Village Hall Events May 2024

Apologies for late posting. The Saturday Library Cafe & Plant Sale was advertised separately and has now taken place.  Lots of lovely plants donated by a few good gardeners which helped raise money towards the cost of hall maintenance. As the season is late this year,  many people are still waiting to get going with seed sowing and planting, so we will offer further ‘plant & seed tables’ at the next few Saturday morning sessions (first Saturday of each month, 10-12) so please keep an eye open and share what you can.

Remaining events this month:

  • Every Monday except bank holidays:
    • Art Club 10-12
    • Library Café 2-4pm
  • Tuesday 21st May Dallington Parish Council Meeting 7.30pm

New Dallington History website

Screenshot of website URL in post
Screenshot of the new website

Some of you may already know the Dallington History site which has existed for several years, holding a collection of materials from various sources: occasional local history talks, census returns and other documents, as well as individual articles and queries received from people from around the world researching their Dallington ancestors.

The site has now been given a new look and a major restructure, designed to make it easier to record and celebrate the history of our village, the people who have lived here and the places where they have lived and worked. It has also been registered as a One Place Study (https://www.one-place-studies.org/).

This is still a work in progress, but eventually there will be a page for every house in the village, with details about the buildings and a list of who has lived there over the years, alongside information about individual families and other resources including articles on social history. The site is intended as a community resource for use by anyone researching local or family history, so please do take a look and use the new Queries & Replies page to share any information or questions you may have. You can find it at https://dallingtonhistory.uk/

Village Hall Events June 2023

Happy to announce that normal service has resumed after last month’s  Coronation events and multiple bank holidays:

  • Saturday 3rd June (this weekend) Library Cafe 10-12noon 
    (our monthly Saturday morning opening)

And our regular weekly activities:

  • Monday 5th June (and every Monday)
      • Art Club 10-12
      • Library Café 2-4pm
  • Thursday evenings Beginners Yoga 8-9pm
  • Friday mornings Chair Yoga  11am -12 noon 
    For more details of yoga classes and to book a place, please visit https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes

No special events or talks planned for this month, but do get in touch if you would like to suggest something new…..

To view all forthcoming activities or to book the hall for your own event, please go to our Main Hall Bookings Page  and to book our newly refurbished Billiard Room, go to the Billiard Room page

 

Coronation bell ringing 6th May

(Posted on behalf of Diana Day)

We will be ringing at 10am on Saturday 6th May 2023 for the Coronation of the King and Queen. We will be 6 in number, our learner making their first public performance and borrowing a ringer from Warbleton, the local band will make a joyful sound.
Diana Day

Dallington Events in May 2023

Due to this month’s  Coronation events, there will be NO Library Cafe in the village hall on the following dates:

    • Monday 1st May (May Bank Holiday)
    • Saturday 6th May (Coronation Day) or
    • Monday 8th May (extra Coronation Bank Holiday)

 However, we hope as many villagers as possible will bring a picnic and join in the Coronation Big Lunch with others from our local community at the Sugarloaf Field (Dallington Recreation Ground) on
Sunday 7th May.   More details at https://dallington.org.uk/coronation-big-lunch-picnic-sunday-7th-may/

 

Local Elections Thursday 4th May As usual the village hall will be used as the Polling Station for this year’s local elections. Don’t forget that from now on you’ll need to show photo ID when voting in person.  Check the list of acceptable forms of ID at the Government website to make sure that you have what you need.  https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-id-youll-need . The first Dallington Parish Council after these elections will take place in the village hall on Tuesday 23rd May. See the main DPC page at https://dallington.org.uk/parish-council/and sign up for email alerts so you don’t miss future announcements.

For the rest of the month,  regular activities in the village hall will continue as follows:

  • Mondays  (except 1st & 8th May)
    Art Club 10am -12noon;   Library Cafe 2pm-4pm
  • Thursdays (except 4th May)   Yoga class 8-9pm
  • Fridays        Chair Yoga  11am -12 noon
    For more details of yoga classes and to book a place, please visit https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes

To view all forthcoming activities or to book the hall for your own event, please go to https://dallington.org.uk/village-hall/village-hall-booking/

And to book our newly refurbished Billiard Room, go to https://dallington.org.uk/village-hall/billiard-room-booking-page/

Ring for the King 6th May 2023

(Posted on behalf of Diana Day)

Ring for the King. We have a learner who has now progressed to ringing in rounds, we are confident that they will be able to join in the Ringing for the King, on 6/5/23.

