SVHARA News

We have weekly Children’s Dance Classes at the Village Hall starting the week of the 25th April for ages 3-14! Classes are Monday- Wednesday, timetable below. Dancing is proven to be fun, focused learning for children however the biggest benefit is that it will boost your child’s confidence massively! Please email Jade on [email protected] to book your slot. First class is an introductory offer of £5!

Thank you to everyone in the community that came out to participate in the Stroud Village Hall Easter Egg Hunt!  What an amazing day it was with the sun shining and laughing happy children running all about the place.  The children and parents joined together to search out the clues hidden around the estate and were well rewarded with a chocolate egg and picnic lunch at the very end.   While the children played games, did Easter themed crafts and played games such as Giant Jenga, Giant Connect4 and the Egg & Spoon race (using tempting Cadbury Cream Eggs), the adults were able to enjoy a drink and catch-up with the neighbours.  We really enjoyed seeing you at this event and hope to see you at the Jubilee party that we are planning for June!  Please have a look at our What’s On page on the website or follow us on Facebook!  

Thank you to all of the members of the community that joined us at our Open House.  What great participation we had at the free Yoga, Pilates and Fitness demonstrations.  Many people joined these sessions and there were many smiles during and after each one.  There was scrumptious food including jacket potatoes, cakes and biscuits to savour along with teas, coffees and juices while having a chat with some of the neighbours.  

Many of the children participated in crafts, face glitter and nail painting… and what a surprise they had when LuLu the bunny showed up for a visit!  We look forward to our next get together with you, please see our What’s On page on the website or follow us on Facebook!

We have continued with business as usual in the past month whilst the hall has been updated, and it is now ready for hirers and new users.  The gents’ toilets have now been completed and the hall is ready for general use again.

Our Monday Coffee Mornings have been a great success.  Thank you to all who have attended so far and supported the hall and your local community.  Feel free to poo in for some fresh coffee, tea and cake, with also the chance to meet your neighbours and new people in your community.  Further details and dates are in the What’s On section of this website.

We hope that many of you will be able to attend our Open Day on the 3rd April, which we hope will be a huge success.  Thank you to our regular hirers who will be providing wonderful demonstrations/stalls. We look forward to receiving suggestions for new things to see here at your Village Hall so thank you to all who will be coming along!

We are please to say the hall is now getting booked up quickly for  hire, though we do still have slots available.  However, these are going fast so ensure you get in contact to book your event/regular booking, contacting Jade via @[email protected].  It is brilliant to see members of the local community coming together and supporting one another!

-Jade Poulter – Hall Manager

We have been very busy the past month ensuring the hall is updated and ready for hall hirers and new users. By the time you read this we should have had all the building works completed and we look forward to welcoming  new and returning hirers. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused whilst this necessary and important work was carried out.

We have a new social coffee morning coming up at the hall the first and third Monday of the month 10am-12pm. Feel free to pop in and support your local community as well as meet new people in your area! There will be fresh coffee, tea and cake available for you to purchase.

We also have our Open Day coming up on the 3rd April 2022 10am-3pm. There will be lots to do for all the family. Activities include live fitness demonstrations, kids face and nail painting, craft stalls, lots of tea and cake as well as hot food. Make sure you pop over on the day to check it out, it isn’t going to be one to miss! If anyone is looking to hire the hall for a party or regular bookings we have slots available.  However they are going fast! Please contact Jade via  [email protected] to secure your booking.

Click for the timetable of activities going on at the Hall.

Please do come along and join in or contact me to find out more! If you would like to help support the Village Hall in another way, we offer participation in the East Hampshire Community Lottery here at the Village Hall. Please enter to help and support your community. 

Can you help us reach our target of 50 subscribers? Finally, we are still looking for volunteers who would like to become a Hall Trustee. 

If you would like to know more please contact Jeremy Mitchell – [email protected]

Jade Poulter

Although it seems a while ago now, thank you to everyone who came along to our Christmas Market, the day was a brilliant success.  We all enjoyed the tasty cakes supplied by our WI; thanks very much for helping out ladies!  Many of you shared fantastic ideas regarding activities here a the Village Hall.  It’s brilliant to hear your feedback as this is your village hall and we want everyone to enjoy it just as much as we do!

We are still busy with classes and parties; please check our social media page and this website to keep updated on regular classes here at the Village Hall. We also have some exciting things to come as we go forward into the new year, such as a fortnightly coffee morning on a Monday morning and occasional open days.  The first of these, in January, will have taken place by the time you read this and will have featured a host of children’s activities such as face/nail painting and a craft stall as well as class demonstrations, stall holders, a raffle and hot soup to keep us all warm during the winter day!

We are also please to announce we can now offer office services and table/chair hire.  For more information, please contact Jade.

Finally, feel free to suggest new ideas for our Village Hall.  For all bookings and enquiries for the Village Hall please contact Jade at: [email protected]

Jade Poutler

Manager, Stroud Village Hall

The trustees of Stroud Village Hall and Residents Association are delighted to welcome Jade Poulter as our new Hall Manager following her appointment in early November, and a few words follow from her.

“Hello everyone, my name is Jade.  Some of you may know me from doing my weekly exercise class here at the Village Hall.  If you would like to come and visit me, drop me an email or feel free to pop in and say hello.  I am looking forward to getting to know the community.  

We are still busy with classes and parties, please check our social media page and this website to keep updated as we have got lots of exciting things going forward as we are approaching Christmas time!

The social committee organised a fabulous, fun packed Halloween party which was a great success.  It’s that time of year when Christmas is coming; don’t forget to save the date for the Christmas quiz on Friday the 10th December. 

Feel free to suggest new ideas for our Village Hall going forwards.  For all bookings and enquiries for the Village Hall please contact Jade at [email protected] “

In the meantime, we would like to thank all our users and hirers for bearing with us whilst some long-delayed remedial work has been carried out by the builders after what became a long, drawn out saga. Even when the work started there were further delays causing it to over-run into November.  Whilst it is still not complete we hope that any further disruption will only be minor.

Please accept the trustees’ apologies for any inconvenience suffered and we are sure you will notice a difference when you next use the hall, especially from the new acoustics.

Jeremy Mitchell, Trustee.

Have you seen we offer community lottery? Check our our page https://www.easthantslottery.co.uk/…/stroud-village… to secure your tickets now. There is also an offer on currently to win a £1000 Sainsburys gift voucher!