The Drax Hall has served as a Village Hall for many years. Within its walls have taken place theatrical events, sales & council meetings to name but a few of its roles.
It is available for hire for private parties or for regular meetings. Large hall & small room are both available. The latter especially suitable for children's parties. For details of hiring charges/Bookings etc. Contact Hall Secretary Sally Cheeseman on 01929 471 022
Select a date from the menu below for that months Drax Hall News or look in our Archive of Drax Hall Minutes by clicking the Photograph below
Heating and Chair Lift
We are experiencing some teething problems with the new heating system in learning how to operate it correctly also, we must remember that the recent spell of very cold weather is extreme and will have an effect. We are looking into this again with the installer and hope to iron these issues out. The Chair lift however is a great success many new Hall users have been able to attend upstairs events this past few months and this is exactly what we envisaged.
Donation
The Village Hall has just received a kind donation from the Estate of the late Frank
Martin, Shirley Gillettes partner, who sadly passed away last year. This we are using to help towards the cost of redecorating the Upper Hall. We are very grateful for this generous gesture and will always remember with much affection the happy time we all spent together at the Hall.Royal British Legion Roll Of Honor
The Hall committee is pleased to inform you that the Roll of Honor is now in place
at the Village Hall it looks very much in keeping in situ in the stair well where it can be easily read, and we are pleased to be able to have offered a long standing
home for this important historical archive.Puppet Show for Half Term
On Tuesday 16th February at 10.30 there will be a puppet show at the Hall entitled “The Selfish Giant”, tickets and more details are available from Chris Maunder on 01929 471 342.
Step Back In Time Photographic Exhibition of Old Bere Regis
Monday 5th April 10am until 4pm Come along to the Exhibition you may see an old photo of yourself or you family!!! This really is an event not to be missed; we have a fantastic amount of old photos, rolling slide shows, village organization archives and Bere Regis School Photographs spanning many years. Many amazing photos of the Watercress Industry in the Village, our WW2 in Bere Regis display, the Carnivals of the Village display, the winners of the photographic competition and lots more including images never seen before. There will be refreshments on sale and the exhibition is just £2 per person to enter please do come along and support this exciting village history day I look forward to seeing you there, for more information phone Alison on 01929 472023
Your Village Hall Needs You
On April 30th we have the Village Hall AGM at 7pm at the Lower Room, please will you consider if you could become a committee member, it involves about 4 meetings per year and helping at some events that are listed in the back of this Magazine under the diary section. If you are interested in taking a more active role within your community and you want to talk this through please feel free to phone me at anytime on the number at the bottom of this article.
Village Hall Dates for your Diary
Step Back In Time Photographic Exhibition Easter Monday 5th April 10am 4pm
Village Hall AGM Friday 30th April 7pm
Summer Prize Bingo Monday 7th June 7.30 at the upper Hall
Step Back In Time Photographic Exhibition of Old Bere Regis
Monday 5th April 10am until 4pm Come along to the Exhibition you may see an old photo of yourself or you family!!! This really is an event not to be missed; we have a fantastic amount of old photos, rolling slide shows, village organization archives and Bere Regis School Photographs spanning many years. Many amazing photos of the Watercress Industry in the Village, our WW2 in Bere Regis display, the Carnivals of the Village display, the winners of the photographic competition and lots more including images never seen before. There will be refreshments on sale and the exhibition is just £2 per person to enter please do come along and support this exciting village history day I look forward to seeing you there, for more information phone Alison on 01929 472023
Your Village Hall Needs You
On April 30th we have the Village Hall AGM at 7pm at the Lower Room, please will you consider if you could become a committee member, it involves about 4 meetings per year and helping at some events that are listed in the back of this Magazine under the diary section. If you are interested in taking a more active role within your community and you want to talk this through please feel free to phone me at anytime on the number at the bottom of this article.
Village Hall Dates for your Diary
Step Back In Time Photographic Exhibition Easter Monday 5th April 10am 4pm
Village Hall AGM Friday 30th April 7pm
Summer Prize Bingo Monday 7th June 7.30 at the upper Hall
Step Back In Time Photographic Exhibition of Old Bere Regis, Easter Monday
This really was a fantastic event, thanks must go to the Hall Committee, the people that joined us especially to stage this event and the public who supported it in their hundreds. Also thanks to all those who donated photos to the various organisers without all of this it would not have been the overwhelming success that it was. A wonderful day for Bere Regis, when its history and heritage was on display for all to see and enjoy. A heartfelt thanks to everyone that made this splendid event possible. £952.60p profit was banked from the day.