More information about national ringing arrangements at https://ringfortheking.org

Village Hall Events in April 2023 (and reminder Quiz Night 17th March)

REMINDER Friday 17th March Quiz Night

    • 7.00pm onwards for a 7.30 prompt start.
    • £5 per head to include buffet supper; please bring your own drinks
    • All welcome – bring your own team (max 6) or join in with others on the night
    • Prizes for the winning team and raffle draw during the interval

Village Hall Events in April

  • Saturday 1st April Library Cafe 10-12noon
    (our monthly Saturday morning opening)
    And our regular weekly activities:
    • Monday 3rd April (and every Monday)
      • Art Club 10-12
      • Library Café 2-4pm
    • Thursday evenings Beginners Yoga 8-9pm
    • Friday mornings Chair Yoga  11am -12 noon 
      For more details of yoga classes and to book a place, please visit https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes

To view all forthcoming activities or to book the hall for your own event, please go to our Main Hall Bookings Page  and to book our newly refurbished Billiard Room, go to the Billiard Room page

Village Hall News & Events March 2023

News

photo of window box showing spring bulbs
New spring bulbs in the planters outside the hall

At last week’s Village Hall AGM, all members of the current committee were re-elected. We are delighted that they are all willing to continue but we still have spaces and would warmly welcome new members and/or volunteers to help with various regular small tasks to keep this community space available to all residents. You can find out more in our newsletter published last month.

We are also very pleased to announce that we are one of 37 halls taking part in Rother District Council’s Village Halls Energy Project.  Each hall will have a free energy assessment followed by recommendations for ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce our carbon footprint – vital to help cope with rising prices. Although some potential actions may be limited by our listed building status, it will provide us with a useful basis for future planning. Find out more about the Village Halls Energy project at their web page Village Halls Energy Project – Rother District Council

Events in March

  • Saturday 4th March Library Cafe 10-12noon
    (our monthly Saturday morning opening)
  • Friday 17th March Quiz Night 7.00pm onwards for a 7.30 prompt start.
    • £5 per head to include buffet supper; please bring your own drinks
    • All welcome – bring your own team (max 6) or join in with others on the night
    • Prizes for the winning team and raffle draw during the interval

And our regular weekly activities:

  • Monday 6th March (and every Monday)
    • Art Club 10-12
    • Library Café 2-4pm
  • Thursday evenings Beginners Yoga 8-9pm
  • Friday mornings Chair Yoga  11am -12 noon 
    For more details of yoga classes and to book a place, please visit https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes

To view all forthcoming activities or to book the hall for your own event, please go to our Main Hall Bookings Page  and to book our newly refurbished Billiard Room, go to the Billiard Room page

Village Hall News February 2023

Our annual newsletter is published to coincide with Village Halls Week (January 23th -29th) –  a national campaign by Action with Communities in Rural England highlighting the  contribution that England’s 10,000+ village halls make to rural communities. This year’s focus is on the way that village halls can provide warm, welcoming and inclusive spaces – something that Dallington Old School Village Hall aims to do every week with the community Library Café as well as our other activities. You can view the newsletter here  Old School News January 2023 PDF FINAL to find out more about how the hall is run, what we can offer and how local residents can support this community space.

In particular, you are  warmly invited to the forthcoming Annual General Meeting on 15th February at 7.00 to hear what’s been going on and let us know what else you’d like to see happening at the hall.

Other events in February:

  • Saturday 4th February Library Cafe 10-12noon
    (our monthly Saturday morning opening)
  • Wednesday 15th  Village Hall AGM All welcome
  • Friday 10th 2.30- 4.30 Beetle Drive

And our regular weekly activities:

  • Monday 6th February (and every Monday)
    • Art Club 10-12
    • Library Café 2-4pm
  • Thursday  9th and 23rd Beginners Yoga 8-9pm  (note half term break)
  • Friday 10th and 24th  Chair Yoga  11am -12 noon (note half term break)
    For more details of yoga classes and to book a place, please visit https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes

To view all forthcoming activities or to book the hall for your own event, please go to our Main Hall Bookings Page  and  to book our newly refurbished Billiard Room, go to the Billiard Room page