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, salsa, 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.
Annual Show – Saturday 4th September 2010
The Hall is also the venue fo 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 … prizegiving … only 50p on the door (and much less to enter a potentially prize-winning item!)
Collect a Schedule and entry form from Bailey’s or the Post Office or other various location or download a copy here (you don’t have to live in Newnham).
Do enter! Everybody has had a bad growing year so your entries will be no different.
And do come on the day!
Contact: Kevin O’Hara on 01594 516450 or armouryhall@googlemail.com.
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What’s on/Availability
Please use the following link to see what’s on and check availabilty
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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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