Next fundraising events
Saturday 15th March – St Patrick’s Day Céilí – Buy Tickets Here
Saturday 3rd May – The Sonnet Wind Orchestra
Trustees are very grateful to the many volunteers who helped out in July and November on our two Volunteer Days. The hall is now looking so much better thanks to so many people joining in. We are also very appreciative of the efforts of so many members of our community in helping to raise funds for this major project. In the past couple of years, we have been supported by events, assistance or donations by the Farningham and Eynsford Local History Society, EynsFARA, Eynsford Gardeners’ Club, Green Street Blues, Riverside Players, the Repair Café, Eynsford in Bloom, Darenth Valley Community Church, Riverside Wanderers and the WI. Many people were also involved in organising the very successful Eynstock, which has become a popular annual event, In addition, many, many individuals have made valuable contributions through their own time and effort and special thanks must go here to Beryl Parker!
New Hall
Phase 1 complete!
The first phase of the project, to rotate and level the football pitch, is now completed and the first games were played on the new grass at the end of the summer. Around the site 400 hedge saplings have been planted by the Green Team, along with 10 trees and 5000 bulbs on the “chalk hill”.
As 2025 dawns, Trustees continue to actively pursue a number of alternative funding sources, following the government’s closure of the Community Ownership Fund. Currently, proposals are being reviewed in order to engage an estate agent for the sale of the existing site, and the Development Team is exploring a number of options with contractors for the build project itself. We also really value involvement from the community to help us achieve our goal for the community. Further details on how you can help can be found here.
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.