Ford Village Hall Committee

Ford Village: an ancient community looking to the future

To contact us for enquiries or hall bookings - fordvillagehallargyll@gmail.com

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Pop-Up Pub Night

The Pickled Squirrel will open its doors on Friday, 28th February, at 7 p.m. The theme for the night is traditional pub games—darts, cards, dominoes, etc. There is no entry charge. A full licence will be in place, so come, buy a drink or two, and support keeping your hall open.

AGM

The Village Hall Committee AGM has taken place. The Chairman's Report and the Treasurer's Financial Report were accepted by those present. Two new Directors were proposed and accepted. We welcome Barry and Patrice on to the Committee. Three residents were proposed and seconded as co-opted members. We also welcome Tim, Simon and Pauline. This now brings full-time directors to 9 and co-opted members to 4. This is very positive as we understand that other local organisations are struggling to find volunteers. Bill the Chairman would like to publicly thank the following people:

• Amber and Martin Crowley for their dedication and hard work on the FVH Committee during their time on the committee.
  Jo Cole and Sue Creech for their support in a less direct role this year.
  Gillian Rodger for taking on the communications role.
  Statkraft for funding the catering at the summer gala and the presents for children at the Xmas Party.
  Phoenix Squad for their costumed support at the summer gala.
  Pauline for her amazing work as Santa.
  Phil for his time as Bruce the Beaver.
  Izzy McCaffer for her work creating planters out of former Bowls Tables.
• The Ederline Estate for help clearing trees and shrubs from the hall land.
• Eric Holden for his work on the community wood project.
  The whole current committee for working their socks off in 2024.
  And all the residents and friends of the hall who have supported us this year.

Village Hall Secures £24,500 in new funding!

See full story in the News section.

With thanks to the above & more for the initial funding that has allowed us to complete stage 1 repairs to the Hall!

To find out more about the repairs and the next stages, read our latest newsletter online.

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Click on this link to purchase lottery tickets that will support Ford Village Hall and other Argyll good causes.

_{Research has shown that when an individual contributes to their community their physical and mental health improves as well as their social wellbeing. Community decision making processes are most effective when individuals get involved. As a result their environments in the widest sense improve as well.}

_{Many of the photographs of Ford and its locality on this website have been taken by Aileen Gillies - https://www.aileengilliesphotography.co.uk/}

_{Ford Village Hall Committee fully supports the Fair Work First Commitment. In seeking contractors to provide services to the Hall, we will give priority to those who can demonstrate that they pay their employees a living wage, regardless of gender, are committed to providing their employees with a workplace voice, skills training, and avoid restrictive and unfair workforce practices such as zero hour contracts.}