South Hams Village Hall Cluster Meeting - Aveton Gifford Village Hall

A network meeting for Village Halls and community buildings in South Hams and surrounding areas. Join our next Village Hall Cluster Meeting: a network of local halls that are there to support each other, share ideas and work together. The aim of these events is to enable Village Halls to keep in touch, share news of forthcoming events, and help each other with queries and common issues. We want to encourage Halls to share their collective expertise, to network and for participants to return to their Halls with something helpful for their community. During the meeting you will also be able to meet the team from Devon Communities Together - we're here to answer queries and start conversations. Please email your suggestions for topics or questions to address to Julie Matthews at [email protected] or use the section on the booking form where requested. Please note the post code for this address: Aveton Gifford, TQ7 4LL If you would like to learn more about a specific topic to help support the running of your hall, please contact our Community Buildings Team on [email protected] or call 01392 248919. Devon's Village Halls Devon has around 440 Village Halls, most of them run by community volunteers. For many years Village Halls have provided vital services in rural areas; they help address rural isolation and loneliness and promote wellbeing by offering a variety of workshops, talks, and fitness classes, and provide meeting spaces for local groups. They also organise a wide variety of social get-togethers from coffee mornings to music nights. In addition, many Halls are also the designated place of safety during emergencies for communities. Village Hall Committee Members and Trustees are all volunteers dedicated to serving their local communities by keeping Halls up and running. They often face challenges such as fundraising for building maintenance and new equipment, finding new volunteers, digital upskilling, organising new events, and keeping up to date with an ever-changing world of legal matters.