Brailes Village Hall, Pavilion and Play Area Report November 2025

2 November, 2025

Have you had a go yet! Yes the new slide in now up and looking great and the kids are making good use of it.  Well done to Katie Haycock and her Fund-Raising team for completing this project.  Thank you to the Free School Foundation, The Forge Garage, Brailes Show and all those that helped and supported the fund-raising activities that made this possible.

The Hall, Pavilion and Play area were very grateful to receive substantial donations from this years Brailes Show.  The Hall money will be put to good use to replace the curtains.  Susan is having fun with curtain samples and colours!   

It is 20 years since Deirdre Carney, a long time Committee member, came to us with the idea of a Rural Cinema and it has been going strong ever since.  A varied and eclectic mix of films have been shown over the years, from 1940’s black and white to the modern day block busters.  We are grateful to Deirdre and her team for bringing these monthly showings to the Hall for everyone to enjoy.  Please keep supporting so it can carry on. November’s film on Friday 14th is “Maria Callas” 

Dare we mention Christmas!  The Play area’s next fund-raising event is a Family Christmas Show on Sunday 7th December in the Hall, 3.30pm.  You can book on line at www.buytickets.at/stratfordtheatrecompany .  Great fun for all the family.  Refreshments and Christmas treat available  

The Brownies will be holding one of their Coffee Morning and Sales on Saturday 8th November in the Hall.  All welcome 10am to 12noon.

There will also be a Charty Christmas Bingo on Friday 12 December in aid of Midlands Air Ambulance at the Hall.  Door open 6pm, Eyes down 7pm.  

Apologies for the cancellation of this years Village Quiz, date clashes and low numbers didn’t help.   We look forward to Susan’s conundrums in 2026!  

Please we aware that the car park will NOT be available to general parking including for school drop off and pick up from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd and Friday 28th to Sunday 30th November.  

Please do get in touch if you would like to book an event at the Hall or Pavilion for 2026,  Some dates are already taken   Please do not hesitate to give Lisa a call if you need any further details or have an enquiry. https://braileshallandpavilion.co.uk/
 
If you have any questions or queries please get in touch with

Susan Gilkes, (Chair) – su*@***********************co.uk  
Ness & Jon Boyce (Treasurers) – ne**@***********************co.uk  
or Lisa Bryan (Secretary) –li**@***********************co.uk 07800 771368 (also for booking enquiries) 

Brailes Village Hall Committee. Registered Charity No. 522897.                                                    

Website :  https://www.braileshallandpavilion.co.uk/

New Playground Slide installed!

9 October, 2025

Exciting News – Our New Slide is Here!

We’re thrilled to announce that the brand new slide is now in place at the play area – and one or two have been down today already!

This fantastic addition wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing support from our community:

– A huge THANK YOU to The Brailes Free School Foundation, who funded 50% of the cost.

– Big thanks also to The Forge Garage Ltd for generously funding 25%.

The final part was made possible through Brailes Show and various community fundraising events.

It’s been a real joint effort – and we’re so grateful to everyone who’s helped make it happen!

But we’re not stopping here! To keep the play area safe, clean, and fun for everyone, we’re looking for volunteers to join our team and help with fundraising and upkeep. Just a little of your time can make a big difference.

If you’re interested in getting involved, please send us a message. Let’s keep this a brilliant space for all our children to enjoy!
#BrailesPlayArea #CommunitySpirit #ThankYou #VolunteerWithUs

Village Hall & Pavilion Regulars!

Mondays 2 to 3pm – Pilates

Tuesdays 9.15 to 10.15am – Zumba  

Tuesdays 11.30am to 1.30pm – Pickleball  

Tuesdays 4 to 5pm – Pilates  

Tuesdays 6.30 to 7.30pm – Thai Chi   

Wednesdays 11 to 12noon – Fitsteps  

Wednesdays 7 to 8pm – Yoga  

Ozzy’s Fish and Chip Van is usually outside the Hall on Wednesday evenings from 5pm

Debbie Williams will be holding various Melt classes on line and live classes on Wednesday

Thursdays 10 to 11.30am Funky Pants Music & Dance Kids.

Mechanical & Craft Society meet on the 1st Monday in the month at 7.30pm.   

Brownies meet term-time on Wednesday evenings in the Pavilion

The Picturehouse usually meet on the third Saturday in the month

The Gardening Club usually meet on the third Thursday in the month.   

Unit Tea usually meet in the Pavilion on the second Wednesday in the month 2.30 to 4.30pm  

Shipston Archers meet regularly on the Field outside the Pavilion in the summer and indoors in the Hall in winter.   

U3A Jazz Group meet in the Pavilion every Thursday afternoon.

Village Hall & Pavilion Contact:  Lisa Bryan 07800 771368/email st***************@********et.com

Badminton at Brailes Village Hall

We are a friendly group who live in and around Brailes. We usually meet on a Monday morning from 10-12pm,  (with coffee at 11am) in Brailes Village Hall. We all enjoy playing badminton for fun. If you are interested do come along any Monday morning to meet us and see if you would like to join in.

At Brailes Village Hall

The Stour Valley Lions have kindly placed a donation box at the Hall to collect any unwanted spectacles, hearing aids and ink cartridges for recycling . If you have any please pop into the Hall there is a blue box in the foyer. Many thanks.