Redecorating of the Upper hall
The upper Hall is to be decorated in April as part of our improvement plan for the building. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause, please check dates with Sally but we have tried to make booking around this as far as possible.
I’m sure you will agree this will be a good job done when it is completed.Next Village Hall Event Summer Prize Bingo Monday 7th June 7.30 eyes down.
Come and join us for an evening of prize Bingo refreshments available. I look forward to seeing you then.
The New Committee
After a successful AGM the new committee is …
Chairperson Alison Bennett, Hon Secretary Lyn Simmonds, Treasurer Christopher Maunder, Booking Secretary Sally Cheeseman, The committee Kathleen Jeeves, Paul Bennett, Tony Shave, Joanna and Steve Syrett and Ruth Hughes.
New Committee Members
Anyone is welcome to come and sit on The Village Halll Committee so if you are
interested please give me a call to talk it through.The Elected Trustees
The Trustees remain the same as before they are Alison Bennett, Kathleen Jeeves
and Christopher Maunder .Upper Hall
The upper Hall has now been redecorated and looks very good , we are about to
undertake improvement to the Southside of the building that Tim Maunder is carrying out. Then the Hall is looking in very good order throughout.Summer Prize Bingo Monday 7th June 7.30 eyes down
Come along to a fun evening of prize Bingo with caller Julie Lye, donations for
prizes please give to Ruth Hughes and Raffle prizes to Kathleen Jeeves, refreshments will be served, all welcome.Dates for your diary
Purbeck Film Festival Saturday 23rd October, film yet to be decided watch this
space!
Bingo
Thank you to all who attended the recent Bingo and to everyone who donated a prize.
Upper Hall
The upper Hall has now been redecorated and looks very good, we are about to undertake improvement to the Southside of the building that Tim Maunder is carrying out. Then the Hall will look in very good order throughout.
Dates for your diary
Purbeck Film Festival Saturday 23rd October, film yet to be decided watch this space !
Maintenance
Tim Maunder has started the repair work to the south side of the building, we are hoping that this will be completed very soon now and the re pointing and the treatment of the Wall plus the new guttering will make a huge improvement to
the building.Dates for your diary
Purbeck Film Festival Saturday 23rd October 7.30 at the Upper Hall
This year’s film is ‘Finding Neverland’ Which has a certificate PG and is 1hour 45
minutes long. It stars Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie and Dustin Hoffman and was filmed in England.This whimsical period drama, Johnny Depp plays J.M. Barrie the creator of Peter Pan, is a visually exciting portrait of the people and events that inspired his evergreen children’s story and a film not to be missed. Ticket are £5 each from Alison or Kath Jeeves 01929 471175
Puppet Show entitled The Sea Show Tuesday 26th October 10.30am at Bere Regis
Village Hall. The Sea Show is a fantastic array of puppets, story telling, natural history and a cabaret of comedy. The audience will meet crazy Morwenna and the beautiful Mermaid, Ruan the reformed Seagull and Salty the sea dog not to forget Captain Pemburthy .The show is a fine celebration of the sea with tall tales, fascinating facts, rhymes and riddles, live music and song. The show is suitable for all ages to book phone Chris Maunder on 01929 471342. Tickets are available at the very reasonable cost of £2 per child £3 per adults. We hope to see you there.
