Horningsham Village Hall

Name: Horningsham Village Hall
Address: Water Lane, Warminster, BA127LL, GB
Telephone: 07541 211 732
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The village hall is set amongst the beautiful rolling valleys of the Wiltshire Countryside. For event enquiries contact enquiries
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The hall itself is a beautiful building looking out onto the sports field and is perfect for a wedding reception, christening or any type of party. A large versatile village hall available for hire for parties, plays, talks, dinners, celebrations, weddings, events.

03/11/2024

Wow! Rural Voices was just brilliant! Thank you so much to everyone who came to enjoy the captivating talk by Charles Dowding. There was a great convivial atmosphere, lots of people from the village and beyond came on their own and met friends or made new friends over breakfast, others came in groups of friends or family. A wonderful team of volunteers helped village hall committee members cook and serve breakfast, welcome guests and do the washing up (thank you!!). Everyone left full of food and exciting ideas for their gardens and we are so excited for the next event with Julian Hight now! If you would like to volunteer to help let us know, or to sign up to the village hall newsletter, visit the website!

Just a note on our tasty breakfasts so you know what to expect for future events. It won't always be exactly the same but we will always prioritise local suppliers and lovely fresh produce. Here was the menu from this one:

Omnivores-
Bacon + sausage from September House Small Holdings
(Horningsham)
Egg from Pythouse Farm (Tisbury)
Bubble and Squeak with kale from Vallis Veg (Frome)
Baked Beans
Toast (gf on request)

Herbivores-
Homemade veggie sausages with Hodmedod fava beans
Portobello mushroom
Egg from Pythouse Farm (Tisbury) or vegan tofu scramble
Bubble and Squeak with kale from Vallis Veg (Frome)
Baked Beans
Toast (gf on request)

Hope to see you next time!

24/10/2024

Just over a week to go until our first RURAL VOICES event and there are still a few tickets left, so make sure you jump in now and snap them up! https://events.humanitix.com/rural-voices-brunch-and-brain-food
We are so lucky (and a little starstruck!) to have the brilliant joining us this month to talk about COMPOST - the subject of his new book - and no-dig gardening. What an absolute treat!
Some people have asked why we're doing Rural Voices at 9am on a Saturday, so let us explain! We took inspiration from a very popular event in another Wiltshire village, so we know that it works and is a fantastic way to kick off the weekend. The deal is that when you turn up at 9am you immediately sit down to a fantastic cooked breakfast. All the ingredients are sourced locally, including incredible bacon and sausages from for the meat eaters and home-made bubble + squeak and veggie sausages for the vegetarians/vegans. After breakfast, you can relax with a cup of tea or freshly ground coffee and enjoy a fascinating talk from one of our carefully curated programme of speakers. Charles Dowding this month, in December and Dr Olivia Chapple in February 2025 (and more to come after that if all goes well!). At 11am, we'll wave you off to enjoy the rest of your weekend feeling refreshed, sated and inspired!

22/10/2024

FIREWORKS!!
5-7.30pm 5th November
We can't wait for the 2024 village bonfire and fireworks display, its definitely one of the highlights of the village hall calendar each year.
Horningsham residents and friends are warmly invited to join us *from 5pm* (change from what we originally advertised) for the lighting of the bonfire. There will be hotdogs and a bar, then at 6.15pm we'll enjoy a beautiful fireworks display - a yearly gift from our friends the

18/10/2024

Have you booked yet for this brilliant event on Monday?

Horningsham and Maiden Bradley have got together to host GREENER GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME at 7pm on 21st October at Horningsham Village Hall.

How does it work?
There isn’t going to be a formal panel, instead it will be an informal session where people can ask questions and get answers from within the community - a sort of knowledge sharing event. There are so many brilliant gardeners and nature lovers in our area - this is an incredible resource!

How do I ask a question?
Ideally, we would love people to send in questions in advance - email them to Andy at [email protected]

What is the theme?
The theme is about ‘greener’ gardening as it’s part of the Greener Maiden Bradley & Horningsham, but all general gardening questions are welcome.

How do I book?
You can book on the Horningsham Village Hall website (link in bio) for £3.50 or buy a ticket on the door for £4.

https://www.facebook.com/share/ZGV63gcsQnECUAZ1/

SEE YOU THERE!

