Village hall
A village hall is a public building in a village used for various community purposes.
Contents
1 United Kingdom
1.1 Wales
2 United States
3 See also
4 External links
5 References
United Kingdom
Bedhampton Social Hall, United Kingdom
St Bees Village Hall Cumbria, UK. Built 1882.
In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building which contains usually at least one large room, kitchen and toilets, and is usually owned by a local government council or independent trustees, and run for the benefit of the local community. It is estimated that there are over 10,000 such village halls.[1]
Such a hall is typically used for a variety of public and private functions, such as:
Parish council meetings
Polling station for local and national elections- Sports club functions
- Local drama productions
- Dances
- Jumble sales
- Private parties such as birthdays or wedding receptions
Village halls are generally run by a committee, and if this is not part of a local government body, such as a parish council, then they can apply for charitable status.[2] They may have other names such as a Village Institute or Memorial Hall. In some localities a church hall or community centre provides similar functions.
Wales
The word neuadd (IPA: /'neiæð/) is used to refer to village halls in Welsh-speaking parts of Wales, as in Neuadd Dyfi, the village hall in Aberdyfi.[3]
United States
La Grange, Illinois Village Hall
In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a town hall or city hall.
See also
- Church hall
- Community centre
- Function hall
- Local community
- Meeting house
- Moot hall
- Village Hall (TV series)
External links
Action for village halls in England
References
^ [1] ACT website Jan 2019
^ Use of Church Halls for Village Hall and Other Charitable Purposes, Charity Commission, United Kingdom, July 2001.
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