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Organisation/Activity	Contact
Aerobics and Body Conditioning	Mrs J Birrell
Art Classes	Mrs D Burke
Botesdale & Rickinghall Playgroup	Mrs Karen Hails
Botesdale Village Hall Hall Hire	Mrs A Burnard
British Red Cross Organiser	Mrs A Topham
British Red Cross Medical Loans	Mr & Mrs K Painter
British Red Cross Community Transport	Mr G Lawrence
Church of England	Rev C Norburn
Methodist Church	Rev Colin Telfer
Park View Chapel	Mr D Miles
East Anglian Flying Corps	Mrs Z Harris
Football Club	Mr R Lister & Mr A Rolls
Forget-Me-Not Club	Mrs B Waters
Friday Night Club	Mr M Crawford
Friends of Botesdale Health Centre	Mrs S Rhodes
Heritage Circle	Mr S Dorling
Kuk Sool Won (Martial Arts)	Mr & Mrs M Stannard
Ladies Netball	Ms K Bailey
Methodist Wives Club	Mrs A Catlin
Mothers & Toddlers (RABBATS)	Mrs C Barrett
Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator	Mr B Clark
Neighbourhood Watch Deputy	Mr P Beck
RAHOF	Mrs J Whiteside
Rickinghall Afternoon Club	Mrs I Chandler
Rickinghall & District Spinners	Mrs C Painter
Rickinghall Ramblers	Mr R Culverhouse
Rickinghall Day Centre	Mrs S Miles
Royal British Legion	Mr J Canning
Royal British Legion Womens Section	Mrs Anita Burnard
St Botolphs & District Bowls Club	Mrs J Dorling
Twinning Association	Mr D Groves
Women's Institute	Mrs M Costello
Village History Recorder	Mr B Chandler
Village News Correspondent	Mr B Chandler
WARTS	Mrs K Mills
Wednesday Ladies Club	Mrs L Amps
Yoga	Mrs S Wilkins

The Village Hall

Booking Secretary/Key Holder: Anita Burnard 01379 898 652
Chairman & Second Key Holder: Ann Catlin 01379 898 463

Brief History: This building was originally built as the Church Room in 1913, in memory of the Rev. T. H. Wilson. The land was donated by G Holt Wilson and the £717 required for the construction and fitting out was raised by public subscription and fund raising events. The Church Room was opened by the Archdeacon of Suffolk on the 11th December, 1913.
From its opening and until 1993 the maintenance and running costs came from fund raising events and relied to a large extent on work undertaken by volunteers. In 1993 the Church Room became the Botesdale Village Hall when the Botesdale Parish Council assumed responsibility for it and signed a lease for 35 years as a tenant, paying an annual rent of £1. The Village Hall is now managed and administered by a Management Committee comprising representatives from 9 village organisations plus elected and co-opted members. An extensive fund raising and refurbishment programme followed and £83,597 was obtained from the National Lottery. The Village Hall was closed for 4 months whilst it was being refurbished and was re-opened by P. Holt Wilson on 14th December 1998, with modern facilities which include a new kitchen, new toilets with disabled access and a new meeting room.
Facilities: The main hall is 12.8m x 7.7m and can accommodate 100 people seated at tables, 160 people with seating only and 200 for standing/dancing. The stage is 4.8m x 4.3m and is equipped with Stage Lighting and Sound System, Dimmer Lights and an Audio Loop P.A. System. The well-equipped kitchen measures 5.5m x 2.4m and has a Hatch opening into the main hall. The meeting room is 6.4m x 4.4m. There is car parking space to the side and the front of the hall.
Bookings: To hire the hall contact Anita Burnard, Booking Secretary on 01379 898 652.