tickner The Five Alls Public House 01354 677520