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VILLAGE HALL TREASURER

Katherine Meakin retired as Trustee and Treasurer at the AGM on 7th April 2025. We thank Katherine for her exemplary work managing the accounts of the Village Hall which she has done diligently since 2014, and for her many other initiatives such as The Friends of Isfield Village Hall and the annual Frost Fair. We are delighted to report that David Arno is our new Trustee and Treasurer and that he is now taking on all the necessary tasks.

 

ESSENTIAL RENOVATIONS 2025

We are pleased to report that work is almost complete on the essential renovations to remove the leaking chimney, install an external, more efficient multi fuel condensing boiler, renovate/redecorate old boiler room, dryline and decorate the kitchen ceiling with all new pipework boxed in, replace an existing overhead cable to the outside shed from the existing chimney with an under-ground cable. All new work has been decorated and the damp area on the internal chimney treated and redecorated. Funding for the work comes from Village Hall reserves (built up over time from our many fund-raising activities e.g. monthly quizzes, Frost Fair etc.), from donations from The Friends of Isfield Village Hall, from a £5K grant from The Chalk Cliff Trust and a £10K grant from Isfield Parish Council.

 

The essential renovations are in addition to regular ongoing maintenance work (e.g. floor surfacing, replacement of post and rail fencing that's over 50 years old) that takes place continuously and is funded by our hall hire fees.

 

VILLAGE HALL EVENTS IN 2025

Regular quiz nights are held on the first Sunday of the month; thanks are given to Andy Brooks and Sam Powell for the time they give to be Quiz Master on alternate months, setting brain-teasing questions. We have a number of teams that attend regularly and welcome additional teams to enjoy the relaxed, friendly events with a bar. We hope you will come along to the next quiz on May 4th (doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start) with your team of up to 6 people. Tickets will be for sale at Isfield Farm Shop; £12 for a team paid in advance or £2.50 per person.

We had hoped to hold an Open Gardens event in July but, unfortunately, we had to cancel this event as not enough people were willing to open their gardens to the public. However, we will be at Isfield Fete on Sunday 29th June, providing a variety of activities for children, so come along and find us in the ICE field.

 

New ideas for events are always welcome. Contact Bev Ashford by email on .

 

ISFIELD POLO SHIRTS

High quality Isfield polo shirts are available from Bev Ashford. The shirts, with beautiful embroidery depicting Isfield Village landmarks, are much admired and available for the very reasonable amount of £18 per polo shirt. A huge range of colours, sizes (men's, women's, gender neutral) and materials are available. The Village Hall receives a small profit from the sale of each shirt which adds to our fundraising efforts. Contact Bev by email on .

 

THE FRIENDS OF ISFIELD VILLAGE HALL

The Friends of Isfield Village Hall demonstrate a clear understanding of both how essential the Village Hall is to village life and the need to support us keep this important village asset in good order. Our annual progress report and request for donations to assist our additional maintenance projects went out to our existing Friends last November. We thank the Friends who have already donated for their backing which makes an enormous difference to our ability to continue to improve our wonderful village asset.

 

The annual Friends Christmas party this year will be held on Friday 5th December 2025 from 7pm to 9pm to thank our Friends for their support. All our Friends, long-standing and new, are cordially welcomed to join us for drinks and canapes and enjoy themselves in Isfield's convivial and traditional way. New Friends are very warmly welcomed to join the Friends. For more details please contact Isfield Village Hall Management Committee, by email on .

 

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