This coming Friday sees our third Christmas Lights event at the hall.

We have been busy over the summer and have installed a bracket to hold this years tree at the front  of the hall adjacent to the front door making it even more visible to the community.

We are delighted that County Councillor Mike Worthington a good friend to the hall over the years has agreed to perform this years switch on.

We hope this year will be better than ever but we still have carol singing, hot mulled wine and mince pies, a raffle and a guess the weight of the Christmas Cake where the winner will win the cake baked by a local lady who is a star baker as far as we are concerned !

There will also be the sale of some home made cards and gift tags and of course this years fantastic calendar !

The calendar has been made possible by the kind assistance of JCB and also two talented photographers – Andrew Nixon and Steven Bailey – it is now on sale at £4.99. All proceeds will go to the hall’s upkeep so its a worthwhile cause as well as a great Christmas present.

The latest edition of the Kingsley Holt News was delivered around Kingsley Holt in the last few days. We are grateful for the teams kind  offer to deliver the hall’s latest newsletter at the same time.

For those not on the mailing list the latest edition is to be found here on this site for download.

Click HERE to download

The committee cannot reach every property in the area and some will be unavoidably  missed out.

In addition many people who take an interest in the hall live outside the area.

To assist the latest newsletter delivered in recent days is now available here on the website for downloading.

The newsletter can be downloaded HERE

The hall committee are very keen to work with all community organisations across the local area.

We have a good relationship with the Kingsley Holt News who feature many of the hall’s events.

Since the relaunch the publication has gone from strength to strength and whilst at present delivered only to Kingsley Holt it is available for download via email.

This months edition can be downloaded off  HERE

If you want to subscribe via email the address to request it is khnl@outlook.com

The hall committee have offered to host a page for the Parish Council.

Initially it will be minutes of meetings and the agenda of the forthcoming meeting.

In addition there is a contact form to allow the Parish Clerk Jeff Wood to be emailed.

It will develop and in time the council will have its own dedicated website.

To access the relevant page click  HERE

The committee invite the whole community and would love to see as many people as possible who wish to support the continued development of the building join us.
We are looking for a new secretary and other volunteers who have an hour or so to spare every few weeks.
Financially the hall is fairly stable but a drop in revenue over the last twelve months is a warning that we can take nothing for granted.

Please continue to support the hall and help the committee in its upkeep.

The hall committee are delighted that Mike Worthington our local County Councillor has donated £500 from his members fund to assist the hall in purchasing and installing a new central heating boiler in a project costing over £2500.

Mike has been a good friend to the hall over the years and we cannot thank him enough for his kind award.

The boiler was duly installed on Friday 18th September. See our Facebook page for more details.

Saturday 5th September saw the hall holding an afternoon tea with a bingo session to finish.

Whilst the theme was to mark VJ Day which was 70 years ago with Union Jack bunting and period songs and music the main aim was to hold a community event with two very quintessential British past times.

Whilst numbers attending were less than we hoped those who did attend had a great time and all commented on what a good afternoon they had.

Pictured are some of those who came for tea enjoying sandwiches and some excellent home baked cakes.

Following on from a similar exercise last year Police Community Support Officer Adam Cliffe will be holding three surgeries at the hall in September, October and November.

They will be held during Post Office hours on Mondays between 3pm and 4 pm.

The dates are as follows :

7th September, 12th October and 23rd November.

The community Police Officer and the three PCSO’s cover a massive area that takes in something like 30 villages so its great that Adam is making the time to come to Kingsley and the parish to allow residents to meet him and discuss any issues.

The seventy-third annual Village Flower and Produce Show will be held at the hall on Saturday 29th August this year.

Please see the flyer to see details as well as the category guide that is linked below.

As the show has developed over the years there is something  for every one both young and old, expert or beginner.

To see if there is a category you can enter click HERE for the category guide.

Please enter – it’s not about winning – although its nice to win  – it’s about taking part and being a part of the community.

Also do not forget that there is a photography competition with entries being eligible for inclusion in the hall’s 2016 JCB sponsored calendar that will be on sale from mid to late October.