Parish Hall Action Group
In 2025 the main project in the hall was the refurbishment of the Hall toilets. 70% of the £30,000 cost was grant funded and the work was completed on budget in June 2025. At the same time fundamental drainage issues were discovered and rectified resulting in improved hall maintenance.
The equipment installed has provided simple and effective efficiency savings through the elimination of paper hand towels. The toilets themselves were decorated and lighting upgraded to improve the overall customer experience of the hall. Since the installation of the toilets the drainage beyond that from the hall toilets to the manholes outside, namely the 50m to the septic tank has been replaced This was after an excellent video demonstrated the old drains collapsing in two places. Now much improved materials, access and design will minimise any future issues with hall.
The stage curtains owned by Bridgewater Players were replaced by them at the request of the hall committee as they were showing signs of age. They are part of the ongoing plans to upgrade the hall offering to all those who use it.
One of the outside containers was removed and storage moved inside the hall, this allowed us the opportunity to lose unwanted baggage gathered over too many years!
2025 saw the first full year of the drop down projector screen. The external windows and doors were painted and, internally, foyer and hall areas were redecorated. Outside further bulbs have been planted, following planting in 2024, to improve the external visual appeal.
Richard Speed has taken over the hall maintenance schedule and tracks monthly many areas of the hall maintenance that are unseen but essential to good stewardship.
Commercially the hall again provided a surplus on the year’s trading, enabling the committee to plan for further upgrades. The process of improvement is well underway, and positive trading enables us to further this cause.
Carolina has done excellent work in the booking of hall in particular to the Asian and Eastern European communities. Ray and Jean have done great work in building relationships with our hirers and holding them to account when required.
In 2025 Thelwall Rose Queen day, the 1100 year celebrations and the Bonfire were major events which are much enhanced by upgrades in the hall and allow us to project a more positive image of the role All Saints and the hall plays in the life of Thelwall. Indeed, the time capsule from the 1100 yr celebrations has been located in the hall grounds for all to see.
