We've been featuring the beautiful #westnorfolk villages and finding out about the things to do and see. Today we're focusing on #wereham:
The village hall provides a hub in many West Norfolk villages and this is especially true in Wereham, Norfolk, United Kingdom, five miles to the east of Downham Market. The efforts of the Wereham Village Hall Charity’s project team over a period of six years paid off this year when a new village hall was opened. The million pound building was made possible with significant funding from the BIG Lottery, Sport England, LEADER, WREN, other funders and community fundraising which had been carried out by local people who are now benefiting from a state of the art village hall. The project too has brought employment to three people in the village and lots of new activities which are invaluable to Wereham and the surrounding communities.
The success of activities and initiatives in villages is thanks in part to enthusiastic and passionate people like Victoria who is Chair of Wereham Village Hall. She said:
“I’ve been involved with the village hall since the Silver Jubilee in 2012 when I realised that we were close to losing a valuable community asset. I’m now chair of the charity behind the hall and I’m also the Project Outcomes Manager, which means I’m responsible for co-ordinating efforts to ensure we meet the outcomes of the project to improve people’s lives in our locality.
“I am very proud to be part of the Project Team, Management Committee and community that has worked together to secure this vital community asset. It has been great to see the ‘wow’ on people’s faces when they visit the facility and it’s been heart-warming to see the difference it has already made to people in our area.
“It’s great to have this facility in West Norfolk - West Norfolk is an amazing place to live and there’s so much to do in our area! https://www.werehamvillagehall.co.uk/whats-on/
Other good news in Wereham, the clerk of Wereham Parish Council has achieved recognition for her role. Helen Richardson, Wereham Parish Clerk was nominated for Norfolk Parish Clerk of the year!
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