18/10/2024

Looking back at the wonderful Harvest Supper last weekend - what a joyful night! The Village Hall was absolutely packed with villagers and friends of all ages. We were spoilt with beautiful autumnal table decorations 🍂, absolutely delicious food 🍽, neverending raffle prizes 🤣 and great company.
The biggest thanks goes of course to the inimitable Liz Glover, chair of the Parish Council and chef extraordinaire, who brought together a fantastically talented and efficient team to cook a beautifully tender beef stew with perfect dumplings and a tasty mediterranean vegetarian bake, all with lovely veg on the side. Scrumptious desserts were cooked by various locals. Thanks also to Steve Crossman who hosted the evening with his usual flair and also generously donated the excellent beef for the stew (he has more available for sale from Mill Farm, just give him a shout!). Thank you to everyone who contributed to the raffle, especially who made one young guest very happy indeed! Many people were involved in setting up, decorating, collecting supplies, cooking, serving food, staffing the bar, clearing up - grateful thanks to you all for bringing the village together in such a lovely way.

13/10/2024

Thanks to everyone who was at the Harvest Supper last night, it was a fantastic evening with a great atmosphere and delicious food! A special thanks as well to everyone who helped organise and made the event possible, it's a huge amount of work, but was certainly worth it! 😊

12/10/2024

HORNINGSHAM ART HUB?
Are you a visual artist looking for a supportive community?
We have had some exciting chats with arts promoter Stephanie Edwards and artist Miles Cantelou Art recently! They would love to start a regular meet-up to connect with like-minded artists and become part of a vibrant community where we can share ideas, perfect our craft and exhibit diverse artwork at regular shows and we all agree that Horningsham Village Hall would be a wonderful place to base this creative hub!
All are welcome, whatever your medium - whether you paint, sculpt or blow glass we can provide a platform to showcase your talents and connect with fellow creatives.
If you feel motivated, contact Stephanie via [email protected]

11/10/2024

We are all super excited for the Harvest Supper tomorrow night, and the hall is looking amazing. Thanks to everyone who has helped to make this possible! 😍

08/10/2024

EEEK! We forgot to tell you about Yin Yoga! Bethan is running this super accessible but also totally amazing class as a community offering, so its just £5 per class (or £3 concessions) .
We pinched this photo from the Guardian - hope they don't mind - but it came from this really helpful article that tells you all about why Yin Yoga is different to other kinds of yoga. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/05/yin-yoga-calm-mind-stretch-body-slow - check stories for a clickable link!
It is soothing, slow-paced, meditative and transformative. So JOIN US at 5.15pm every Tuesday (that's today by the way) in the Village Hall (don't forget to bring a mat.

06/10/2024

Horningsham Village Hall is a beautiful and well-loved community resource but the building itself is in urgent need of work to ensure that it can sustain its important role in the village both in the near future and for generations to come. Thanks to generous support from Longleat and Savills , we have recently had a preliminary survey done. This highlighted that in order to ensure the ongoing safety and functionality of the Hall, we will need to undertake major work to the roof, the heating and electrical systems and some structural elements over the next five years. We also want to make significant improvements to the toilets, the kitchen, storage spaces and interior decor. This work is essential in order to make the Hall a more welcoming, accessible and joyful space for everyone, one which connects across all the existing clubs and activities and also inspires new ways of coming together with friends and neighbours.

We anticipate that we will need to raise at least £100,000 to complete these works. As the full picture of the costs becomes more clear, we will share this transparently with the community so that we can all work together to make it possible.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?
1. Pop onto our website to sign up for our Newsletter, you will be able to stay up to date with our fundraising plans and all the exciting new events we are regularly adding to the calendar www.horningshamvillagehall.com
2. Book on to our fundraising events- including our new ‘breakfast + talk’ series, and the upcoming Harvest Supper. Please support these brilliant events as all profits will go towards the Horningsham Village Hall Regeneration Fund.
3. Make a donation on the "Village Hall Regeneration Fund" page on the website. Every penny really does count, as we will be able to use the fund as “match-funding” to support grant-funding applications and to show how much the hall means to the people of Horningsham and the local area.
4. Host your family events at Horningsham Village Hall and recommend it to others - it is a wonderful space and the bookings help us keep things going whilst we get the regeneration project underway!

05/10/2024

Welcome to Rural Voices, our new series of carefully curated talks served with a full English breakfast at Horningsham Village Hall ! 🍳🍳 We are so excited to announce our first three speakers!

👨‍🌾 2nd November CHARLES DOWDING will talk about COMPOST
🌳 7th December Julian Hight will tell the stories of the ANCIENT TREES OF SELWOOD FOREST AND LONGLEAT
🏡 1st February Dr OLIVIA CHAPPLE, High Sheriff of Wiltshire and founder of Horatio's Garden will talk about CONNECTING WITH NATURE for better health and wellbeing

More about RURAL VOICES:
At 9am on the first Saturday of each month (except January), you are invited to join us at Horningsham Village Hall where you will be served a delicious cooked breakfast made with locally sourced produce (vegetarian options available) followed by a talk exploring our theme of Rural Creative Communities. We are inviting a range of fascinating speakers including farmers, writers, artists, historians and much more - many of them local - who all share an interest in rural communities and the many varied ways we can find collective strength and resilience.

