Village Halls Week 2020 – join the celebration

Village Halls Week is a national celebration of village halls, their volunteers, and the services they offer their communities. This year, Village Halls Week 2019 gained substantial attention for village halls including being featured across 16 BBC stations.

Next year, Village Halls Week 2020 will run from Monday 20 January to Sunday 26 January 2020. If you would like to put the spotlight on your hall see our tips below on how to get involved.

Share Your History: Thursday 23 January 2020

Share your hall’s history on social media using the hashtag #tbt (this stands for Throwback Thursday and #villagehallsweek. You could put up old pictures or past flyers, detail significant guests, share an old film, or write an article on your building’s history.

National Open Day: Saturday 25 January 2020

Next year there will be halls holding open days across all of England. This is a great opportunity to get new trustees and hirers, boost community
engagement, and maybe get a visit from your local MP.

What you can do now

If you’d like to keep up with the latest news about Village Halls Week 2020 then register your interest by filling in this very short survey – just put Action Hampshire as the ‘Name of local ACRE member or county’.

For more information about how Action Hampshire can support your village hall please click here, and read about our national partner organisation ACRE here.