About

The story begins in November 1947 when the trustees of the Kilham Village Hall Management Committee bought a parcel of land and buildings from the Kilham Foresters Society (1856-1955) for £350. The land bordered on to Church Lane and contained a building known as the Temperance Hall, a cottage and outbuildings. The Temperance Hall became the original Village Hall. This was built in 1880 with red and yellow bricks and round headed windows. A modern entrance hall was added to the south of the building.

In March 1981 a larger adjoining parcel of land was bought from Twydale Turkeys Ltd for £800. This land previously had poultry houses on it and was used for an annual carnival, bonfire and other events.

In 1988 a planning application was submitted for a new Village Hall to be built, this was finally granted in Jan 1989.

After several false starts, over builders and funding, building work started early in 1991with a projected 12 month build. After further delays and build issues the new Village Hall was finally signed off by the local authority in May 1993. 

The old Village Hall closed on Thursday 13th May 1993 and was subsequently demolished, the new Village Hall opened for business on Wednesday 19th May 1993.

The site of the old village hall land is now the play area, part of the car park and entrance drive.

The total build cost for the new Village Hall was £156,042 of which £94,030 came from grants and £62,012 from village hall funds after many years of fund raising.