Town Hall News
GRASSINGTON DEVONSHIRE INSTITUTE
NEWS UPDATE – AUTUMN 2020
Town Hall re-opening
We are delighted to be able to re-open the Town Hall on Thursday 22nd October 2020 after 7 months of closure! Trustees have put huge effort into undertaking a risk assessment for customers and hirers and, whilst we will, of course, comply with any changes made by local or national Government regarding the management of the coronavirus pandemic, we are cautiously-optimistic for the future!
Details of the five Town Hall-organised events we will be running before Christmas are set out later in this update, but suffice it to say that our customers will receive a different but hopefully enjoyable experience when they return. Every space in the building will have a reduced capacity, to ensure social distancing can be applied and all tickets for events will now have a ‘bubble’ of space placed around the booked seats. Events which would have been held in the Octagon will be trialled in the Main Hall, as this allows us to maintain social distancing and to benefit from the higher ceiling and air extraction system. We will, of course, be able to offer more seats for events in the Main Hall than we would in the Octagon.
We hope you will join us over the coming weeks.
Main Hall
Work on the stage in the Main Hall was completed during closure and we have benefitted from significant financial contributions to the work from Linton Parish Council and Grassington Players. Their ongoing support for the building and the programme of activities we are trying to support and develop is heart-warming!
Having also launched a ‘curtain appeal’, to replace the well-worn window and door curtains in the Main Hall, we have received some fantastic private donations which, at the time of writing, have contributed almost 25% of the total cost. Again, their support for the Town Hall as a village asset is terrific and much appreciated at this time of uncertainty for everyone. Spurred on by these fantastic gestures, the curtain order has been placed and we hope to take delivery in November. Those attending our short programme of events should be able to see these for themselves in our freshly-painted Hall.
Future Events
Our short programme of events, leading up to Christmas is as follows:-
Thursday 22nd October - Giselle (ballet)
Wednesday 11th November - Manon Lescaut (opera)
Tuesday 1st December - Macbeth (opera)
Thursday 10th December - The Nutcracker (ballet)
Sunday 20th December - Christmas Concert by the City of Bradford Brass Band
Details of these events are set out in our new brochure, which is being delivered to local residents during October. A copy will be placed on our website in due course. Tickets for all of these are on sale now via Grassington Hub (tel. 01756 752222) and through our website, using Ticketsource, www.grassingtondevonshireinstitute.org .
We will be working with our ‘suppliers’ and partners to identify some options for a 2021 events programme in the New Year and if anyone has any ideas regarding future events, please do get in touch via social media or email Trustees at grassingtontownhall@gmail.com and we will be delighted to consider your thoughts.
Membership
Our Membership Scheme has been formally launched and we are pleased to be able to say that we already have in excess of 60 members. We have included details of the scheme and its benefits in our new brochure and these are also now available from our website. We hope many more people will join us to show commitment to the maintenance and development of the Town Hall and its facilities for the enjoyment of local people and visitors both now and well into the future. If you have already signed up – THANK YOU!
Become a Trustee
If you can spare a bit of time to contribute to the operation, management and future planning of the Town hall and its facilities, we would be delighted to hear from you. The work involved over the past two years has been particularly time-consuming for the six Trustees and Treasurer, all of whom give their time freely and willingly (most of the time at least!) We can always do with specialist support, whether this be in events planning, IT, marketing or building maintenance and if you don’t want to be a Trustee, we always need willing volunteers. If you think you can spare some time and make a contribution to our team, please contact David Wood, 01756 751801 or 07515 783177 or email davidwood153@btinternet.com .
KEEP WELL, FOLLOW THE GOVERNMENT’S GUIDANCE ON SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK TO GRASSINGTON TOWN HALL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
NEWS UPDATE – AUTUMN 2020
Town Hall re-opening
We are delighted to be able to re-open the Town Hall on Thursday 22nd October 2020 after 7 months of closure! Trustees have put huge effort into undertaking a risk assessment for customers and hirers and, whilst we will, of course, comply with any changes made by local or national Government regarding the management of the coronavirus pandemic, we are cautiously-optimistic for the future!
Details of the five Town Hall-organised events we will be running before Christmas are set out later in this update, but suffice it to say that our customers will receive a different but hopefully enjoyable experience when they return. Every space in the building will have a reduced capacity, to ensure social distancing can be applied and all tickets for events will now have a ‘bubble’ of space placed around the booked seats. Events which would have been held in the Octagon will be trialled in the Main Hall, as this allows us to maintain social distancing and to benefit from the higher ceiling and air extraction system. We will, of course, be able to offer more seats for events in the Main Hall than we would in the Octagon.
We hope you will join us over the coming weeks.
Main Hall
Work on the stage in the Main Hall was completed during closure and we have benefitted from significant financial contributions to the work from Linton Parish Council and Grassington Players. Their ongoing support for the building and the programme of activities we are trying to support and develop is heart-warming!
Having also launched a ‘curtain appeal’, to replace the well-worn window and door curtains in the Main Hall, we have received some fantastic private donations which, at the time of writing, have contributed almost 25% of the total cost. Again, their support for the Town Hall as a village asset is terrific and much appreciated at this time of uncertainty for everyone. Spurred on by these fantastic gestures, the curtain order has been placed and we hope to take delivery in November. Those attending our short programme of events should be able to see these for themselves in our freshly-painted Hall.
Future Events
Our short programme of events, leading up to Christmas is as follows:-
Thursday 22nd October - Giselle (ballet)
Wednesday 11th November - Manon Lescaut (opera)
Tuesday 1st December - Macbeth (opera)
Thursday 10th December - The Nutcracker (ballet)
Sunday 20th December - Christmas Concert by the City of Bradford Brass Band
Details of these events are set out in our new brochure, which is being delivered to local residents during October. A copy will be placed on our website in due course. Tickets for all of these are on sale now via Grassington Hub (tel. 01756 752222) and through our website, using Ticketsource, www.grassingtondevonshireinstitute.org .
We will be working with our ‘suppliers’ and partners to identify some options for a 2021 events programme in the New Year and if anyone has any ideas regarding future events, please do get in touch via social media or email Trustees at grassingtontownhall@gmail.com and we will be delighted to consider your thoughts.
Membership
Our Membership Scheme has been formally launched and we are pleased to be able to say that we already have in excess of 60 members. We have included details of the scheme and its benefits in our new brochure and these are also now available from our website. We hope many more people will join us to show commitment to the maintenance and development of the Town Hall and its facilities for the enjoyment of local people and visitors both now and well into the future. If you have already signed up – THANK YOU!
Become a Trustee
If you can spare a bit of time to contribute to the operation, management and future planning of the Town hall and its facilities, we would be delighted to hear from you. The work involved over the past two years has been particularly time-consuming for the six Trustees and Treasurer, all of whom give their time freely and willingly (most of the time at least!) We can always do with specialist support, whether this be in events planning, IT, marketing or building maintenance and if you don’t want to be a Trustee, we always need willing volunteers. If you think you can spare some time and make a contribution to our team, please contact David Wood, 01756 751801 or 07515 783177 or email davidwood153@btinternet.com .
KEEP WELL, FOLLOW THE GOVERNMENT’S GUIDANCE ON SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK TO GRASSINGTON TOWN HALL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.