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!!!

Ford Village Local Place Plan:

This document contains 5 proposals that the FVHC would like  Argyll and Bute Council to include in their Local Place Plan 3. The proposals are based on the current village Community Action Plan and also future projects which may require planning permission.

The Information Notice period is a statutory requirement for a minimum 28-day period where local councillors and community councils adjacent to the boundary of the Local Place Plan have a chance to make representations about the draft LPP. In the spirit of consultation and transparency, we would like local people to have this opportunity too. This will run from now until May 5th. You can find the Ford LPP here.

A survey for you to give your views on the LPP can be found on this website by clicking on the survey tab.

For more general information on what an LPP is click on this link

Village Gala Day

A date has provisionally been chosen for the Ford Village Gala Day for 2025 - it is...Saturday, June 21st. Please put this date in your diary and keep it free. Details to follow. The Gala day has its own tab on this website if you want to keep up with the latest arrangements.

Lego Club

The Lego Club for kids has its first get-together on April 6th. See the events  area of this website for further details.

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.}