Welcome to Butterknowle Village Hall

The Village Hall is located on Pinfold Lane Butterknowle and was opened in 1962. The trustees of the Village Hall Association purchased the land on which the Village Hall stands for the princely sum of £311.11s.0d. (three hundred and eleven pounds eleven shillings) which in today's terms would equate to somewhere in the region of £4000 THE BUTTERKNOWLE VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION IS A REGISTERED CHARITY No. 520749

The Main Hall ready for Christmas Our Facilities * Main Hall with dance floor and "Deaf aid loop" and Wire Free Internet Access * Stage to Main Hall with Sound & Light equipment * Fully equipped IT Suit with Internet and E-mail * Large car park with Recycling facilities for Glass, Cans and Paper * Kitchen fully equipped * Full Toilet facilities including provision for disabled people and Baby Changing * Full Access to the building including access for disabled people *Snooker Room with full size Table *Carpet Bowls, Table Tennis and Fitness Equipment

Foundation stones to commemorate the building of the hall were laid by Mr J.A Makepeace and Mr T.W. Nightingale, pictured at the time with the then chairman of the village hall association Morris Tallentire(left) looking on. When the recent alterations took place the foundation stones had to be removed and are now on display as part of the new foyer. The website editor is grateful to Million Makepeace for the above image. Million is the son of Mr J.A.Makepeace and is currently the chairman of The Gaunless Valley History Trust.

In 2000 The Village Hall Association received a lottery grant from the community fund of £125595 for extensive refurbishment of the facility. This included the provision of a handsome pitched roof to replace the original flat roof. Click on the link below if you would like more information about the community fund.

The Village Hall is one of the 30 members of The Teesdale Village Halls Consortium which was set up in 1999 with the objective of achieving "An improvement in the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the parishes served by village halls and community centres in the Teesdale District of County Durham"
To find out more about The Teesdale Village Halls Consortium visit their Website by clicking the link below

This website was chosen as pick of the month in February 2003. Website editor John Constable was presented with a digital camera by Communigate's Andrew Hutton. This has been added to the equipment available for users of the village hall. Click on the link below to see other recipients of Pick of the Month Awards Communigate Hall of Fame

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