Overview of events ...

The Village Hall Committee run a wide range of social events throughout the year to appeal to all ages with a view to enjoying ourselves whilst raising money for the upkeep and refurbishment of the hall. We have held village lunches, banquets, murder mystery evenings, regular film shows, quiz nights, wine tasting sessions, jumble sales, Christmas fayres and produce shows. We always welcome new ideas.

If you would like email reminders of village hall events and are not already on our mailing list then contact Andrew at ajmoore900@aol.com

Why not try one of the planned events and bring a friend!

panels and lights

Great News ...

New LED lights and acoustic baffles have now been installed. The latter have eliminated the problems with echo and background noise arising from the vaulted ceiling.

pied piper

Events for 2024 (more in Regular Fixtures below) ...

• 12 Jan - 7.30 to 10.00 pm - Silent Auction in aid of St. Leonard's Church
• 26 Jan - 7.30 pm - Cinema Club - Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny
• 09 Feb - 7.30 pm - Quiz Night
• 23 Feb - 7.30 pm - Cinema Club - The Great Escaper

STILL TO COME:

• 21st, 22nd and 23rd March at 8pm with a matinee at 2.30 pm on the 23rd
  CATS presents 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin'
  Tickets are available here.

• 09 Apr - 12.30 pm - Village Lunch

• Please note there is no longer a pop-up pub
  as (wonderful news) the Racehorse is open Thursday to Sunday.

• 12 Apr - 12.30 pm - Wine Tasting (to be confirmed)

• 26 Apr - 7.30 pm - Cinema Club - West Side Story (remake by Spielberg)

• 31 May - 7.30 pm - Cinema Club - Dream Horse

• 28 Jun - 7.00 pm - Cinema Club - Barbie

• 02 Jul - 12.30 pm - Village Lunch

• 27 Sep - 7.30 pm - Cinema Club - Ticket to Paradise

• 12 Oct - 7.30 pm - Murder Mystery Evening

• 15 Oct - 7.30 pm - Village Hall Committee AGM

• 25 Oct - 7.30 pm - Cinema Club - One Life

• 26 Nov - 12.30 pm - Village Lunch

• 29 Nov - 7.30 pm - Cinema Club - Oliver!

regulars

Regular Fixtures ...

The following list is only a rough guide and there will be exceptions. So please follow the links for more details or make enquiries using the given telephone numbers or email addresses.
(H) Hall ... (M) Meeting Room
More details can be found on our Regular Users page

MONDAY _________________________________________________

• Strength and Balance - Mondays 10.00 am (H)
  for more details visit Be Well in Cambs and to book call 01480 388111

• Palette and Brush - Mondays 12.30 am - 3pm (H)
  to book email Chirria or telephone 07715 018301

TUESDAY ________________________________________________

• Catworth's in Stitches - 1st and 3rd Tues each month 7.30 pm (M)
  email Pam or Jenny

WEDNESDAY _____________________________________________

• Coffee Morning - Wednesdays 10.30 am (M)
  for details call Andrew Moore on 07710 429369

• Games Club - 3rd Wednesday of the month 7.30 pm (M)
  email Lesley

• Parish Council - 2nd Wednesday of the month 7.30 pm (H)

THURSDAY _______________________________________________

• Bowls Club - Alternate Thurdays 2.30 pm (H) - email Ken

FRIDAY __________________________________________________

• Yoga - Fridays 10.00 - 11.30 am (H) - some reviews and photos here
  Yoga Teacher and Therapist Cambs and Beds, Linda Tongue
  Tel 01480 350345 Mob 07733 343702 or Email Linda

• Cinema Club - last Friday of the month (H)

SATURDAY _______________________________________________

• Quilters - 3rd Saturday of the month 10 am (H) - Pam at 01832 710324

• Catworth Indoor Food Market - every 2nd Saturday of the month (H)
  For details call Judith on 07801 446957

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More details can be found on our Regular Users page

craft fayre

Events in 2023 ...

The New Year was seen in with a bang thanks to Jemma and Richard's New Year party. A full year of fixtures followed, Bowls Club, Yoga, Pantomime, Cinema Club, Palette and Brush, Indoor Market, Games Club, Coffee mornings, Strength and Balance classes, Catworth in stitches, Quilters, Village Lunches, Parish Council, private parties, and public meetings for the Neighbourhood Plan.

In March the Catworth Cinema Club presented 'Star Wars: A New Hope' and the Catworth Amateur Theatrical Society delighted their audiences with 'Star Warz: The Farce Awakens' (see photo alongside and more photos on the CATS page).

All contributing to a new record usage of the hall of 6,185!

craft fayre

Events in 2022 ...

Touch wood Covid has finally retreated into the background. If footfall at the Village Hall is anything to go by then we have indeed turned the corner. 5,360 for the year which on a like for like basis is our best yet.
New events Warm Space, Indoor Market, Santa's Party, are being organised and becoming established whilst our regular events/hirers are enjoying continued support.
We have obtained planning permission for PV panels on the roof that will help reduce energy costs. We are also planning to complete the refurbishment of the North lobby providing better insulation, storage, and space for batteries to support the PV.

whittington

Events in 2021 ...

