Village Hall Complex
The Village Hall Complex can lay justifiable claim to be the centre of the community. Many clubs make use of their facilities from Theatre to Football. It comprises a collection of halls, rooms & sporting facilities as listed below. Principal among them is the Orpen Memorial Hall which was built from money left in Osmond Orpen’s will in 1938. Osmond was a respected local resident and you can find out more about him from the Rose Growing & Orpen Close history pages on this site.
The Village Hall Complex:
- Main Hall which can accommodate 150 standing or 120 seated in a theatre-style layout.
- John Lampon Hall which can accommodate 60. This hall can be divided into 2 rooms (known as Joyce Lucking & Ernest Blackwell rooms), each with up to 30 people.
- Social Club Room is available for hire during the day.
- Lorkin Daniell field and,
- MUGA – multi-use games area.
How To Book
To book any of the Halls, you can use our Online Booking System.
You can also contact the Hall Administrator, Victoria Beckwith-Cole by email at [antibot mailto=”[email protected]”]
If you are not sure where the Orpen Memorial Hall is you can find it using google maps.
Downloads
- Sale of Alcohol Form. (MS Word)
- Conditions of Letting. (MS Word)
Recent news items
The following news items reference one, or more, of the facilities at the Village Hall Complex, to read the whole article please click on the heading…
- Environment & Highways 17th March 2022 - Highlights of Environment & Highways Meeting on 17th March 2022 The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 17th March 2022 with topics including: Handymen activities,Spraying reed mace in ponds,Weeds on Colchester Road footpath,Trees including Orpen Hall,… …
- Botanical Shenanigans - Replacing Cherry Trees - Simple? Bluebell planting pear tree Writing this article I couldn't, first of all, decide if it should be about Cherry Trees, Oak Trees, Pear Trees or Bluebells; it transpired they all had their part to play along… …
- Environment & Highways 10th February 2022 - Highlights of Environment & Highways Meeting on 13th January 2022 The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 10th February 2022 with topics including: Village office,Removal of reed mace & irises from ponds,Orpen Hall tree replacements,Zip wire… …
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- Environment & Highways 13th January 2022 - Highlights of Environment & Highways Meeting on 13th January 2022 The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 13th January 2022 with topics including: Village ponds, in particular about weeds and potential pollutants, How the handymen work,Orpen… …
- Environment & Highways 11th November 2021 - Highlights of Environment & Highways Meeting on 11th November 2021 The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 11th November 2021 with topics including: Handymen dealing with activities such as fallen branch, to reviewing drainage issues,Potential work… …
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- Environment & Highways 14th October 2021 - Highlights of Environment & Highways Meeting on 14th October 2021 The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 14th October 2021 with topics including: Handymen have been busy including cutting grass, dealing with a trip hazard in… …
- Environment & Highways 9th September 2021 - Highlights of Environment & Highways Meeting on 9th September 2021 The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 9th September 2021 with topics including: Handymen undertook activities from tree -trimming to churchyard-tending. Additional help required October -… …
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- Environment & Highways – 8th July 2021 - Environment & Highways – 8th July 2021 The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 8th July 2021 with topics including: Handymen activities including encouragement of wildlife on the Heath,Village ponds now full,Replacing trees at Orpen… …
- Environment & Highways – 10th June 2021 - Environment & Highways - 10th June 2021 The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 10th June 2021 with topics including: Handymen activities,Village ponds & ducks,Cherry Trees at Orpen Hall,Allotments, andStrategic Environmental Planning. Environment & Highways… …
- Environment & Highways – 11th February 2021 - Environment & Highways Meeting Held on 14th January 2021 The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 11th February 2021 and discussed: Snow clearing, Update on ponds, Village Signs. Playground access path, The Heath, Hedging at… …
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