Alison Bennett Chairperson Bere Regis Village Hall
Same Details as July Report -
Maintenance
Tim Maunder has started the repair work to the south side of the building, we are hoping that this will be completed very soon now and the re pointing and the treatment of the Wall plus the new guttering will make a huge improvement to
the building.Dates for your diary
Purbeck Film Festival Saturday 23rd October 7.30 at the Upper Hall
This year’s film is ‘Finding Neverland’ Which has a certificate PG and is 1hour 45
minutes long. It stars Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie and Dustin Hoffman and was filmed in England.This whimsical period drama, Johnny Depp plays J.M. Barrie the creator of Peter Pan, is a visually exciting portrait of the people and events that inspired his evergreen children’s story and a film not to be missed. Ticket are £5 each from Alison or Kath Jeeves 01929 471175
Puppet Show entitled The Sea Show Tuesday 26th October 10.30am at Bere Regis
Village Hall. The Sea Show is a fantastic array of puppets, story telling, natural history and a cabaret of comedy. The audience will meet crazy Morwenna and the beautiful Mermaid, Ruan the reformed Seagull and Salty the sea dog not to forget Captain Pemburthy .The show is a fine celebration of the sea with tall tales, fascinating facts, rhymes and riddles, live music and song. The show is suitable for all ages to book phone Chris Maunder on 01929 471342. Tickets are available at the very reasonable cost of £2 per child £3 per adults. We hope to see you there.
Alison Bennett Chairperson Bere Regis Village Hall
Same Details as August Report -
Maintenance
Tim Maunder has started the repair work to the south side of the building, we are hoping that this will be completed very soon now and the re pointing and the treatment of the Wall plus the new guttering will make a huge improvement to
the building.Dates for your diary
Purbeck Film Festival Saturday 23rd October 7.30 at the Upper Hall
This year’s film is ‘Finding Neverland’ Which has a certificate PG and is 1hour 45
minutes long. It stars Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie and Dustin Hoffman and was filmed in England.This whimsical period drama, Johnny Depp plays J.M. Barrie the creator of Peter Pan, is a visually exciting portrait of the people and events that inspired his evergreen children’s story and a film not to be missed. Ticket are £5 each from Alison or Kath Jeeves 01929 471175
Puppet Show entitled The Sea Show Tuesday 26th October 10.30am at Bere Regis
Village Hall. The Sea Show is a fantastic array of puppets, story telling, natural history and a cabaret of comedy. The audience will meet crazy Morwenna and the beautiful Mermaid, Ruan the reformed Seagull and Salty the sea dog not to forget Captain Pemburthy .The show is a fine celebration of the sea with tall tales, fascinating facts, rhymes and riddles, live music and song. The show is suitable for all ages to book phone Chris Maunder on 01929 471342. Tickets are available at the very reasonable cost of £2 per child £3 per adults. We hope to see you there.
Alison Bennett Chairperson Bere Regis Village Hall
Maintenance
Tim Maunder has started the repair work to the south side of the building, we are hoping that this will be completed very soon now and the re pointing and the treatment of the Wall plus the new guttering will make a huge improvement to the building.
Get well Governor!We would like to take this opportunity to wish Chris Maunder well as he has just
suffered another heart problem, Chris works so hard for the hall and is a great
friend, hope that you make good progress and get back with us again soon.Dates for your diary
Christmas Prize Bingo - Monday 13th December eyes down 7.30 all welcome
Alison Bennett Chairperson Bere Regis Village Hall
Christmas Prize Bingo Monday 13th - December 7.30 Eyes Down.
Please support the Village Hall Christmas Prize Bingo lots of great prizes a good night out for all the family we look forward to seeing you there you will be made every welcome.
Maintenance
Tim Maunder has started the repair work to the south side of the building, we are
hoping that this will be completed very soon now and the re pointing and the treatment of the Wall plus the new guttering will make a huge improvement to the building.Bookings
Please phone our Bookings Secretary, Sally Cheeseman, on 01929 471022 if you
wish to view or to book the facilities. You are very welcome to come and have a
look around, please support your Village Hall, it really is a great facility with very
reasonable rates for hiring.Thank you
Thank you to everyone that has supported the Village Hall during the past Year,
Thank you to Sally for all her hard work with bookings and to all the committee. We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and Happy and Peaceful New Year.Alison Bennett, Chairperson Bere Regis Village Hall
Puppet Show
There will be a Puppet show on Thursday 24th February 10.30 at the Drax Hall more details to follow in next months magazine tickets available from Chris Maunder
Aladdin Community Pantomime - Friday 25th
Saturday 26th FebruaryPlease support your village Pantomime this year the proceeds will all be going to
Macmillan Cancer Support. Tickets are available at £5 each from me. I kook
forward to hearing from you.Happy New Year to our user Groups - your support is greatly appreciated.
Alison Bennett, Chairperson Bere Regis Village Hall
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