..and then we started 2021 with yet another lockdown! Further grants certainly, but a knock back for users of the Village Hall. However since the lock down ended there has been a steady return of hirers and users: Wednesday Coffee mornings, Quilters, Games Club, Bowls Club, Yoga, Christian Group, new hirers Strength and Balance, Catworth in Stitches, plus a Village Lunch, the Craft Fayre, and CATS pantomime Dick Whittington (some photos here). We have maintained Covid safety arrangements which our hirers have been reassured by.

hall

Events in 2020 ...

We were doing so well until Covid came along and two lockdowns severely curtailed our plans for the year. We have luckily received grant funding from Huntingdonshire District Council to tide us over and help us survive the periods of closure. We have installed hand sanitisers and added some 2metre distancing tape.

making christingles

Events in 2019 ...

2019 was our first full year of using the new hall and we were delighted to see footfall at a staggering 5,720. We had new events including: Mahjong, coffee mornings, Games Nights, pop-up pub, plus our first wedding and a Bake-Off afternoon tea. Regular activities Bowls Club, Quilters, and Cinema Club continued. We also held our celebratory banquet which raised nearly £3,000 towards the refurbishment costs.
The adjacent photo shows families making christingles in the village hall, which were taken to the church for a short service.

demolition of old toilets

Events in 2018 ...

The dominating feature of 2018 was the project to complete the refurbishment ,,, HURRAH!!
We have created a new meeting room that can be opened up to the main hall if necessary. We have also created a safe play area to the north side and we have made the facility completely accessible to the disabled. We have installed AV equipment and a hearing loop.

Fundraising events included a craft fayre that raised a tremendous £950. The Cinema Club is doing well making profits for the refurbishment Fund every time. Our postcards based on last year's treasure map as featured on BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House are still available.

2017 craft fayre

Events in 2017 ...

The committee had another very successful year. Fundraising events included a craft fayre that raised a tremendous £674 (some photos here); the Murder Mystery "Murder On-Air" set in a community Radio Station raised £760; and the very successful quiz night £435.
The Cinema Club is still doing well covering costs every time and with some very popular evenings such as the showing of Plastic Ocean with Geff Brighty attending for an enlightening and scary Q and A session.
The Sparkling Tea Party was an enjoyable and successful afternoon attracting nearly 40 entries, and raising £420. One of our regular banquets was, as usual, well attended and raised over £500.

mystery 2016

Events in 2016 ...

Fundraising events in 2016 included the Gala Banquet in February, which was a fantastic evening enjoyed by all. Thanks to the generosity of donors, diners, and bidders, this raised nearly £3,000.
The craft fayre raised £230, the village lunches raised over £400 and the produce show held in Glebe House garden raised over £800 (thanks to Ross and Annabel for letting us pitch camp there for the afternoon).
The very successful quiz night raised over £350 and, for those of you who missed it, Liechtenstein is bordered by Austria and Switzerland.
The Catworth Cinema Club had another cracking year raising over £1,600 with the highlight of a Cambridgeshire premier of 'The Doo Dah Man' attended by the Director Claude Green.
In May the Catworth Amateur Theatrical Society held its fifteenth home grown murder mystery premiere, with a four course banquet as well as the Golf Club murder investigation; this raised over £800 and starred Julie Daniel as the golf pro, Rachel McCreath as a not so grieving widow, Paul Goodyear as Head Greenkeeper, Pete King as Vice Captain, Steve Kaye as Golf Club bar manager and Pippa Ellson as bar maid (see photo taken by Andrew Moore as Chief Inspector Driver).

CATS 2015 sisters

Events in 2015 ...

2015 saw the Village Hall host a wide range of activities.
These included eight film nights organised by the Catworth Cinema Club (including a packed house for a sing-a-long to Mamma Mia).
Villagers also enjoyed three village lunches, the popular Quiz Night, the Murder Mystery "The Poison Pen" (which reflected the village passion for writing), a Sparkling Tea Party launching the fund raising for the refurbishment completion, and the Macmillan coffee morning.
In March the Catworth Amateur Theatrical Society presented their version of Cinderella, to great acclaim (see photo); and the year ended with the craft fayre held in conjunction with St Leonard's patronal festival.
All this in addition to the weekly Bowls Club, Art Club and other hirings. The committee covered it's costs and raised £3,500 towards the completion project scheduled for 2018.


craft fair

Events in 2014 ...

In 2014 the Village Hall Committee organised a wide variety of events. There were three well-attended Village Lunches (in January, May and December) and a splendid four-course St David's Day Banquet with entertainment. In April we held a Jumble Sale as well as a highly successful Village Bake Off (photos here).
Also in April, a new Catworth Cinema Club was successfully launched with 'Captain Phillips' and four more films were shown in May, June, September and October (details here).
In September a Macmillan Coffee Morning (with delicious home-made cakes, biscuits and preserves) was held to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Care. In October there was a packed, and hotly contested, Quiz Night; and in November our second Craft Fayre (picture opposite) was very busy all day.


produce show

Events in 2013 ...

In 2013 the Village Hall Committee successfully held five events.
These included a Murder Mystery evening with a four course meal and a very enjoyable wine tasting evening.
Later in the year our annual quiz evening was very well attended and enjoyed by all who took part.
September saw the bi-annual Produce Show (pictured opposite) with the usual fierce competition for the cup for the men only fruit cake!
In December we held our first Christmas Fayre which included stall holders from the village and further afield and saw such delights as homemade bread, puppets and christmas decorations along with some beautiful paintings.