Refurbishment Plans.
Having thoroughly refurbished the main hall building in 2014, our original 1885 corrugated iron clad building is definitely showing its age; although the interior has recently been updated with both a new kitchen and toilets, it is has no insulation and the external roof and wall cladding is gradually failing.
Our plan is to have the cladding removed and replaced with a modern very similar (the hall, is in a Conservation Area) equivalent. At the same time the single glazed rotting windows will be replaced with wooden double glazed ones. All of which will help reduce our heating bills and enable more comfortable use of the building.
The good news is that we have already had the paving outside the hall replaced at a lower level which enables the work to be done and have been granted the necessary planning permission but there is a great deal of money to be raised to start the project.
We are in the process of writing grant applications!
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT FOR 2025
2025 was quite an eventful year, it started with the Quiz in January that was held in honour of Phil Waller who was such a good friend to the Village Hall and was followed soon after with an open afternoon “celebrating” our new loos.
Professional works: The major and costly job for this year was done by contractors replacing the ugly 1950s concrete path to the hall which has been damaging the historic corrugated iron which it had partly buried. This enabling project is intended to lead to the refurbishment of the outside of the hall – planning permission now applied for. The fence at the rear of the path was also replaced at the same time, enabling the leaky shed roof to be repaired. We have also paid for repairs to the main hall front doors, the skirtings in the small room and adjustments to the hall door.
Volunteer works: Our (usually) monthly volunteer Maintenance Team have continued to keep the inevitable myriad of small jobs at the hall done for minimum cost, more members are always welcome. One noticeable job was to cheer up the small north facing room adjacent to the kitchen by hanging the framed historic pictures/photos that the History Group have kindly loaned. Another was installing new “fairy” lights both inside and outside the hall and hanging the new portrait of His Majesty in a prominent position in the main hall. The garden is also cared for on the same morning, we regularly get favourable comments from passers-by.
Bookings: We’ve had a few changes in regular bookings and now have several from U3A on various subjects plus new exercise classes; the Tai Chi class is particularly popular, ad hoc bookings vary enormously through the year. We held five live events (three music, two theatre) which were well attended and appreciated, raising in the order of £1500 and five more are scheduled for 2026.
The village hall CIO is entirely funded by monies raised through bookings, fundraising events and occasional grants; we do not receive any regular funds from the Parish Council or elsewhere. Please continue to support us in any way you can.
Isobel Turner.
CODDINGTON VILLAGE HALL – CHAIRMAN’S REPORT – MAY 2024
By the time you read this, the modernisation and refurbishment of the toilets, including complete upgrading of the disabled toilet facilities, will be nearing completion. The project has been a long time in the planning process, with deliberations made far more difficult due to spiralling costs of both materials and labour since the Pandemic.
We were fortunate to have been awarded funding of £7,500 towards the project by Nottinghamshire County Council and this, together with prudent management of resources, meant we were finally in the position to commence the works in May.
The hall stayed very much open for business during the process and bookings remained steady, with the addition of a new weekly Youth Choir adding to the list of opportunities already on offer.
Looking to the future, and to raise much-needed funds for the Village Hall, we have some exciting events coming up. Following the highly-successful Murder/Mystery evening a couple of years ago, I’m delighted to announce that we will be having Fernwood Amateur Dramatics back with us again on Friday 9th August, giving us another chance to play detective and decide “whodunnit”. Please do look out for posters and come along and join in the fun.
The fund-raising quiz night we held in March was a huge success and following several requests, we will be holding another quiz night on Saturday 7th September. Posters will be displayed advertising this event nearer the time.
Meanwhile, the day-to-day maintenance of the Hall goes on with a dedicated team of volunteers, but more help is always needed. If you’d like to get involved and have a little time to spare we’d love to welcome you. Please contact us for further details.
Maggie George
Chairman