Edgmond Community Web Site

In 1906 a piece of land at the junction of the High Street and Robin Lane was
given by the Bishop of Shrewsbury “…for the purposes of an Institute, for
the benefit of persons residing in Edgmond….”. By 1908 the buildings,
including a library, reading and billiards room and caretaker’s lodge
were completed.

In 1920 the current Village Hall land was bought by the trustees, who then
set about  finding a suitable building. The building they found was
originally a redundant army building and was transported from Prees Heath. 
It has been said that it took longer to transport than it did to re-assemble!
A tennis court and a bowling green were situated on the field, but during
the WW II years these fell into disuse and disrepair.

In 1965 the original corner plot was sold and the proceeds were set aside
for the benefit of the Village Hall. Since then the original building has
had a kitchen and toilets added…. but its basic structure is almost 100
 years old!

The Village Hall Now

The Hall has three rooms for different activities:

The Main Hall is 15 x 9 metres with a permanent stage at one end. It has a lovely wooden floor ideal for dancing and good for martial arts.

The Small Hall (Room 2) is 5 x 9 metres and has a bar and direct access to the
kitchen. This is a good room for setting out food at parties or making into a
quieter area when there is live music.

The Committee Room (Room 3) is 6 x 3metres and has tables set up for meetings.

More Information

The Village Hall pages of the webite have lots more information:

• What special events are on at the Hall and what regular clubs and classes take place.
• Contact names for different local Groups
• Information about our Deed of Trust
• Who’s on the Committee
• How to book the Hall
• Terms & Conditions and Hire Rates
• Chairman’s annual report & notes from the AGM

If you would like to get involved please contact Paula Doherty on 813520 or
email pauladoherty@tiscali.co.uk for more information. The Committee
meets once a month for general meetings and occasionally meets in the pub
for planning meetings if we have an event coming up.

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