Piddington Village Hall
Events
Forthcoming events
Line dancing is continuing in the Village Hall Thursday nights at 7pm. Contact the village hall committee if you wish to join in:
phone/text on 07729 289693 or email
28 September - Quiz, in the village hall in aid of St Nicholas Church
26th and 27th October - Art Show in Village Hall and Halloween Movie night
23 November - Christmas Market, in the village hall
Date to be confirmed - December pop up pub
phone/text on 07729 289693 or email
28 September - Quiz, in the village hall in aid of St Nicholas Church
26th and 27th October - Art Show in Village Hall and Halloween Movie night
23 November - Christmas Market, in the village hall
Date to be confirmed - December pop up pub
All offers of help to make cakes, donations and raffle prizes are always greatly appreciated
And don't forget the regular Pop Up Pub in the village hall. It's open on the last Friday of every month, unless otherwise advertised.
Recent events
Christmas Market
It was a beautiful bright cold winter day for the Piddington Christmas market, held on Saturday 25th November, which brought together a variety of local artists, craftspeople, stalls from the church and village hall, as well as many villagers and visitors from the surrounding villages and beyond.
Highlights of the day included Susannah dressed up as Santa, tackling everyone entering the market until they brought raffle tickets, Bev selling homemade dog treats, and of course the Christmas café which managed to sell over 170 bacon rolls and hot drinks. Sparkles ended up being the name of the elf, making the new owner very happy as he was carried off.
Even without last year's Oxford Cheese Company, the day was a great success, raising vital funds for both the church and village hall, and plans are starting to be formed on making next year's one even better, and that’s where we would like your help.
If you have an idea for or something you’d like to see at the Christmas market then please get in touch. Also, if you have any ideas on events we could run to help raise funds, or if you have time to help out, volunteer or even become one of the trustees then we’d love to hear from you.
I would like to express my personal thanks, not only to all the visitors, stall holders, and helpers, but particularly to the rest of the team in organising the day and making it the success it was
Mike Newbury, Chairman, Piddington Village Hall Management Committee
Photos: Maggie Pearce
Highlights of the day included Susannah dressed up as Santa, tackling everyone entering the market until they brought raffle tickets, Bev selling homemade dog treats, and of course the Christmas café which managed to sell over 170 bacon rolls and hot drinks. Sparkles ended up being the name of the elf, making the new owner very happy as he was carried off.
Even without last year's Oxford Cheese Company, the day was a great success, raising vital funds for both the church and village hall, and plans are starting to be formed on making next year's one even better, and that’s where we would like your help.
If you have an idea for or something you’d like to see at the Christmas market then please get in touch. Also, if you have any ideas on events we could run to help raise funds, or if you have time to help out, volunteer or even become one of the trustees then we’d love to hear from you.
I would like to express my personal thanks, not only to all the visitors, stall holders, and helpers, but particularly to the rest of the team in organising the day and making it the success it was
Mike Newbury, Chairman, Piddington Village Hall Management Committee
Photos: Maggie Pearce
Ukulele Night!
Ukolade, the ukulele big band that has it all, made a triumphant return to Piddington Village Hall on Saturday 4 November. There was music, singing and much laughter. Here are a few photos, courtesy of Andrew Coleman, Maggie Pearce and Kim Elliott. You can see - and hear - more of the mayhem here.
Piddington Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
The weekend's celebrations were started offically on Thursday, with the bellringers ringing for Her Majesty, but before that the Jubilee was signalled everywhere in the village by flags, bunting, and red, white and blue balloons, but the prize for the Best Decorated Garden had to go to Hilary and Ian, for their wonderful Queenie on the Throne!
The worthy winners were presented with their prize at the first of the two Platinum Jubilee events held in the village hall. |
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Friday 3rd June - Platinum Pop Up Pub, including music from the the fabulous Ukolade
A magical evening, including a toast to the Queen.
Tables were moved aside for people to dance - and the sound of Piddington belting out 'Sweet Caroline' was probably heard in Brill!
Well done to the band for last-minute changes to their set list when it was clear that people just wanted to dance all night long!
Tables were moved aside for people to dance - and the sound of Piddington belting out 'Sweet Caroline' was probably heard in Brill!
Well done to the band for last-minute changes to their set list when it was clear that people just wanted to dance all night long!
Sunday 5th June - Platinum Big Lunch
After an ominous start, with the team running around mopping up after the deluge and trying to find extra gazebos and chairs, the rain stopped right on cue, and so began one of the most legendary feasts Piddington has ever put on - and Piddington is pretty good at feasting!
Thank you so much to everyone who helped make the Big Lunch such a wonderful occasion - to the amazing organising team, who put so much effort into ensuring it all went smoothly, to everyone who brought along such delicious food, to the friends and family members who brought such determination to have fun and enjoy the day whatever the weather. It was great to see Piddington back to doing what it does so well.
Thank you so much to everyone who helped make the Big Lunch such a wonderful occasion - to the amazing organising team, who put so much effort into ensuring it all went smoothly, to everyone who brought along such delicious food, to the friends and family members who brought such determination to have fun and enjoy the day whatever the weather. It was great to see Piddington back to doing what it does so well.
Halloween 2021
We had a fantastic night at the Halloween Pop-Up Pub. Huge thanks to everyone for organising it. Here are some photos, mostly taken by Kim.
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Be part of your community
Do come to one of the events held in the village hall. If you're new to the village, they're a good way of meeting your neighbours, and if you're a seasoned Piddingtonian, you'll probably know that they're a welcome place to meet up with friends and catch up with the gossip. Activities are usually well advertised on the village noticeboards, in the village email (see the Home page), on this website and in the Piddington Advertiser Facebook group.
And if you have any ideas or suggestions for activities you'd like to see put on in the village hall, please let one of the Management Committee know. The village hall belongs to everyone in Piddington, so please tell us how you'd like to see it being used.
And if you have any ideas or suggestions for activities you'd like to see put on in the village hall, please let one of the Management Committee know. The village hall belongs to everyone in Piddington, so please tell us how you'd like to see it being used.
Regular activities
Several groups use the hall on a regular basis. For details, see the list here or the Bookings Calendar.