Village Halls Week: A Look Back
Last week saw the return of ACRE’s Village Halls Week, a one-of-a-kind annual celebration of halls and the contribution they make to rural communities. Here in Bedfordshire, there was lots of activity during the week to celebrate! The programme for Village Halls Week was as follows: Monday: Do something different #DoDifferent Tuesday: Something for everyone #ForEveryone…
Village Halls Week 2022: Whatās On?
This Village Halls Week’s theme is ‘Innovating the future’, and village hall volunteers are being encouraged to think outside of the box and consider what can be done to improve their operations for the benefit of local residents. Throughout this week, Village Halls across Bedfordshire have plenty of activities for you to get involved in.…
Village Halls Set to Make Pledges for the Future
This week, Monday 24 to Sunday 30th January 2022, will see many of Englandās 10,000+ rural community buildings posting pledges on social media as part of a popular national campaign. Volunteers managing these important charitable community hubs are being encouraged to think outside of the box and consider what can be done to improve their…
Village Hall and Community Building volunteers and Management Committee Trustees
A big, big thank to all our Village Hall and Community Building volunteers and Management Committee Trustees. There are over a 1,000 Trustees from 190 committees looking after our community buildings throughout the Befordshire and they are supported by additional members of the public who carry out the day to day task of running their…
New information to help village halls reopen
ACRE has prepared updated information to help volunteer management committees negotiate the latest easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures. It has been a year since Englandās 10,000+ village halls were forced to shut their doors for the first time. The closure of these buildings left many rural communities without a place to gather and put a…
Celebrating 100 years of Village Halls!
ACRE have arrange several events for you to attend as part of #VillageHallsWeek 2021, as well as inviting you to contribute to the Doomsday Book.Ā On Friday, you’ll be able to join them for a podcast sponsored by Allied Westminister, which will look at the history of village halls in England, the contribution they make…
Beyond Covid-19: A roadmap to help village halls recover
Join ACRE for an event sponsored by Norris & Fisher (Insurance Brokers) Limited as part of Village Halls Week 2021. Beyond Covid-19: A roadmap to help village halls recover will consider how village and community halls can return to a new normal following the national upheaval caused by Covid-19. Led by ACRE’s Chair, David Emerson…
A zero-carbon future for village halls
Be part of a conversation about what the future holds forĀ village hallsĀ and join an online event sponsored by UA Energy, with guest speakers from the Centre for Sustainable Energy. Find out how you can contribute to aĀ zero carbon future and register to attend a zero-carbon future for village halls on Thursday 28 January…
Village Halls Doomsday Book 2021
As part of Village Halls Week 2021, ACRE have put together a Doomsday Book that they would like halls to sign and use to record the good things they are doing to mark a century of rural community action. This is a great way to share their work, the difference they make to their community…
Village Halls Week 2021 ā get involved and celebrate your village hall
Update – Friday 29 Jan – Listen to the Village Halls podcast. Village Halls Week is a national celebration of village halls, their volunteers and the important services they offer their communities. This year’s Village Halls Week starts on Monday 25 January, running until Friday 29 January 2021, and will be celebrating all that has…