Welcome to Eynsford Village Hall!
About our Hall
The Hall is centrally located within the charming rural village of Eynsford,with excellent road connections to the M25 and A20/M20 . The main hall seats 180 for stage performances or meetings and 120 at table seating, while the Darenth Room seats 40. Read more Bookings Page
A New Hall for Eynsford
Following our selection last year of GA Harper Ltd as our preferred contractor, Trustees have now signed the Pre Construction Services Agreement and have been very busy working with the various design and build team members to agree the fine detail. For example logistics, procurement, timeline and design optimisation have all come under the microscope in order to ensure a smooth path to the construction phase which will begin in the spring.
Following considerable interest in the existing hall site, Trustees have accepted a good offer a little above our target figure. We are now working through all the legal requirements, with sale completion expected sometime in April. Consequently, the village hall will close its doors for the very last time at the end of March, with a final Farewell Event on Saturday 28th March.
With the site sale we now have about 80% of our funding in place which has enabled us to make the long-awaited start on this ambitious and important community project. But to see this through to a successful conclusion we are going to need the support of the whole village for the final push!
We are immensely grateful to members of Riverside Players who organised such a great event on New Year’s Eve. About 70 tickets were sold, raising over £900, and a brilliant time was had by all with lots of people taking to the stage.
Calendars for Sale – Now Half Price!
Hiring The Hall
Hiring – for availability please check the CALENDAR.
Booking – please complete a BOOKING REQUEST
The Hall has two facilities available for hire – the Main Hall with stage, and the Darenth Room. Each is self-contained and can be hired separately. Fully fitted kitchen. A bar license can be arranged.
Lottery
The lottery has been running for several years and continues to be popular. Total prize money now over £39,000. The proceeds are divided between prizes and the hall rebuild fund. There is a bumper draw twice each year. Joining the lottery is simple – just complete this request. A lottery ticket can make a nice present and a gift certificate can be provided.
For Sale
For sale – Eynsford Village Hall, The Heart of Village Life 1905-2005 by William G G Alexander at £5 each.
Written to mark the centenary of the Hall, William’s book records one hundred years of development and activity at the venue he regarded as the centre of village life. From hall building thanks to the generosity of Elliot Downs Till, its acquisition by Lady Emily Hart Dyke and vesting in trustees, its many events run by so many organisations, the addition of facilities such as a kitchen and millennium porch – this is a must read to appreciate village life in Eynsford through the twentieth century. Beautifully illustrated with photographs of the era, 72 pages.
Please order your copy via the contact page . The Hall trustees are grateful to the Executors of William’s estate for making the remaining stock available.
William Alexander
William Alexander was born in Eynsford and farmed in the Darent Valley.
He was Chairman of the Hall trustees for 24 years until 2001 and organised many fund raising events. He was awarded the OBE in 1984 for services nationally to agriculture.
He was also the author of ‘A Farming Century’ – an agricultural history of the Darent Valley.
Chairman’s Report
Click here for the latest chairman’s report.
Annual Accounts
Click here for the Hall’s 2023 accounts/
Personal Data
Eynsford Village Hall uses personal data for the purposes of managing the hall, its bookings and finances, running and marketing events at the hall, staff employment and its fundraising activities. Data may be retained for up to seven years for accounts purposes and for longer where required by the hall’s insurers. If you would like to find out more about how we use your personal data or want to see a copy of information about you that we hold, please contact the hall Secretary via the website contact form.
