Events are gradually returning to the Hall although it may be many months before it can be ‘business as usual’.
Monday evening Pilates classes have returned successfully and local organisations are once again holding their meetings in the Hall.
All events operate under the Hall’s Covid-secure guidelines. Socialising is controlled by adherence to social distancing and the wearing of facemasks, except when exercising, eating or drinking.
The new ‘rule of six’ has caused general public confusion, but for community buildings such as ours, it only limits the number of people attending in a single bubble; it does not affect the total Covid-secure numbers taking part in an event. These are currently: 18 people seated banquet style; 25 people seated theatre style; 30 people standing.
The Trustees are grateful to those hirers and event organisers who are prepared to work with us to bring activities back into the Village Hall. These are comments from two recent organisers:
‘…we felt very safe and there was plenty of space for the attendees, with social distancing….’
‘…the floor markings worked really well; we were all able to comfortably fit with the appropriate distance around us…’
More Good News: The Hall is currently undergoing a makeover. Thiselton Decorators are busy repairing and re-painting the exterior of the Hall; they will then move inside and complete the programme of full re-decoration.
We will kick off the return of Film Night with The Good Liar – postponed from April when we all went into lockdown.
This heart-warming comedy drama tells the true WWII story of two members of England’s Army Dental Corps, Sgt. Peter King (Kenneth Cranham), a World War I veteran who wishes to die fighting, and Private Leslie Cuthbertson (Leo Bill), a wet-behind-the-ears trainee.
Lurgashall is lucky to have a well-equipped and well-maintained Village Hall for parties, meetings, monthly lunches and teas, rehearsals, talks, exhibitions, film nights, classes and more.
Dr Don Shirley is a world-class African-American pianist who is about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962. In need of a driver and protection, Shirley recruits Tony Lip, a tough-talking bouncer from an Italian-American neighbourhood in the Bronx. Despite their differences, the two men soon develop an unexpected bond while confronting racism and danger in an era of segregation.