In collaboration with Community Action Northumberland (CAN) and Northumberland Archives, the Ingram Village Hall Heritage Project has been set up to preserve, record and share the heritage of the Ingram Village Hall. It is one of several ‘second-wave’ projects included as part of the county-wide Northumberland Village Halls Heritage Project.
PRELIMINARY NOTICE
We have today (5 March 2021) received the following Press Release from ACRE.
National charity, Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) has issued new information to help village halls make sense of the latest announcements about the lifting of national lockdown restrictions.
Contrary to the government’s announcement on 22 February 2021, village halls will not be able to reopen after Easter, except for a small number of permitted activities.
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic, Ingram Village Hall (in keeping with other local village halls, including Breamish Hall and Bolton Village Hall) closed its doors to visitors and user groups.
The UK Government’s latest step in the easing of lockdown takes effect today *Saturday 4 July 2020). This means that, in principle, village halls can reopen. However, there are numerous considerations before any village hall can be used again safely.
Further to the UK Government’s recommendations regarding the current coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Ingram Village Hall will be CLOSED until further notice. This is effective immediately.
Over the past few weeks, the content of the previous Ingram Breamish Valley website has been migrated into the current Breamish Valley website.
Following the failure of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, King James I introduced the ‘Observance of 5th November Act’, an enforced annual public day of thanksgiving. Despite being repealed in 1859, the celebration has continued with enthusiasm throughout the UK. So last night – exactly 414 years after the failed plot – Ingram Village celebrated in its own community-centred style at Ingram Village Hall.
Following the successful refurbishment of Ingram Village Hall in July 2010 an official re-opening took place at the Family Fun Day and Barbecue on Sunday 29 August 2010.
INGRAM VILLAGE HALL was opened in 1928 to serve as a Church Hall and a local community facility. It is a registered charity, organized and managed by a volunteer committee whose aim is to maximize the use of the Hall for social, recreational and educational functions. Apart from a few improvements and repairs over the years the building remained in its original state until 2010, following the village’s selection to join British Gas Green Streets project.
The British Library is preserving this site for the future in the UK Web Archive at www.webarchive.org.uk
