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The Village Hall was opened around 1960
and was built with funds raised by many dedicated
locals, organising fetes and many other activities to
buy bricks at 6d each (two and a half pence).
Notable contributors to the effort of
building the hall were :- Don Churchill, he did much of
the brick laying and woodwork, he was also heavily
involved with Barnston Football Club especially in the
first fifteen years of it's life when he was the Club
Secretary. Mr Salmon, supplied and erected the iron
support structure. Mr Gill, not himself a Barnston
resident but initially a passer by who couldn't bear to
see the growing pile of bricks and little progress on
the building, he eventually couldn't stand it anymore
and volunteered to help Don Churchill build the hall
(see picture below).
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| The Village hall begin
built by Mr Gill |
The
Village Hall being opened by Lord Butler
with Don Churchill |
Thanks are given to
www.barnstonvillage.co.uk and Mrs Nora Churchill
for letting us use these pictures
If you have any history you would
like to share with the community about the village
hall, about past fund rasing events or your own
private events then we would be happy to add them to
this page. Photos and documents are welcome you can
email them to the booking clerk at
bookings@barnstonvillagehall.co.uk
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