The Armoury Hall
Dean Road, Newnham GL14 1BB
Charity no. 269054
- Brief History
The hall was built as an independent chapel, but changed use in the 1870s when it became a drill hall for local volunteers and then an armoury. In 1962, when it was in use as an artist’s studio, it was bought on behalf of the people of Newnham as their village hall, and in its constitution gives ‘the inhabitants of Newnham on Severn … and the neighbourhood complete power to elect the hall’s trustees and to decide what happens to it.
The Armoury Hall is held upon trust for the purposes of a Village Hall for the use of the inhabitants of Newnham-on-Severn and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex or political religious or other opinions. It is managed by a committee which is elected annually at the Annual General Meeting – normally in April or May.
Currently it’s used by groups for yoga, the Art Group, the Friendship Club , Youth Club etc, and as a theatre for plays and the Christmas pantomime, as a polling station, for exhibitions and meetings, and for private parties and other social events.
The main hall (102 sq.m.) is on the ground floor, supported by a kitchen. The small meeting room and men’s, women’s and disabled WCs are upstairs (there is a stairlift), and there is parking in the High Street and Dean Road, and disabled parking/dropping off for 3-4 cars immediately outside the hall.
Country Market
What are Country Markets
Newnham has now started its own branch within the Gloucetershire Country Markets Cooprerative. Markets are held regularly on Saturday mornings from 10:330 until 12:30 other events permitting.
On sale are locally produced cakes and pastries, bread, preserves, honey, cheese, craft items and locally grown vegetables. Occasionally meat is also available.
Coffee and tea are available during the market so why not come along, meet with friends and see what is available.
We already have several local producers but all are welcome whatever quantity of locally produced goods you wish to sell.
For further information please contact Pat O’Hara (516450) or Elaine Jones (516494).
Kitchen refurbisment
Some of you will already have seen the improved kitchen facilities and layout. The task is still not quite complete tiling of the walls still to be completed and the flooring problem still to be resolved. However favourable comments have already been received from regular users.
Many thanks to Grass Roots (managed locally by the GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION) for a grant of £5,000 that allowed this work to be done.
Also thanks to “Miles Laughton Standard and Specialist Joinery” for the extra effort and items happily supplied, and to Ray Puttock for his enthusiasm and skills in leading the project forward.
Annual Show 3rd September 2011
The Hall is also the venue for the annual Newnham Show. Vegetables, fruit, flowers, floral art, cookery, wine, art, craft and photography … lots of children’s sections … and refreshments … raffle … auction of donated produce … prize giving … only 50p on the door (and much less to enter a potentially prize-winning item!)
This years Show (the Thirty-Second) will be held on Saturday 3rd September. The Hall will be open from 9:00 am for entries to be brought and judging (behind closed doors) will commence at 11:00. The Show will then be open to all from 2:00p.m. with Auction of donated Produce, Drawing of Raffle and Prizegiving at 3:30p.m.
Schedules will be available from various locations in the village or download a copy from here.
Contact: Kevin O’Hara on 01594 516450 or armouryhall@gmail.com.
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What’s on/Availability
Please use the following link to see what’s on and check availability
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The 200 Club
The 200 Club was set up to help with hall maintenance, and is easy to join! For £1 per month (£12 payable annually) all members’ numbers are entered in the draw, with prizes every month of £50, £10 and three £5 prizes.
For more information phone Kevin O’Hara (01594 516450), Anna Fedden (01594 516526) or Trevor Firman (01594 516303).
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