The Hall

Updated 22 May 2006
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Background This was 2005’s Charity Gig, on Saturday 18 June, once again in aid of DreamFlight as well as continuing to help pay for the building extension and further disabled facilities in Arborfield’s Village Hall. Eleven live rock bands, interspersed by an acoustic act, played (in rapid succession!) from Noon to midnight on Arborfield recreation ground, behind The Bull public house (in Arborfield, near Reading, Berkshire,UK). Click here for an on-line map Organized by Dave Woodwards (of The Swan) and Helen Reed-McGregor (Chair of the Hall Committee and Parish Council). Only possible thanks to our community- minded Sponsors. Recordings All recordings are in Windows Media Most newish PCs have it already. Also available for Mac and handheld PCs etc. Need not be the latest version, but if you have problems, you could download a fresh one. News Media Thanks also to the Wokingham Times, Reading Chronicle, 2-Ten FM, Reading 107, Star FM, BBC Berkshire, Festival Eye, eFestivals and Josaka for listing the event. Site Credits Website designed and supported by Dave Esp Videos shot by Julie Morgan and Dave Esp, edited and processed by Dave Esp.

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Rock On The Rec 2005 is being organized to raise further funding for improved facilities in the local village hall. Though the extension is built, it still needs to be paid for and yet more facilities are needed...




Thanks to previous years’ efforts, there are now disabled access and toilet facilities, a doctor’s surgery and waiting room as well as a parish office open to the general public. Previously, a visiting doctor had to operate out of a tiny room next to the stage in the village hall, not much bigger than a broom cupboard. Thanks to the extension, the doctor can be present 5 days a week and has much improved facilities including a proper sink and waiting room.


	No, that’s not subsidence...

The village hall management committee has raised more than £30,000 over the last four years plus further developer funding money from the Ministry of Defense.


	The Village Hall is owned by every resident of Arborfield, relying on

dedicated volunteers, charity funding and rental fees for its upkeep. “Most of the local tradesmen have worked on it over the years at cost or for no fee. It is very well used by the villagers for both practical and fun purposes. Helen Reed-McGregor, the main organizer of Rock On The Rec, is a key member of Arborfield’s Village Hall Management Committee. She explained “It really is a village hall in the true sense of the word because everyone in the village uses it.”.

Seventy years ago, residents purchased a brick each, while local architects and builders turned it into a reality. From the beginning, the Hall’s design allowed for an extension to be added at a future date. Seventy years on, it at last looks like it’s going to happen.


	Regular events include Band Practice, WI, Over 60’s, Gardening Club, Doctor’s Surgery, Brownies, Karate, Charity Jumble Sales, Public Meetings, Voting, Line Dancing, Ballroom Dancing, Slimming World, Dog Training classes, Health & Nutrition classes, Theme nNghts, Weddings, Birthday Parties, Private Functions, Anniversaries, Youth Activities, Annual Pantomime


	(c) Authors David Lenaghan & David Esp, 3 June 2003]