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Maintenance and development

Development

June 2021
​Throughout its 60+ years various management committees have focused on the maintenance and improvement of the hall.

The current management team recognise the importance of the hall to the village and are committed to make it a first-class facility. Fortunately, the structure of the building is sound and, whilst there is still much to do, much has been achieved. We were guided by the results of the Community-Led Plan survey of 2016, which asked villagers what improvements they would like to see to the hall.

The top five were:

Kitchen                        104      weighted mentions
Storage                         45
Heating                         40
Toilets                           34
Upgrade interior          23

Planning started on the refurbishment of the kitchen and bar area, and quotes were obtained. We were fortunate to obtain a grant towards the cost from Wren (who operate the Calvert incinerator). The Pantry also contributed. The order was placed with a village resident, and work was completed in October 2018.

Lack of storage meant that tables, chairs, indoor bowls equipment, the table tennis table, etc., were stored in the main hall. Drawings were prepared for a bespoke timber storeroom at the far end of the hall. Planning Permission and Building Regulations approval were then obtained. The cost of the project was over £20,000 but again we were able to obtain grants, this time from Cherwell District Council and the Viridor Credits Environmental Company (operators of the Ardley incinerator). Once again The Pantry donated. Work started was completed in late May 2019.

The brain frying infra-red heaters have been replaced with air-sourced heat pumps, which will also cool the hall in the summer. 

By 2018 the children's play area at the rear of the hall was becoming unsafe and was cleared by a group of volunteers. A new play area has been built with funding obtained from the Viridor Credits Environmental Company (operators of the Ardley incinerator) and Cherwell District Council. It  opened  after the first Coronavirus lockdown was lifted in June 2021

The toilets were completely refurbished during the Autumn of 2020. The gents has been totally rearranged and now provides 2 urinals. The drinks cupboard, which was in the gents, has been removed and a new cupboard, which is accessible from the main hall, has been built.
New vinyl floors have been laid in all 3 toilets and the sanitary ware had been replaced in both the ladies and gents. Where it was possible the pipework is now hidden. All 3 toilets have new heaters and new mirrors. The mirrors in the ladies can be illuminated. The lights now automatically switch on when someone enters.
The refurbishment of the toilets was made possible by grants from the Cherwell Infrastructure Capital Grants Scheme, the FCC Communities Foundation Ltd., and Piddington Pantry.

​The parquet flooring was sanded and sealed in March 2021, and is much improved.
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  • Home
  • What's on
    • Forthcoming events
    • Regular activities
  • Village life
    • Book Group
    • Community-Led Plan
    • Craft & Social Club
    • Defibrillator
    • Noticeboard
    • Piddington on film
    • Widnell Park/Jubilee Reserve/Playing Field >
      • Background
      • Updates
      • Archive
    • Wild Piddington
  • St Nicholas' Church
    • Services
    • News and events
    • Brief history
    • Architecture
    • Features of interest
    • Bells
    • Churchyard
    • Maintenance and repairs
    • Donations
    • Sources
    • Archive
  • Village Hall
    • News
    • Events >
      • Archive
    • Hall Facilities
    • Hiring the Hall
    • Bookings Calendar
    • Management Team >
      • PVHMC Minutes >
        • PVHMC minutes archive
    • Children's Play Area
    • Support Piddington Village Hall
    • 200 Club
    • Maintenance & development
  • Parish Council
    • Parish Councillors
    • Meetings / Minutes
    • Parish Council Noticeboard
    • Information centre
    • Accounts
  • History
    • Domesday Book entry
    • The manor of Piddington
    • Church and chapels
    • Social and economic history
    • Piddington People >
      • Elizabeth Bottrell
      • John Drinkwater
      • William Dumbleton
      • Lt Richard Stone
      • Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley Tapper
    • Piddington voices
    • Close to the Brook
  • Gallery
    • Older photos
    • Newer photos
  • Links
  • News and events
  • Archive
    • The Pantry
    • Piddington apples >
      • Piddington Apple Day
      • The Cider Alchemists' journal
    • Piddington Community Radio - archive page