Is this the end of Oare Village Hall?

The main reasons that the future of the Hall is at risk are: 

• The Village Hall Committee no longer has enough members to be workable, with the imminent resignations of the current Chair, Treasurer and Secretary, following many years of service.
• The Hall is no longer financially viable, due to the decline in rental income from hirers in recent years, and the fact that we no longer make enough money from the events we put on.

To ensure that the Hall can continue, the immediate priority is to get the Committee up to full strength again, including filling the Officer positions of Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. 

What the Committee does

The role of the Committee is two-fold:

1. To oversee the upkeep and functioning of the Hall, including managing finances, bookings and hirers; and

2. To put on events which help to fund the running of the Hall.

Without the Committee, the Hall will cease to be.

So we are urgently looking for volunteers from the local community to join the Committee, to ensure that there are sufficient members to properly carry out all its roles and responsibilities (see here for more details) especially those of the Officers.

The bottom line is that, sadly, if there are not enough new volunteers then the current Committee, as the trustees, will need to explore all options for the future of the Hall, most likely selling the land and winding up the Charity.

If you don’t want to see the closure of Oare Village Hall, and the loss of this historic community resource, please help by joining the Committee. You can do this by coming along to our AGM at 7pm on Tuesday 14th April, or by contacting Jon Ford (jon.ford@me.com / 07710 069496) in advance.

Thank you for your support.

Oare Village Hall Committee

February 2026