Welcome to Willington, Bedfordshire

Our hall is situated at the heart of the village, surrounded by open playing fields. The hall is an excellent venue to celebrate events such as birthday parties, christenings, naming ceremonies and anniversaries, as well as for meetings, workshops and leisure activities.

NEWS

The AGM was held on 18 June 2024 and seven members of the public came along to support the committee.

The following were elected:

Chairman – Paul Quy

Co-opted – Pauline George (Treasurer)

Chris Dowson (Secretary)

Adopted – Sarah Jewers (Village Market)

Heidi Smith (School)

Jo Hickton (Brownies)

Stacey Horn (Willingtots)

Community Representatives – Helen Endersby Wood

Mike Ferrandino

Debbie Adger

Janet Taylor.

Lou Quy is the Caretaker/Booking Manager.

Much has been achieved over the past year with major repairs to the roof, rafters and guttering, redecoration throughout the building and refurbishment of the floor in the main hall. A new fire door has also been fitted.

The hall is a key community asset in our village and must evolve to meet the needs of the community. We continue to maintain and improve the hall and the facilities. As a registered charity, self-funding, we are totally reliant upon hire fees and income from the clubs based on the National Lottery Prize Draws.

THE LUCK OF THE DRAW

If you would like to support your village hall, please join one of the above clubs, buy a ticket or two and take a chance on having the lucky ball to win cash prizes. 50% of the profits are given out in prize money and 50% are re-invested into improving the hall. Call Colin on 838109 or colin.page@yahoo.co.uk

FAREWELL TO COLIN

After 40 years of running the 200, 49 and 59 clubs Colin has decided to hang up his boots and enjoy retirement. He has been such a loyal supporter of the village hall and will be missed. Colin has not gone yet and will stay on till we can find a replacement so now is the time to contact him, find out more, choose your lucky number and maybe you will win!

The hall is open for business and we would like to welcome new and existing users to our hall.  There is so much more to enjoy:

• An additional hall – the Christopher Burton Suite with kitchenette, disabled toilets.

• Patio doors extending to a paved area/ community playground ( CB Suite only)

• Good car parking facilities

• Cycle Park.

Please contact the bookings officer on 07908 859513 or bookingswpmh@gmail.com who will be more than happy to discuss your booking arrangements.

Find us 

Church Rd, Willington Village, Bedford, MK44 3PY.

We're located within easy reach of Bedford, Sandy, Biggleswade and the A1, by car and bus.

The car park provides parking for circa 25 vehicles. Given the hall is in a village setting we ask hirers to consider vehicle numbers and parking arrangements so that our neighbours are not affected. This includes asking guests to park considerately and safely.

Please note: Churchhill Place next to the hall is a private road and should not be used for parking, nor should the grass verges & pavements throughout the village.

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History of the Hall

In 1913 the first steps were taken towards providing a village hall for Willington. A fête was held in the Vicarage Garden; raising £50. After the First World War fundraising started in earnest - jumble sales, whist drives, dances and concerts and an annual village fête. The objective was to create a Village Peace Memorial Hall in memory of the villagers who had fallen in the war. Sufficient funds were raised by 1922 when building work was started - the first stone was laid in October 1922.

The hall is completely self- funded, with the Parish Council kindly paying for the grass cutting.

The hall is run by volunteers on behalf of Willington villagers, as a charity (Willington Peace Memorial Hall – Charity No 300082). It has gone through many changes and improvements over the years and has continued to provide a valuable ‘meeting hall’ for the village. It has been used to support Parish Council meetings, parties, exhibitions, Village Fêtes, Village Markets, and from fundraising charitable events to a pre-school for the youngsters of the village.

Recently completed building works Read more here >