With over 250 halls underpinning rural community life in Derbyshire, we have a wide variety of heritage in our community halls which range from Village Halls, Church Halls and Club Houses to former Miners' Welfare Institutes, Town Halls and Community Centres and everything in between.
We estimate there are around 2,500 voluntary trustees with a responsibility for managing community halls across Derbyshire, who will at some point require a level of specialist support.
See the links below on our Advisory Service, Training Seminars, Publications, Conference and other services that village hall and community buildings management committees will find invaluable.
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Up to date information and guidance on opening your Hall post Covid-19 closure. UPDATED: 15th October 2020. Read more
Village halls, children and young people - FREE Online Safeguarding Training. Read more
Are you unsure about the government guidelines for your village or community hall? Why not join our FREE Zoom meeting to find out more. Spaces limited. Read more
All the latest news and information relevant to community buildings and village halls management committees. Updated 18th September . Read more
A cloud based bookings platform for managing bookings, invoicing and other admin functions for halls. Read more
Updated information for Village Hall committees on the coronavirus situation as at 31st March 2020. Read more
The latest advice on halls opening for nursery/pre-school provision on 1st June. Updated 4th June 2020. Read more
Deborah Clark from ACRE was on the BBC 4 Farming Today programme on 18th June talking about the challenges around the re-opening of Village Halls. Read more
Coronavirus and Village Halls - what we know so far. 17th March 2020. Read more
Providing specialist support, information and advice to village and community halls across Derbyshire. Read more
The latest updates on the implication of coronavirus / Covid-19 on village halls, including funding advice. Read more
Digital Hubs Derbyshire is supporting communities to become more digitally inclusive, helping local people get online and stay safe online. Read more
Eligibility for support from Government for village and similar rural community buildings. Read more
Information, advice and guidance for village halls on the coronavirus/covid-19 outbreak, as at 17th March 2020. Read more
Poet Ian McMillan joins BBC Inside Out East Midlands to share his love of village halls, including the brand new hall at Repton. Read more
After a successful conference on 8th November, here are the links to the presentations and other resources. Read more
Complete the National Rural Village Halls Survey for a chance to win 2 tickets to our conference in November. Read more
A new fund available to support improvement projects for older village halls and community buildings. Read more
Village Halls Week 2020 runs from Monday 20th January to Sunday 26th January. Read more
Derbyshire villages can enter the "Wonderful Villages" photo competition. Prizes for your local village hall and the photographer. Read more
We are asking for help to find out the likely demand for our Digital Hubs and 'Cyber Buddy' trainers. The survey should take about 5 minutes to complete. Read more
Find the presentations, links and feedback forms here. Read more
This is the 4th nation survey that is only carried out once every ten years. Every kind of rural community building is being encouraged to take part. Read more
We are organising another Village & Community Halls Conference, Friday 8th November 2019 at the Post Mill Centre near Alfreton. The theme is "Enterprising Halls". Read more