Town Hall News
GRASSINGTON DEVONSHIRE INSTITUTE
NEWS UPDATE – SPRING 2021
Town Hall activity
After the strangest of years last year, this year has continued in the same vein, with the Town Hall remaining closed to the public. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel and we will be re-opening the Town Hall on Monday 17th May 2021. There may still be restrictions in place, for example in relation to social distancing, which will necessarily limit our room capacities, but at least we can start to welcome back our regular hirers, users, members and visitors, to participate in a range of activities and events.
We are delighted at the number of people who now appear keen to resume their activities and we look forward to working with them in the coming months.
‘Games Room’/’Conference Room’
Lockdown has allowed us to plan, undertake and complete a refurbishment of the ‘Games Room’. With the fantastic support of a substantial grant from Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s ‘Sustainable Development Fund’, we have installed a new ceiling with spotlighting, new electrical points, a large inter-active screen, window blinds and re-painted. We anticipate that the improvements will increase the room’s flexibility and, perhaps, more business and educational meetings will take place there in the future.
The Caretaker’s Flat
An application for planning permission has been submitted to Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority relating to the space previously occupied by the Dales Playschool. If permission is granted, work will start immediately to develop a new Caretaker’s Flat which, in turn, releases space at the front of the building for other uses. We were delighted to hear that our application for grant funding under the ‘Power to Change’ fund, had been successful and the money will be used to address the shortfall in the ‘Games Room’ scheme, pay for the Caretaker’s Flat development and for the initial planning and re-design of the released space at the front of the building.
Other developments
We would like to improve the facilities available in our kitchen, which will allow larger gatherings to be catered for much more appropriately. A small development in the Snooker Room will improve this space and give it a more authentic, period feel. We hope to generate some external funding interest to pay for these which will ease any potential pressure on the charity’s reserves, which may be needed for the bar and front of building developments.
Future Events
We are working on a programme of events which will see some re-scheduling of ‘live recorded’ screenings, postponed from autumn/winter 2020, a new play by award-winning Halifax playwright, Alan Stockdill and the welcome return of the City of Bradford Brass Band, which will deliver a pre-Christmas concert at the Town Hall. We are liaising with our colleagues involved with Grassington Players, the 1940’s weekend, Wharfedale Beer Festival and Dickensian Festival to establish what they expect to be able to offer later in the year, based at the Town Hall. Keep your eyes and ears open for dates and ticket details.
Membership
Our Membership Scheme continues to be popular and well-supported within the community. We tipped the 150 members mark recently and we hope, as events and activities return from their covid-enforced slumber, many more will join us to help building a secure and exciting future for the Town Hall. We have kept the monthly/annual subscription rates at the 2020 levels so, if you are interested in joining us, just click on the relevant part of the ‘landing page’ and follow the instructions. It will be great to have you on board.
Lucky Dip
Our recent £50 ‘Lucky Dip’ draw winners have been:-
January 2021 – Sheila Ginger
February 2021 – Hanneke Dye
March 2021 – Audrey Dodge
April 2021 – Brenda Hirst
May 2021 – Norma Cahill
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 – SPRING 2021
Town Hall activity
After the strangest of years last year, this year has continued in the same vein, with the Town Hall remaining closed to the public. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel and we will be re-opening the Town Hall on Monday 17th May 2021. There may still be restrictions in place, for example in relation to social distancing, which will necessarily limit our room capacities, but at least we can start to welcome back our regular hirers, users, members and visitors, to participate in a range of activities and events.
We are delighted at the number of people who now appear keen to resume their activities and we look forward to working with them in the coming months.
‘Games Room’/’Conference Room’
Lockdown has allowed us to plan, undertake and complete a refurbishment of the ‘Games Room’. With the fantastic support of a substantial grant from Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s ‘Sustainable Development Fund’, we have installed a new ceiling with spotlighting, new electrical points, a large inter-active screen, window blinds and re-painted. We anticipate that the improvements will increase the room’s flexibility and, perhaps, more business and educational meetings will take place there in the future.
The Caretaker’s Flat
An application for planning permission has been submitted to Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority relating to the space previously occupied by the Dales Playschool. If permission is granted, work will start immediately to develop a new Caretaker’s Flat which, in turn, releases space at the front of the building for other uses. We were delighted to hear that our application for grant funding under the ‘Power to Change’ fund, had been successful and the money will be used to address the shortfall in the ‘Games Room’ scheme, pay for the Caretaker’s Flat development and for the initial planning and re-design of the released space at the front of the building.
Other developments
We would like to improve the facilities available in our kitchen, which will allow larger gatherings to be catered for much more appropriately. A small development in the Snooker Room will improve this space and give it a more authentic, period feel. We hope to generate some external funding interest to pay for these which will ease any potential pressure on the charity’s reserves, which may be needed for the bar and front of building developments.
Future Events
We are working on a programme of events which will see some re-scheduling of ‘live recorded’ screenings, postponed from autumn/winter 2020, a new play by award-winning Halifax playwright, Alan Stockdill and the welcome return of the City of Bradford Brass Band, which will deliver a pre-Christmas concert at the Town Hall. We are liaising with our colleagues involved with Grassington Players, the 1940’s weekend, Wharfedale Beer Festival and Dickensian Festival to establish what they expect to be able to offer later in the year, based at the Town Hall. Keep your eyes and ears open for dates and ticket details.
Membership
Our Membership Scheme continues to be popular and well-supported within the community. We tipped the 150 members mark recently and we hope, as events and activities return from their covid-enforced slumber, many more will join us to help building a secure and exciting future for the Town Hall. We have kept the monthly/annual subscription rates at the 2020 levels so, if you are interested in joining us, just click on the relevant part of the ‘landing page’ and follow the instructions. It will be great to have you on board.
Lucky Dip
Our recent £50 ‘Lucky Dip’ draw winners have been:-
January 2021 – Sheila Ginger
February 2021 – Hanneke Dye
March 2021 – Audrey Dodge
April 2021 – Brenda Hirst
May 2021 – Norma Cahill
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.