Wighton Scarecrow Festival Mayday Bank Holiday 2023. You can see more ingenious crows on our Gallery page
News
The building of our new village hall is now underway! The foundations were completed earlier this year and as you can see from the pictures below, the walls are flying up.
The only way is up!
However we still need to raise almost £100,000 to complete the project. We are approaching potential fundraisers to help towards this. BUT your help is still vital in ensuring that we meet our target.
So if you are able, please donate to our Buy a Brick campaign; and continue your much appreciated support of our fantastic community fundraising events. The first of these is the ever popular Easter egg hunt with craft stalls and other family activities on Saturday 8th April 2023. See the events section below for further details.
We expect the hall to be ready for use in Autumn 2023. If you would like to register your interest in hiring either the main hall or the smaller meeting room, please email us to let us know.
Architect's impression of the new village hall in Wighton
About
The fundraising campaign to build a new village hall for Wighton was launched in Spring 2019 and our website is updated to let you know how you can get involved and to keep you informed of our progress.
History
Our much loved village "hut" started out life as a temporary classroom at Wells school. It was transferred to Wighton in 1939 and was expected to last a maximum of twenty five years. Hard work by villagers over decades has more than tripled its life expectancy. And over its very long lifetime it has hosted countless village events.
But now it's time to build a new hall for all those living in Wighton village and beyond.
A New Village Hall for All!
Thanks to an amazing donation of £500,000 from the Trustees of the Goldcrest Charitable Trust and the generosity of those in the village and beyond who have donated, our fundraising campaign is well on the way to achieving its goal.
A great deal of hard work is still needed though to ensure that we can all enjoy a village hall that is fit for the twenty first century.
This will truly be a village hall for all...and to make it happen we need the help of everyone in the village.
Donate/Buy-a-Brick
Although we’re getting close to our target there’s still more money to find. In addition to the origin donation of £500,000, a further £140,000 is needed to cover the building work, buying and installing a kitchen, fitting solar panels and buying furniture including chairs, tables and staging.
There are four ways you can donate:
Brick-a-Brick
Help us with our Brick-o-meter through our “Buy a Brick” campaign. However many bricks you want to “buy” (at £10 per brick), every donation, large and small, will be very gratefully received.
You can transfer your money directly to the Village Hall Charity account. The account details are these:
Sort code: 20-30-81; account no: 30959359
Please use your surname as a reference.
Or send a cheque made out to “Wighton Recreation Hut Fund” c/o Barbara Clark, Treasurer, 37 High Street, Wighton, NR23 1AL.
Gift Aid your Donation
If you are a taxpayer, you can gift aid your donation which means we’ll receive an extra cash bonus of 25 per cent of your contribution. Either download a gift aid form or request one from Graham Able on 07818 592082
Donation Boxes and Village Events
Come along to our regular annual programme of village events. They are fun and sociable - and all proceeds go directly to village causes including the new hall. Pop your extra pennies into our collection boxes too.
Easyfundraising
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Use it for your regular grocery shopping, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose, Sainsburys and many more. Travel brands including Trainline, Booking.com, Expedia, Thomas Cook, Jet2 to name a few. Insurance for your car, house or holiday such as Money Supermarket, AA, Confused.com, Axa.
Brands then make a small donation to say ‘thank you’ and easyfundraising gives those free funds to the cause.
Please register using this link – just click sign up
Plus, once you've raised your first £5, easyfundraising will double it! There’s no catch or hidden charges and Wighton Recreation Hut will be really grateful for your donations.
Fundraising Events
Fundraising events - and the support you can give by joining in - continue to be crucial to the success of the campaign to raise the additional money for our new village hall. Many more events are in the planning stage ... so watch this space.
Upcoming Events
We're very grateful to the Rev Brenda and the PCC for kindly offering the church as a home for village and fundraising events whilst our village hall is rebuilt. So this is where some of our events will be taking place from March 2022. All are welcome. Also, some of our winter events will be held in Potters Barn in the village thanks to the generosity of Pat and Ali at Potters Farm Campsite.For details of past events, plus our events' image gallery please see our Events Archive page
Get Involved
Getting involved can be lots of fun! There are various ways you can do this:
- Come along to support one of our organised events. These are listed in the events section above;
- Donate bric a brac and other items to our regular village hall sales and raffles;
- Offer to help out at one of our planned events;
- Organise your own fundraising event! You will find lots of ideas on our resources page. If you feel that you would like to do this please contact our events co-ordinator. We can offer guidance on how to turn your fundraising ideas into a successful event and also provide you with a mini fundraising pack with our campaign logo and colours.
Resources
This section has resource documents relating to the village hall fundraising campaign that you might find interesting. Including FAQs that have been raised by the community about the project. If you do not find something in this section that you feel should be included,please contact us to let us know.
Contact
To find out more, make a donation or to offer help with the campaign, please email us at info@wightonvillagehall.co.uk