The Hood Memorial Hall, Devauden

The hall is used by a large number of community groups (see Notice Board) and is available to hire for parties (see Hiring the Hall).  It has been recently refurbished and has a well fitted kitchen, large hall, separate meeting room and a playing field.  The hall has a car park and has disabled access ramps.

The hall is a registered charity with an active constitution.  It is managed by trustees who are the elected officers of the committee.  The Hall Committee is responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of the hall.

Hiring The Hall

The hall is great for parties and other social functions - click here for more information.

It also has facilities that can be used for seminars, training and other corporate events - click here for more information.

Scout and Girlguiding  groups can hire the hall for camps and sleepovers - click here for more information.

Committee Members

Chair	John Rowlands
Vice Chair	Jeremy Horton
Secretary	Hugh Gorton
Treasurer	David Tottem
Other members	Cath Richards, Pete Gardiner, Matt Clark, Simon Carpenter, Martin Chainey, Michael Layzell, Julie Layzell, Beccy Wheeler
	Jacqui Williams (Parish Council), Emma Phillips, Helen Cann (Church), Ann Jones, Kerry Schrader (WI)

Minutes of Meetings

    Minutes of the meeting held on 19 April 2012.

    Minutes of the meeting held on 22 March 2012.

Forthcoming Events

The Notice Board Page lists details of events at the hall.

Past Events

The Devauden Website Archive Page has information about previous events held at the hall.

Brief History

In 1944, it was decided by Violet Hood, Elizabeth Ferrard, Charles Ewill and John Rogers that the parish of Devauden needed a village hall, and their work began. Violet Hood donated the initial funds to start the process. At the end of 1950 they bought the piece of land where the hall now stands and the hall was built in due course. They then gave the Hall Building and surrounding land to the village community of Devauden, to be managed by this charity. The trust deed that founded this charity is dated 25th February 1960, sixteen years after the initial decision was made - fundraising and building work took time even then! The hall was given “for the use of meetings, lectures, classes and forms of recreation and leisure time and occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants”.