Flaxton Village Hall
Flaxton Village Hall first opened on 10th October 1928.
You can read more about the story of the Hall which has been derived from a handwritten minute book and supporting information found in other archive materials.
There is an abridged version which summarises the story of the Village Hall but does not provide the transcribed minutes The Flaxton Village Hall Story Summary.
The full story including minutes The Story of Flaxton Village Hall.
A transcript of the deeds for the land can be found in The Village Hall Land Deeds.
We are currently producing a transcript of the minutes from The Village Hall Committees which oversaw the running of the Hall between 1941 and 1989.
Booking the Hall
Should you have any enquiries or booking requests for the use of the Community Hall could you please contact Adrian Lawrence at Village Farm, Flaxton.
It would be very useful if bookings could be made via email to as this will ensure that we have electronic copies of the requests.
Adrian can also be contacted on 07850 824313.
Picture of the front of Flaxton Village Hall taken in 2020
The Proposed New Community Hall
The proposed plans for a New Community Hall were presented at a meeting of villagers on 4th September 2025 and can be obtained via the links below along with the presentation.
4th September 2025 Presentation
Proposed Community Hall Site Plan
Proposed Community Hall Elevations
When you have studied the presentation and proposed plans could we please ask you to complete a feedback form which should be returned to Ian Craven at Osbourne House, Simon Massey at Coronation House or Nigel Cox at Glebe Farm. Thank you!
View from the North East
Aerial View
Side View
Flaxton Community Trust
Your Village Hall is managed by the Flaxton Community Trust on behalf of the community. The Trust is a charity (number 1187370) which was formed in January 2020 and brought together two charitable trusts, namely:
The Flaxton Institute was Registered in 1987 and was responsible for the management and operation of the current Hall on behalf of the community. Its funds were transferred to the Flaxton Community Trust.
The Flaxton Old School Trust was formed in 2001 to manage the proceeds from the sale of Flaxton School which had closed in August 1987. The remaining proceeds from the sale were transferred to the Flaxton Community Trust.
Trustees
| Mark O’Brien | Chair |
| Jill Fagan | Trustee |
| Adrian Lawrence | Trustee |
| Jeffrey Jordan | Trustee |
| Christopher Irish | Trustee |
| Anne-Marie Mook | Trustee |
| Ida Terry | Trustee |
Community Hall News
FLAXTON COMMUNITY HALL SOCIAL & PROPOSED PLAN FOR A NEW COMMUNITY HALL
The Social
A social event was held in Flaxton Village Hall on 4th December 2021 for villagers to meet other villagers and to take a look at the proposed drawings for a new Flaxton Community Hall. Around 52 villagers attended.
The drawings have been kindly produced by Clive Guyer, an architect who lives in the village. Flaxton Community Hall Trustees Chairperson Mark O’Brien and Jeff Jordan were present and led a discussion on the plans, current available funds and the likely build costs if a contractor were to take on the build compared with the costs of a ‘self-build’ by volunteers. The Trust currently holds funds of around £125,000 and the build cost has been estimated at £500,000 for the contractor managed option.
Positive feedback was received from those who attended. However, as not all villagers could be there, it was suggested that the main drawings should be published on the Flaxton Community Website, also showing the ‘footprint’ of the current village hall (outlined in green further below). Further, copies of the plan will be left in the village hall porch for villagers to collect themselves.
The Flaxton Community Hall Trustees are seeking feedback on the potential uses for a new Community Hall and practical ideas for the internal layout of the building to allow a plan to be firmed up and progressed in the New Year.
The Trustees will also welcome feedback on ideas for fundraising and sourcing grants and donations towards the build cost. They are also seeking volunteers with relevant skills to contribute to all stages of the construction including fundraising, financing, project management, construction etc.
You are asked to provide feedback on the plan and to put names forward as volunteers along with skills/suggested roles to either Mark O’Brien whose email is or to Jeff Jordan at by 7th January 2022.
Finally, the Trustees would like to thank everyone who attended the social and for their positive feedback. Around £80 was collected towards funds during the evening (with special thanks to Mark for donating the beer).
Proposed Flaxton Community Hall Drawings
Proposed Flaxton Community Hall Footprint
Drawing Downloads
You can download and print PDF versions of the drawings here so that you can ‘red line’ any suggestions that you may have.
Update from the Flaxton Community Hall Trustees
Please see attached an exciting update on the progress of the Village Hall rebuild which has been sent to the Parish Council from the newly formed charity trustees.
If you would like to offer your time or support in moving this project forward you are encouraged to speak with one of the named Trustees.