The Background
The Village Hall and Moira Dale sports facility, although joined together as one building, were owned and operated separately by the Village Hall Committee (charity) and the Parish Council. Early 2020, the Village Hall Committee (charity) approached the Parish Council to take on the running and ownership of the village hall, as they were unable to continue to do this with the lack of new trustees coming forward and the fact that the facility needed some considerable amounts of work to be done to it, and they had no means of raising the necessary funds.
At a meeting held on 22nd September 2020, the Community made the decision to approve the proposal to transfer the lease on the village hall property back to the Parish Council and accordingly, the running of the village hall and changing facilities.
The transfer document has now been signed, which included an agreement by the Parish Council to ensure that the village hall part of the premises must remain as the Village Hall until at least 2060.
The Village Hall Chairman (2020), Robert Else, commented:
"The Village Hall Committee is really excited about this transfer, as we know that the Parish Council are going to invest a huge amount of developer's money to totally refurbish the building together with extending the sports facilities. This will provide our village with the most up-to-date amenities in the area".
"In our opinion, this revitalisation of the Village Hall, in conjunction with the other considerable refurbishment of public buildings in Castle Donington, will provide our community with the services it deserves.
"Another local good cause that will benefit from the transfer is the Volunteer Centre, who will receive the balance of funds from the Village Hall Committee (charity), which has now closed."
"The Parish Council Chairman (2021), Colin Burton, stated that the Parish Council when approached by the Village Hall Committee (charity) regarding the potential transfer was fully in favour of the request and had worked hard to achieve this for the benefit of the whole community. The Parish Council has now agreed to fully refurbish the village hall so as to bring it up to modern day standards to cater for current and future generations."