The original village hall was in Chapel Lane and was known as ‘The Reading Room’. A bungalow now stands on that site. The facilities were very basic and car parking consisted of a grassy patch only large enough to hold three cars.  The facility was well supported by the villagers and many activities took place including ‘The Harvest Supper’, Miss British Legion Dance, Young Farmers meetings and Variety Shows including ‘Twenty Questions’ and ‘Amateur plays’. However it became obvious a great deal of money would have to be spent on upgrading the heating which currently was a stove, which smoked when the wind was in the wrong direction and installing modern toilets.

The Royal Naval Armaments Depot in Station Road became vacant after the U.S.Army left in the early 1970s.  They had used the depot as a base for several years after G De Gaul expelled the American army from France.  The building at the entrance to the Depot used as the canteen, was purchased by the villagers and converted into ‘The Village Hall’. Initially it was used with the original kitchen in place., the asbestos part flat roof leaked occasionally and the green tiled floor used to mark everyone’s shoes. Eventually, with extra money raised the old kitchen was removed and replaced with a small committee room and indoor toilets.

In 1994 the then chairperson, came up with the idea of a ‘New Village Hall’ to be built on the existing site and with help of many other committee members and the burning of a considerable amount of midnight oil the applications for planning and various grants were submitted resulting in the dream becoming a reality and in 1998 the building was completed.