This website is for the Devauden village hall - Hood Memorial Hall. A separate website for the village of Devauden as a whole can be found at www.devauden.org.uk
Following the AGM of Hood Memorial Hall Charitable Trust on Saturday August 31, 2024, the hall is now managed by Devauden Hall CIO.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
2025 has been a busy year at the hall and we circulated an end of year summary to everyone that is signed up to the hall email list. If you missed it, or if you haven't subscribed to the hall email list, you can read it online - just click the image to the right.
If you haven't signed up to the hall email list, we urge you to do so and keep yourself up to date with events and activities at the hall. We won't bombard you with messages and certainly won't pass on your email address to anyone else. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Just click the link below and complete a simple sign up form.
WHAT'S ON
NEW - Baby Yoga and Sing - see poster below
2026 - PROVISIONAL DATES
March 7 - First 'Pop Up Pub' - to be held on the first Friday of every month
May 4 - Devauden Races, organised by SARA
May 22 - 24 - Devauden Festival 26
July 11- Devauden village fête
August 7- Folksy Theatre - Shakespeare in the open air
October 19 - AGM (latest possible date, likely to be earlier)
November 5 - Bonfire and Firework Display
December 13 - Senior Citizens' lunch
December 18 - Children's Christmas show
THE BENEFITS OF ACTING AS A TRUSTEE
The Charity Commission has published research into the benefits people experience from being a trustee. One of the primary takeaways from the research is the extent to which trustees benefit from their experience. Although trusteeship is a significant voluntary undertaking, the majority would recommend it to others (80%). Many trustees reported experiencing multiple and profound benefits, from feeling they are positively impacting the world (60%) to feeling more connected to a community or movement (65%), highlighting the rewards of responsibility. Overall, just 1% of the trustee population surveyed would not recommend the role to others. The full findings can be read here.
Trustees are also resoundingly positive about their experience in post and we asked our own trustees why they offered to join the committee. The poster alongside shows their quotes. To download the poster for a closer read, just click on it.
