The Argles Memorial Hall plays a very important part in village life and its surrounding areas. The Hall committee consists of representatives from each village organisation, together with co-opted members.
In 2002/03 the Hall was granted a substantial sum of money from the Lottery Fund to make major structural alterations to the Hall and to refurbish it throughout. These renovations have made a considerable difference as it gained a large store room, appropriately named the "Wilson Store", a smaller meeting room, and new wash room facilities.
The Hall is a facility available for hire to individuals and groups for regular meetings and one off events. The scale of charges reflects the priority given to ensuring that local groups and individuals benefit most from the facility. The Hall raises its income through regular lettings, and also through fundraising events held throughout the year such as the Panto, Christmas Fair and a variety of social events including quizzes, dances, music and film nights. The Hall Committee welcome any ideas from individuals or groups for new events and activities which reflect their interests, and encourage people to stage their events in the hall.
Anyone wishing to book the hall can do so by contacting Kath Edwards on (015395) 68879 or email
Local clubs and societies have announced the following fixtures (see calendar further down page for details):-
| Playgroup | Thursdays 9.30am -11.30am (School Term times) |
| Indoor Bowling | Tuesdays & Thursdays 7.30pm-10pm starting October |
| Exchange | Lunches 1st Wed of month1p.m. to 3:30p.m. (From Sept) |
| Teas 3rd Wed of month 2:30 till 4:30 (from Sept) | |
| Yoga | Wednesdays 7.00 – 8.30pm |
| WI | Social afternoons Monthly 1st Mon. 2p.m to 4p.m. |
| Evening meetings Monthly 3rd Wed 7.30 to 9pm | |
| Art Club | Mondays 1.30pm – 4pm (Jan to Mar & Oct to Dec) |
| The Hall Committee | |
|---|---|
| Chair and Trustee | Angela Dobson |
| Vice Chair and Trustee | Kath Edwards |
| Treasurer and Trustee | Jenny Waldron |
| Secretary and Trustee | Helen Todd |
| Booking Sec and H&S | Kath Edwards |
| Co-opted Member | Howard Lawton |
| Co-opted Member | Tom Smith |
| Co-opted Member | Hayley Mason |
| There are three more vacant co-opted positions. | |
| Invited to meetings | A representative from each village group |
| All residents | by publication of meeting dates and minutes |
Lady Holt opens the Argles Memorial Hall, March 1931
Picture from "Cameos of Crosthwaite and Lyth"
January - Jean Sherratt
February - Pauline Crossley
March - John Handley
April - Henk Muller
May - Jordan Robinson
June - Linda Stott
July - Chris Smith
August - Barbie Handley
September - Pat Metcalfe
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Kitchen
Kitchen
Lobby
Lobby
Main Hall
Main Hall
Meeting room
View from the windows
Window Box
Window Box
Window Box
Photographs by Kath Edwards
Click on the events in blue on the Calendar for more details