Blindcrake Village Hall
HISTORY
Blindcrake Village Hall was converted from a row of cottages in the late 19th century by the Vicar of Isel, Reverend William Hutchinson Sharpe. It was vested in the Church of England Diocese for the use of the community in 1897.
A Lease and Trust Deed was agreed in 1988 and the Management Committee became a registered charity in September 1993. We converted to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 20th January 2017 and secured a new fifty year lease in June 2018.
TRUSTEES
The Charity Trustees form the Village Hall Management Committee. Our CIO constitution allows for up to six elected Trustees, up to nine appointed from user groups, and up to three co-opted by the Charity Trustees. Trustees are elected by parish residents at our Annual General Meeting each May and new elected Trustees will always be welcome. Any user groups or organisations operating in the Parish who wish to nominate a Trustee to the Committee should contact the Chairman.
We currently have the following Trustees:
- Neil Pilling (Chair)
- Ros Berry (Treasurer)
- Cathy Keough
- Graeme Forrester
- Craig Oliver
The Management Committee is also keen to welcome new co-opted Trustees onto the Committee, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested.
REFURBISHMENT
Blindcrake Village Hall sustainable heating project
Our building work to install a heat pump, solar PV and battery was completed in late May and we’re delighted that the village hall is open for hiring again. The hall is warm and bright!
Huge thanks to our funders:
• Community Spaces Partnership funded by the National Lottery and delivered via Action with Communities in Cumbria;
• Tallentire Windfarm Community Benefit Fund via Cumbria Community Foundation;
• Baywind Energy Community Trust;
• Cumberland Council Lakes to Sea Community Panel;
• SP electricity NorthWest Storm Arwen Community Resilience Fund;
• Blindcrake Parish Charity
Your Village Hall Committee.
NB We also plan improvements to make the rear garden area accessible from the main hall and to transform it into an inviting outside space but this will wait until we have raised additional funds.
