The History of Findon Village Hall

OUR HISTORY

The land on which the Findon Village Hall stands was conveyed to Trustees on 27th June 1933 by the Reverend Herbert Bull with the the condition that the land and any building built on it be used for "the purposes of physical and mental recreation and social moral and intellectual development through the medium of reading and recreation rooms, library, lectures, classes, recreations and entertainments or otherwise as may be found expedient for the benefit of the inhabitants of Findon in the County of Sussex and its immediate vicinity....."

Construction of the Village Hall began in March 1938 and it opened its doors on 24th August 1938.

Today, Findon Village Hall operates as a registered charity - No. 231098 and has 2 people appointed as trustees of the charity

Or - in much more detail:

Note: In the following articles there is reference to the "Village Hall Council", "Village Council" or "the council"- this group is now known as the Findon Village Hall Trust committee in order to avoid confusion which has arisen in the past with Findon Parish Council

Group Captain Lorimer's 1923 to 1976 Summary

The Group Captain sometime Chairman and Hon Treasurer for the Village Hall

Group Captain Lorimer's "Findon News" Articles - not just about the Village Hall

Findon Village Hall - Part and Present by: ???

Many thanks to Mike Solomons for digging these old papers out and passing them on for preservation and everyone's interest! Catherine Gear also found some further interesting stuff whilst rooting in the archives, see Frank Morton's pamphlet from 1988 below: