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Queens Road, Ash, nr Canterbury CT3 2BG

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Ash Village Hall Open Day

Saturday 11th September, 10am-4pm
Ash Village Hall

Find out what is going on in Ash -
come along whether you are new to Ash or have lived here All your life. All welcome!

Meet your MP, Laura Sandys

Find out about local Clubs and Societies, Teams & Community Groups
* for all ages, from Toddlers to Good Companions
* for all interests - from Ash Heritage Group to Ash Players,
Katate, Upholstery, Natural History, Yoge & much more
Try Annie's famous bacon butties
Start a new club

Have your say on an Ash Jubilee/Olympics Show 2012
- become part of the planning group

Plant Sale
Super Raffle - Prizes from local shops & busineses
50% of proceeds will go to one of the local groups present,
50% to the Village Hall

Our Village Hall

Welcome to the award winning Ash Village Hall, a small but well used community facility which is busy throughout most week days and evenings.

It plays a very large and central role in the life of this thriving village, in fact this is where --

"most things are at"

Location

Situated immediately off the Ash by-pass (A257) between Canterbury and Sandwich, our village is easily accessible by road from either Thanet to the north or Dover and Deal to the south.

In addition we are also served by the bus services between Canterbury and Sandwich.

History of Ash Village Hall

Ash Village Hall was opened in 1912 to commemorate the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in 1913. Erected on land which was a gift from Mrs Lucy Harpole at a cost of £ 1,200, the building was intended to meet "the spiritual, intellectual, moral, social or political wants'' of the Parish.

In 1914 the Village Hall became an emergency 20-bed VAD hospital, and by May 1915 it had been enlarged to 26 beds, and all were full with wounded men from the front in Belgium and France.

The Hall was again pressed into service during the Second World War firstly as a classroom for evacuated children, and then again as an emergency hospital.

Improved in 1970 with the addition of a new library, it was further expanded in 1980 at a cost of £ 52,000 with a stage, refurbished kitchen and toilets.

In 2003, to meet modern statutory requirements for the disabled, £ 44,000 worth of alterations were carried out to the toilet block and fire exits and ramps.

Ash Village Hall gained it's Hallmark Level 1 award on 4 March 2009. Administered by Action with Communities in Rural Kent, it is awarded for "best practice" in application of charity administration and the general management of the premises.