The Village Hall

The land on which the Village Hall stands, together with its car park, was given to trustees for the purpose of a parish institute by Alan James Dyer of Moat Farm in 1929. It was to be an "unsectarian and non-political place of recreation and social intercourse" for the benefit of the parishioners.

                                                               The Village Hall today

Originally the building consisted of a simple rectangle, derived from a First World War army hut. This is the main hall as today. The present kitchen and toilets were added as a post war addition.

During the Second World War the hall was intensively used both as an overflow school for evacuees during their stay in the village and for weekly dances attended by British troops recuperating at Brettenham Hall, US airmen from RAF Rattlesden and Irish navvies building the World War Two airfields.

                                                                                                                               Homecoming party c 1947

Since 1945 there have been many additions and improvements. The kitchen and toilets were added in the mid 1970's and have been updated again in the last five years to comply with the latest regulations. In 1997, the Parish Council arranged to rent land immediately behind the hall for use as an amenity area and sports field.

It is used on a regular basis by the Brettenham & Thorpe Morieux Players, the Bowls Club, the Gardening Club and the local History Group. Annual events such as the Village Harvest Supper and Fun Days are also held in and around the Village Hall. It is also used regularly for private functions.