From Monday, 17th March, we’re celebrating, encouraging, and supporting the amazing volunteers who keep village halls open and thriving across England.

This annual campaign, led by Action with Communities in Rural England, highlights the vital role of the country’s 10,000+ village halls in bringing communities together.

Share your photos, stories, and messages that showcase what makes your hall and its volunteers so special! Use #VillageHallsWeek and tag us – we’d love to celebrate your contributions and share them with our community. Got exciting plans for Village Halls Week? Tell us about them and we’ll help spread the word!

Let’s make this year’s #VillageHallsWeek the best one yet! 🎉

For halls in Berkshire, we have three exciting events happening next week;

TRUSTEE TRAINING

Join this online event to refresh your skills or if you are a new trustee and invite people who you would like to consider becoming a trustee so they can find out what trustees do!

Location: This is an Online event. Tuesday 18th March 2025, 7 pm – 8.30 pm. Book here

WEBSITE BUILDING

Website Building: Hugo Fox offer FREE website building for Charities. Their professionals will help you begin to build your own website. Please bring your laptop, photographs of your facilities, and some words/information about the hall so you can begin building your own webpages.

Location: The Victory Hall, Church Rd, Farley Hill, Reading RG7 1TR. Thursday 20th March 2025,10 am – 12 noon. Book here

CELEBRATORY LUNCH & NETWORKING EVENT

Location: The Victory Hall, Church Rd, Farley Hill, Reading RG7 1TR. Thursday 20th March 2025 arrive from 11.30am. Lunch & networking 12 noon – 1.30pm. Book here

Please join us for an informal networking event and delicious lunch. We want to celebrate all the people who help run our village halls and community buildings. This event is a simple Celebration of their Hard Work and Volunteering. Lunch is provided by a wonderful local tea room and will consist of a traditional afternoon tea of sandwiches, cakes and scones, washed down with plenty of tea and coffee! If you’d like to attend and haven’t already let us know please email admin@ccberks.org.uk