Upton Pyne Village Hall

Secretary: Cheryl Mitchell, The Copse, Glebe Close, Upton Pyne EX5 5JB.

                   Tel: 01392 841828

Bookings: Peggy Knight  01392 841406

Treasurer: Ian Findlay  01392 841402

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The Village Hall

The village hall is at the heart of community life in Upton Pyne.

It is used for everything from children’s parties to parish council meetings, from dances to yoga classes, whist drives to wedding receptions. On election days it serves as our local polling station.

The hall committee put on two or three fund-raising events each year – for example a quiz, a dance and a fete. But most of the hall’s use is by local groups and individuals.

Booking

Phone Peggy Knight on 01392 841406.

Regular events at the hall include:

·        Coffee morning. 1st Monday each month. Contact 01392 841828.

·        Line dancing. Every Thursday evening. Contact 01392 841720.

·        Art group. Every Thursday afternoon. Contact 01392 841202.

·        Garden club. 3rd Monday each month. Contact 01392 861205.

·        Whist drive. 3rd Tuesday each month. Contact 841734.

·        Ballroom/Latin dancing  classes by former national champion Latin American dancer Julie Hargrave on Wednesday evenings.  Contact 01392 213853.

Location

The hall is easily found, set back on the eastern side of the road through the village. Upton Pyne itself is only about three miles to the north of the centre of Exeter, or one mile off the main A377 Crediton road at Cowley; alternatively it is about three miles south of Thorverton.

Facilities

The hall has its own large car park. The kitchen is equipped with a four-ring electric hob and oven, fridge and water boiler as well as a fairly comprehensive (though not necessarily matching) selection of cutlery, crockery and glasses.

Disability access

For disabled users there are purpose-built toilet facilities, funded by a Lottery grant, and three marked parking spaces giving level access to the main door. (However wheelchair access to the kitchen might not be easy).

Cost

The hire charge of £8 per hour covers the use of all facilities and includes lighting and gas central heating.

History

The present hall was built in the mid-1960s on land donated by the late Earl of Iddesleigh. Local volunteers raised funds to build and equip it – as well as doing much of the building work themselves. And volunteers still run the hall: it is a free-standing registered charity, independent of the parish council. Trustees are elected at the Annual General Meeting, at which everyone in the parish is entitled to vote.

There are further details on the Devon Village Halls website: www.devonvillagehalls.co.uk/UptonPyne