{"id":7,"date":"2020-07-03T17:01:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T16:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:31:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T18:31:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Village Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NEXT DATE FOR THE LOCK INN <br \/>15th MAY &#8211; COME AND JOIN US\u2026<\/h2>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-417\" src=\"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lock-Inn-Logo-300x288.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lock-Inn-Logo-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lock-Inn-Logo-768x736.png 768w, https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lock-Inn-Logo.png 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>All are welcome to join us, starting at 6:30 pm we\u2019ll close the doors at 10:30. For a relaxed evening of drinks, pubgames (optional) and great company.<\/p>\r\n<p>No booking needed \u2014 just come along, pull up a chair, and enjoy a proper local evening together!<\/p>\r\n<p>Full details <a href=\"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/index.php\/pub\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>EASTER FAMILY FUN DAY &#8211; Saturday 4th April 10:30am<\/h2>\r\n<p>Easter activity trail, crafts, games, coffee, tea and Easter treats. Come along and join in the fun.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>About us, at the Hall<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Lockerley and East Dean War Memorial Hall \u2013 to use its full name \u2013 was built in the early 1900s. \u00a0The land was donated to the villages of Lockerley and East Dean by Frederick Dalgety. \u00a0The building has been extended significantly over the years and in the late 1990s a separate wing was added to house our Children and Young People activities.<\/p>\r\n<p>As a Memorial Hall, the building carries two plaques which commemorate events in the two world wars that took place in the 1900s.\u00a0 One plaque to the side of the Coffee Shop Annex, notes those of the village who fell in the first world war \u2013 aka \u2018The Great War\u2019.\u00a0 A simple stone paviar, set into the ground of the entrance to the hall, commemorates the Victoria Cross of Frederick Luke.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>Regular events<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The Hall hosts a number of regular activities available for you to join, including our local post office, coffee shop, art group, badminton club and brownies and guides groups. \u00a0Check our <a href=\"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/index.php\/calendar\/\">calendar<\/a> to find out what\u2019s going.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The <strong>Post Office<\/strong> is open Monday and Thursday mornings from 9:00am to 12:00pm, excluding bank holidays.<\/li>\r\n<li>The <strong>Coffee Shop<\/strong> is open on Monday and Thursday mornings with the same hours as the Post Office.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-439\" src=\"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Hive-Logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Hive-Logo-1.jpg 610w, https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Hive-Logo-1-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>The Hive Youth Club<\/h2>\r\n<p>We&#8217;re launching a new Youth Club for Lockerley&#8217;s young people, starting in January 2026.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;The Hive&#8221; will take place on Friday evenings, initially on a monthly basis. There will be Juniors (Ages 7-11) and Seniors (Ages 11-16). The Club will also run a joined session alongside &#8220;The Lock Inn&#8221; pub nights.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/index.php\/youth-club\/\">View More Details\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<h2>Volunteering Opportunities<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Hall and its facilities are completely managed and maintained by volunteers. \u00a0If you would like to contribute to help in the running of the Hall, we are always looking for people to help care for the hall and arrange fund-raising events in aid of hall funds. We are dependant upon this kind of income for the essential up-keep of the hall.<\/p>\r\n<p>Whether you have a brilliant idea for a fundraising event with a spare couple of hours on your hands, or some spare capacity in your week on a more regular basis, or would like to join one of our organised workdays or project teams, we will always actively utilise spare pairs of hands!<\/p>\r\n<p>If you think you can help, please don\u2019t hesitate to <a href=\"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/index.php\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> to get in touch.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>Hall Hire<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h3>\r\n\r\n<\/h3>\r\n<p>Hiring the hall or any of its rooms and\/or equipment, such as tables, chairs, chair covers, crockery and cutlery, is really easy. \u00a0Please go to the<a href=\"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/index.php\/how-to-hire\/\">\u2019How to Hire\u2019<\/a> page.<\/p>\r\n<p>The &#8216;How to Hire&#8217; menu includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/index.php\/how-to-hire\/\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a> which will take you through the booking process.<\/p>\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<h2>A little bit of important additional information \u2026<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-15\" src=\"https:\/\/lockerleyvillagehall.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/defibrillator_01tn-150x91.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"184\" \/>A public access defibrillator is installed under the entrance porch; <br \/>instructions for its use are found on the front panel of the defibrillator. \u00a0The defibrillator, whilst housed at the Hall, is under the care and maintenance of Lockerley Parish Council. \u00a0For any questions or concerns please contact clerk@lockerley-pc.gov.uk<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEXT DATE FOR THE LOCK INN 15th MAY &#8211; COME AND JOIN US\u2026 All are welcome to join us, starting at 6:30 pm we\u2019ll close the doors at 10:30. 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