Froyle Village Halll
Following failure to achieve a grant from the Lottery in 2004, changes were made to the actual plan and the way in which it was intended to achieve it. Now known as Plan B, Planning Permission was granted by East Hants District Council at the end of 2004. At their meeting on July 14th 2005, Hampshire County Council agreed a grant of up to £10,000, subject to the application to East Hampshire District Council for a grant of £15,000 being successful. At East Hampshire’s North West Area Committee Meeting on July 26th the application was passed unanimously and was forwarded to the East Hampshire District Council’s Cabinet meeting in October for final approval. On Wednesday, October 26th, it was unanimously passed by the Cabinet and work began at the end of November 2005. For progress photographs see below.
The Kitchen ‘extension’, which joins the Kitchen to the existing Bar area, and the necessary external works (new entrance steps, railings, etc) became a separate project, and work started on April 4th 2005 and was completed in May of the same year.

New Outer Entrance Hall New Disabled Toilet Existing Entrance Hall Existing Ladies Toilet Re-located Gents urinals Modesty Panel in Gents Existing Kitchen Exisitng Bar area New link between Bar and Kitchen Wall removed to link Kitchen and Bar
The extension is to provide disabled toilet facilities and we also needed to make more space in the kitchen area. Here is a brief explanation of the plan (Mouse-over the plan for details):-
A. The new outer entrance hall - Inner hall is the existing entrance hall.
B. New Disabled Toilet.
C. Re-located Gents urinals.
D. Modesty panel in Gents.
E. Ladies toilets (unchanged).
F. Existing Kitchen area.
G. Wall removed to join kitchen and bar area (H) with Extension linking Kitchen and Bar. (This phase has now been completed - see below)
May 2005
May 2005 - The kitchen extension is complete apart from final decoration. The new railings can be seen in the picture above, new entrance steps have been built and a temporary surface has been laid outside the Hall in preparation for the Disabled Toilet extension - it was considered a waste of money to complete this fully when it would all be dug up again in, hopefully, a few months time for the final phase.
November 2005 - Work began on the second part of the Disabled Toilet Extension

The pictures below record the various stages of the work on the through to its completion.

Work begins
November 29th - work begins on clearing the space in front of the Hall to make room for the new extension.
The excavation for the footings is complete
December 7th - the excavation for the footings is complete and has been passed by the Building Inspector.
Concrete has now been poured
December 7th - concrete has now been poured.
Construction of the slab underway
December 9th - construction of the slab underway.
the slab ready for pouring
December 15th - the slab ready for pouring
the brickwork well under way
January 9th 2006 - the brickwork well under way
Roof timbers nearly completed
January 27th 2006 - Roof timbers nearly completed
Awaiting front timbers
January 31st 2006 - Awaiting front timbers
The roof is now completed.
February 24th 2006 - The roof is now completed. The front timberwork has been installed and, inside, the disabled toilet area is ready for plastering and fitting out. The entrance doors have been fitted and are awaiting delivery of the glazing. The Millennium map has been placed in its final position on the front of the building - when construction is complete a new version will be fitted as the original has faded somewhat.
The roof is now completed.
The safety fencing has been removed, the building is once more weathertight, and internal works continue.
March 10th 2006 - The safety fencing has been removed, the building is once more weathertight, and internal works continue.
The safety fencing has been removed, the building is once more weathertight, and internal works continue.
March 23rd 2006 - The first check of the internal and external lighting in the new extension.
June 27th 2006 - Decoration in progress both inside the Hall (Vestibule & Disabled Toilet) and exterior woodwork.
July 21st to 23rd 2006 - Decoration in progress in main Hall, Kitchen and Vestibule.
September 20th 2006 - Final work completed. Hall now fully operational.
October 20th 2006 - At a ceremony attended by members of the Village Hall Committee, Froyle Parish Council and representatives from East Hants District Council and Hampshire County Council, plaques were unveiled to commemorate the completion of the project.