Please arrive promptly at 9am for breakfast, the talk will begin at 9.45am.

Tickets are £10 plus the Humanitix booking fee - All profits go to the Village Hall Regeneration Fund. TO BOOK: www.horningshamvillagehall.com/ruralvoices

If you need any help with booking please contact [email protected]

04/10/2024

Never a dull moment at Horningsham Village Hall! Here's a little summary of all the brilliant community events we have coming up this month - including a little peek into the beginning of November (we just can't wait - it's 🤩!)

🧘‍♀️Yin Yoga - all ages and abilities welcome - 5.15pm every Tuesday
🙆‍♂Body Balance - accessible and effective exercise - 9am every Wednesday
🌾🍁Harvest Supper - Saturday 12th October (FULLY BOOKED)
🍽Luncheon Club - weekly lunch for over 60s - every Thursday
🍎🍏☕Coffee Morning WITH APPLE TASTING - Sunday 20th October
👩‍🌾Greener Gardeners' Question Time - Monday 21st October
🍳🥓Rural Voices - Breakfast and Talk by Charles Dowding - 9am, Saturday 2nd November

Find the full listings, info and booking on our website.

See you soon!

02/10/2024

Booking is now open online (see link in bio) for the upcoming Greener Gardeners' Question Time hosted by 'Greener Horningsham and Maiden Bradley' which is a brilliant collaboration between local gardeners.

Greener Gardeners Question Time is an event that brings the various local gardening groups and anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of matters related to sustainable gardening together. We will have a handful of experts available to share their advice and experiences. The event will be less formal than the Radio 4 panel show format and will be a space to share and grow our knowledge of sustainable gardening systems such as permaculture, organic gardening and natural gardening.

Tickets:
£2.50 + booking fee in advance online
£4 cash on the door

30/09/2024

Wowzers. The Harvest Supper is FULLY BOOKED! We are so thrilled that so many people want to get together to celebrate but sorry that some people have missed the boat. What we can promise is that there will be more village suppers and soon - so we look forward to seeing you at the next one. For those of you who are joining us on 12th October, the menu is sounding absolutely delicious and we can't wait!

29/09/2024

At last month's coffee morning, at the suggestion of the Horningsham Residents' Action Group we tasted apples from gardens around Horningsham - there are so many varieties and some were tastier than others! There are so many apple trees in the village and some weren't quite ripe yet so we thought we might do it all over again. Come along to the October coffee morning on 20th from 10-12 with apples from your garden and have a taste.
Have you got a glut of apples? Click through the pics for a brown sauce recipe that we're making for the breakfast talks.

24/09/2024

Last chance to get a *FREE* trial session of the excellent Wednesday morning BODY BALANCE class at Horningsham Village Hall. Join us from 9-9.45am!
We are so lucky to have professional trainer Sam offering this great community class which is open to all ages, abilities and fitness levels. Throughout September, it has been completely free* and has seen a wonderfully intergenerational group form. Tomorrow, there will be tea and coffee available afterwards (and banana cake if Cherry gets round to it...) so those who want to can stay and chat.
*From next month, the classes will be £5 which is still an amazing bargain.

23/09/2024

A little reminder that it's all happening in Horningsham tomorrow (24th September) with not one but TWO special visits! First up, Police Community Support Officer Lukasz Kolasinski of the Warminster Rural Beat team will be bringing their mobile police station to the entrance to the Village Hall field from 1-3pm so that we can all get to know each other a bit better. THEN the Longleat Estates, Property and Forestry teams will be hosting a drop in and ‘Meet the Team’ event for Horningsham residents between 4pm and 6pm inside the Village Hall. They can't wait to answer questions and update us all on their plans for the coming years. They are even bringing tea and cake!

14/09/2024

How d'ya like them apples?!🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏
Don't forget that tomorrow (Sunday 15th September) from 10-12 it's the Village Hall coffee morning and Horningsham Residents' Action Group are inviting you to join them there for APPLE DAY! If you have an apple tree in your garden, grab a few apples on your way out and bring them down to the hall, where we will be doing a village-wide apple tasting survey. Do you have the tastiest tree in Horningsham? Come and share apples, apple recipes, apple tree-care tips and (of course) tea and coffee.
AND if you come down a bit early (9.30am), Sam will be offering a FREE TASTER SESSION of his brilliant Body Balance classes (normally at 9am on Wednesdays). 🙆🙆‍♂
ALL ARE WELCOME.

