village halls & community buildings

Gloucestershire has hundreds of village halls, all owned and run by the community for the community. About 80% of income is generated through lettings. The venues host a wide range of activities, averaging 11 user groups a week and have considerable capacity to increase this.

In addition to the village halls there are many community run buildings in urban areas of the county, providing a venue for advice, learning, local action and leisure activities.

Links:

Research Report: Planing for Sucess - not Survival: How Gloucestershire's 230 village halls which already undertake trading activities - selling their space to create revenue - can be helped to develop. All are owned and run by the community for the community - and there is potential to develop these social enterprise characteristicsCase study: Conel Hill Community Centre: A new community centre will offer new services including a café and healthy living centre and will become more of a focal point for the community

Gloucestershire Village Halls Database