Help needed

I hope you will all agree that Arborfield Village Hall provides a useful service to the community, and I take this opportunity to point out that much of this service is down to the hard work and commitment of a few volunteers. I thank all those who give freely of their time to keep the hall running, but sadly for personal reasons, and after many years of hard work, two of our trustees now need to retire.

The Trustees are responsible for making sure the hall complies with its’ responsibilities as a registered charity, and continues to operate in accordance with our governing document. Paul Townsend and Ivalene Stevens have held many important positions between them, including treasurer, booking clerk and chair of trustees.

James Daniell has kindly stepped up to become a replacement Trustee, for which we are very grateful, but we are still looking for at least one more Trustee. If anyone is interested in finding out more please get in touch using the email contact chair@arborfieldvillagehall.org.uk.

The Arborfield Village Hall Management Committee (AVHMC) is made up of Trustees and representatives of the wider Arborfield community. The Parish Council, Brownies  and other “regular users” sit alongside “village representatives”, drawn from the Arborfield and Newland area. Again, if you are interested in finding out more about this role please get in touch using chair@arborfieldvillagehall.org.uk.

These are all volunteer roles requiring no more than a few hours of your time to attend around six meetings a year where you will be asked to help make decisions about how the hall operates for the good of our community. You can find out more about the governing document for the hall on our "About Us" page.

Last, but not least, we have been without a Premises Manager for several years now. This is a paid role, and could include some maintenance work, depending on skills and abilities. Alternatively, it might just be opening and closing for occasional party bookings. This would possibly suit a local in walking distance of the hall.  Again, please get in touch if you think you can assist us on chair@arborfieldvillagehall.org.uk.

Wishing all our visitors and users a happy and successful 2024

Paul Stevens

Chair of Arborfield Village Hall Trustees

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