The Village Halls Podcast

Several village halls have been playing a part in Britain’s unprecedented vaccination programme. For this episode, Teresa Killeen who heads up a fantastic group of volunteers connected to Ticehurst Hall in East Sussex, gives us a ‘behind the scenes’ on how 1,000 elderly and vulnerable people have been receiving their jab each week. She describes the challenges they’ve all faced and discusses how they’ve been coping with the attention, from visits by TV crews to mentions at the PM’s briefing. Please listen in to this uplifting story of true community spirit. 

Our guest for this episode is Simon Bland, who has worked for many years in the voluntary and charitable sectors and is Chairman of his local Village Hall. We talk about the challenges his Hall has faced throughout the Covid-19 crisis and how he and his fellow trustees have coped, both practically and emotionally in such difficult times. And on a positive note, Simon offers advice and a strong sense of hope around opening up for communities once again...

For this special episode to mark Village Halls Week 2021, our guest Louise Beaton OBE talks about the history behind village and community halls. She also covers some of the important events through time that halls have played a key part in, including more recently, as well as what the future might hold. Please subscribe and join our listening community today.

This episode is your introduction to The Village Halls Podcast, featuring your host Johnny Thomson. Johnny explains what this new podcast is about and who it's for. Listen in and discover what we've got coming soon and ways you can subscribe. Join our listening community today.