13/09/2024

The Balloon Festival is always a bit magic. Great to see some balloon action up close in the Village Hall field, as well as the spectacular sight of balloons filling the sky - we even spotted a UFO (check out our story for more on that!). 🎈🎈🎈🛸🛸

06/09/2024

There is loads happening at Horningsham Village Hall in the coming months. Check out our listings for September and October! For more information, have a look on our website: www.horningshamvillagehall.com/events

06/09/2024

"The Longleat Estates, Property and Forestry teams will be hosting a drop in and ‘Meet the Team’ event for Horningsham residents between 4pm and 6pm on Tuesday 24th September 2024 at Horningsham Village Hall.

"The Longleat team look forward to welcoming residents along to this. Tea, coffee and cake will be served."

Horningsham Residents Association will be attending and this is a great time to meet the team from Longleat/Savills who are responsible for managing all the Longleat land and property. They will be updating on upcoming and ongoing plans for maintenance and are keen for residents to use this opportunity to put faces to names and to have an open dialogue about any concerns or ideas we may have.

Horningsham News

01/09/2024

Welcome to ‘Rural Voices - Brunch and Brain Food’, our new series of talks served alongside a full English breakfast (veggie options available)!

For our inaugural talk on 2nd November we will be joined by renowned horticulturalist and author Charles Dowding . Charles has pioneered modern no dig and organic soil management in the UK since the 1980s and is a passionate advocate of the joy of growing your own healthy and delicious food. He is absolutely committed to sharing his research and knowledge and runs popular no-dig growing courses from his own garden near Castle Cary. His ethos is “Grow more, from fewer resources, in less time.”
Charles’ brand new book COMPOST is on sale from 5th September and we are so lucky to be hearing from him on this subject. Including practical guidance and linking composting techniques to his now famous no-dig methods, this will be a fascinating and enriching talk.

Please arrive promptly at 9am for breakfast, the talk will begin at 9.45am
Tickets are £10 each (plus humanitix booking fee)
BOOKINGS ARE ONLINE VIA HUMANITIX: https://events.humanitix.com/rural-voices-brunch-and-brain-food/tickets
If you need any help with booking please contact [email protected] 07912039402

For more information + other events, have a look at our events page: https://www.horningshamvillagehall.com/events

28/08/2024

Horningsham Village Hall is delighted to be hosting a HARVEST SUPPER! All residents, former residents and friends of the village are welcome to join us:

Saturday 12th October, 6.30pm

Two course meal

£15 Adult portion / £5 Child portion

to book please email: [email protected]

Tel. 01985 844594

Raffle & Bar

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We have some excellent local meat from Mill Farm and now need your excess garden produce for a real village harvest supper.
All donations welcome and any surplus will be auctioned on the night.
Contact Liz Glover 07872574456

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We need your raffle prizes- large and small
Contact Rick Gunning 07932166274

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We need volunteers to help prepare the hall, serve the food, clean up and wash up - any help is welcome no matter how small the contribution
Contact Katy Gunning 01985 844594

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ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE VILLAGE HALL

25/08/2024

We are really pleased that these fantastic exercise classes will be led by Horningsham resident Sam PT in the Village Hall from Wednesday this week. What a brilliantly inclusive and affordable offering! Here is what Sam has to say about them:
"I am excited to be starting a new ‘Body Balance’ exercise class at the Horningsham Village Hall this Wednesday. The class is 45min long and will focus on movements and mobilisations that improve fitness, posture, flexibility, core strength and the alleviation of pain and stress from the body. The class is particularly aimed at those new to exercise and/or have pain or stress in their body. I am a great deal of experience however in teaching multilevel classes to a range of abilities and levels. All are welcome as everyone can improve their posture, flexibility and body symmetry.

"A little about me. My name is Sam and I live at the end of White Street with my partner Winnie and our son Timo. I live next door to my parents Nicky and Bob who I am sure many of you know. I have over 20 years experience in the fitness industry and before moving to Horningsham I ran an exercise referral and weight management scheme in London.

"I look forward to meeting many of you soon!"

Details of the class:
Body Balance with Sam
When: Every Wednesday
Time: 9-9.45am
Where: Horningsham Village Hall
Cost: £5 per class. No booking necessary.

18/09/2023

The Village Hall committee was hard at work on the weekend prepping the exterior of the hall ready for the big painting day this Saturday (23rd September). We're still looking for much-needed volunteers to help make the hall look beautiful once again.

All help welcome - please DM if you can make it (or give James a ring/call), we'd appreciate it so much and the more people on hand, the easier and quicker it'll be.

Starting at 10am, food and drink provided. Laughs and community spirit guaranteed.

Address

Water Lane
Warminster
BA127LL

Telephone

07541 211 732

Website

http://www.horningshamvillagehall.com/

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