Issue 7
March 2022
CRICKHOWELL’S
CL ARENCE HALL NEWSLETTER & WHAT’S ON Hymns & Pimm’s Come and sing your favourite hymns at the Clarence Hall on 4 March in the first of our celebrations to commemorate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Raise a glass of Pimm’s with us to celebrate this remarkable achievement! Tickets £5 from 07541121838.
Eyes Down! Monthly Bingo returns to the Clarence Hall at 7pm on Thursday, 10 March to raise funds for our refurbishment project. Admission £10 which includes a bingo book of six games, a pen and your first drink. More information at: https:// www.clarencehallcr ickhowell.org.uk/
We’ve reached our fundraising target! The Trustees of the Clarence Hall are delighted to confirm that thanks to the generosity of our community, we have reached our initial fundraising target of £95,000. This is tremendous news and means that we have now secured our grant of £100,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund, which was awarded in September 2021, raising £195,000 in total. We are very grateful to everyone who has contributed to our campaign – without your support, this achievement would not have been possible. As you are all aware, the works that we are proposing to complete as Phase 1 of the Hall’s refurbishment have been determined in response to our Community Consultation in 2020. Our intention is to continue fundraising over the next year to ensure that the specification for the refurbishment is as good as it can be and will deliver all the benefits we anticipate. In particular, feedback received from recent consultations with our key partners has suggested that a commercial grade kitchen would support many additional activities, including a seniors’ lunch club or meals on wheels service. We have therefore raised our fundraising target to £105,000 in order to deliver this, although this does not impact our Lottery grant. We are planning for work to commence in September this year on a phased basis, to enable the Hall to be used throughout by the many organisations it supports. These are exciting times for the Clarence Hall and we are delighted with the enthusiastic support the community has given our ambitious programme of refurbishment!
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Crickhowell Celebrates! Crickhowell Town Council and the Clarence Hall are collaborating to create a series of events to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. March Hymns and Pimm’s 4 March @ 7.00pm
July Vintage & Makers Market 9 July
Brass and Voices Concert 25 March @ 7.00pm
September Memories of the past 70 years with Dr. Ryland Wallace & John Webb, hosted by Dame Shân Legge-Bourke 9 September @ 7.00pm
May Concert with The Band of the Prince of Wales Division 21 May @ 7.00pm June The Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations with noiseless fireworks, Castle Grounds 2 June - Activities begin @ 7.00pm; firework display approx. 9.30pm Pop-up food, ice-cream & bar, Community Band. Art Exhibition, Clarence Hall 3-5 June The Big Lunch Street Parties 5 June Tea Party for local care and retirement homes 10 June @ 3.00pm-5.00pm Film show for under 11s with ice-cream and popcorn 12 June @ 2.30pm Free Entry Disco for Teenagers 24 June @ 7.00pm-10.30pm Free Entry
Elvis Tribute Concert with Keith Davies 24 September @ 7.30pm Musical Play, 'David Lewis' 29 & 30 September & 1 October @ 7.00pm October Community tree planting in Bullpit Meadow November The Band of the Royal Regiment of Wales Concert 18 November @ 7.00pm December Concert featuring local choirs Information on each event will be available on the Hall’s website, Town Council and Hall Facebook pages and noticeboards
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Recital Programme Our lunch-time Recital Programme continues on Saturday, 12 March from 12.30-1.30pm. Bring a packed lunch and enjoy a performance by a local musician. Our March event features Harry Webb on Piano. More dates to follow! This series is sponsored by the Clarence Hall for the community.
Clarence Hall 500 We’ve relaunched the Clarence Hall 200 Club as the Clarence Hall 500 to raise funds for the refurbishment of the Clarence Hall whilst at the same time offering members the opportunity to win monthly cash prizes. Sign-up today at www.clarencehallcrickhowel l.org.uk/clarence500/ Results of the February Draw, as drawn by random number indicator: £50 - 187; £15 - 61; £10 - 51
Diary Dates @ Clarence Hall U3A meeting 1 March Hymns & Pimm’s 4 March Aardman Productions Model Making Workshops 5 March Wolfgang Flür (ex Kraftwerk) in Concert 5 March - POSTPONED TO 8 OCTOBER Bingo! 10 March Lunchtime Recital Programme 12 March The Whiskey River Band 12 March - CANCELLED Allotments Society AGM 15 March Rug Sale 16-19 March Crickhowell History Society with Elaine Wigzell Crickhowell 1881, Stories of Crickhowell 23 March A Concert of Music for Royal Occasions 25 March Crickhowell Evangelical Church event 1 April U3A meeting 5 April
We will be issuing these newsletters periodically to keep our supporters up to date with events coming to Crickhowell’s Clarence Hall and also to tell you about progress with our plans to refurbish the Hall. You can also keep yourselves informed by visiting our website at www.clarencehallcrickhowell.org.uk where there is a What’s On Diary and News Page, or you can follow @clarencehallcrickhowell on Facebook. Any questions, please email us on clarencehall@btinternet.com Clarence Hall - where community meets, stays active, learns skills & volunteers
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