News Letter

Comic Con Sunday 6 September

Our Charity, Comic, Sci-Fi and Toy Fayre was on Sunday, 6 September 10am until 3pm.

We had over 200 people through the doors and we raised over £600 for the Village Hall. Thank you to everyone who came along or helped us to set up. 

Trustees

Trustees Update

Our Trustees continue to work behind the scenes to maintain and improve Barley Mow Village Hall for everyone who uses it.

Recent improvements include the installation of two new boilers, helping to provide a more reliable heating system, as well as repairs to the Main Hall floor.

The Trustees are also currently exploring options for new vinyls for the front windows, which will help refresh the appearance of the building and make the Hall more welcoming and recognisable from outside.

Maintaining and improving our Hall is an ongoing commitment, and we’ll continue to share updates as further work progresses. 💚

Monday Warm Welcome Spaces 

Will be continuing weekly now that we have successfully had two new boilers fitted in the hall.

Monday 2nd November we have Sausage Pasta with sponge and custard for pudding, completely free. We also have tea and coffee on sale for 50p with scones available to purchse made fresh Monday morning too. 

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Number 29 won the October draw and the £50 was well received.

Next Meetings

Members management meeting- Tuesday 24th November 2026.

This will take place at Barley Mow Village Hall at 17:30.

Please make all effort to attend – after all you put your names forward ….

Dates for your diaries

Saturday 19th December -Breakfast with Santa

Saturday 6th December – Christmas Fayre

News Archive

Celebrating 50 Years of Barley Mow Village Hall

A Special Evening for Our Community

Saturday 22nd October 2023 marked a very special milestone for Barley Mow Village Hall as more than 100 members of our community came together to celebrate the hall's 50th Anniversary.

It was an evening dedicated to celebrating the people, memories and activities that have made Barley Mow Village Hall such an important part of our community over the years.

50 Years of Memories

A highlight of the celebration was the premiere of a special 30-minute film documenting the history of Barley Mow Village Hall.

Students from the Gateshead College Media Department spent their summer researching the hall's history and interviewing past and present users and members of staff. Their finished film brought together stories, memories and activities from across the years and was premiered to guests during the anniversary celebration.

We would like to extend our thanks to the students for the time, research and creativity they put into capturing the story of our hall.

An Evening of Celebration

The evening began with a welcome from our Chairman, Andrew Brown-Searle, followed by the premiere of the anniversary film.

Guests were then addressed by the Worshipful Mayor of Gateshead, Dot Burnett, before our Development Officer, Graeme Wilkinson, spoke about the hall's activities and introduced the programme for the evening.

Everyone was invited to enjoy a buffet, with the Barley Mow bar open for refreshments, before our resident 70s rock band CSAW took to the stage for their first set.

The celebrations continued with bingo and the raffle draw, followed by a second live set from CSAW to round off a memorable evening.

Thank You to Our Community

Our 50th Anniversary was not simply a celebration of the building – it was a celebration of the generations of people who have used, supported and cared for Barley Mow Village Hall.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening so special.

We would particularly like to thank our fantastic team of volunteers, whose time, effort and enthusiasm played such an important part in making the celebration possible.

Here's to the next chapter of Barley Mow Village Hall!