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Yorkshire Water came along to Kellington during July to help make the Village Hall into the kind of place we all want as a centre for village activities

Click here to see a video of the 1st team in action
Click here to see a video of the 2nd team in action
Click here to see photos of the Hall after their visit

The 1st team, who came on Tuesday, July 11th

Yorkshire Water employees will be making their way to Kellington, near
Goole, over the next few weeks where they will be well and truly getting
into the community spirit.

Two teams of ten from the water company will be taking part in the latest
Business in the Community Cares Challenge which will see them giving
Kellington village hall a much-needed makeover.

The hall is in dire need of improvement in order to return it to being the
focal point of the village and make it an enjoyable facility for the local
residents to enjoy.

The first team, who will be participating in the challenge on Tuesday July
11, have been tasked with removing the old fencing, tidying the existing
hawthorn boundary hedge and removing the graffiti from the hall's exterior
walls. The graffiti will be removed using a specialist anti-gaffiti kit
which has been donated by Syntec Chemicals.

The old coke store footings were removed a few weeks ago by Yorkshire
Water's service partners DrainsAid.

On Tuesday July 18, the second team will take off where the first team
finished by planting new hedging, levelling the grounds and seeding with
grass, tidying the sprawling vegetation and laying a pebble path.

Team leader for the challenge, John Parker, a systems support technician
for Yorkshire Water and also a Kellington resident, said: "We are all
really looking forward to getting started with this huge project, our aim
is for the hall to be enjoyed by the whole local community. Not only do
these challenges allow us to give back to the local community, they also
provide a unique teambuildng experience.I would like to thank DrainsAid and
Syntec for helping us to make this happen."

 

Here are some photos of Brendan McMahon and Wayne Chappell, who came to the village hall from DrainsAid.
They came on Saturday 17th June and spent several hours sorting the open drain at the rear of the hall and removing the coke store base.
They worked extremely hard in very hot sunshine and we would like to thank them very much for their efforts.

And these photos are of Team 2 in action

[Photos - John Parker]

 

And the results of their efforts?

A big improvement to the area surrounding the Village Hall

[Photos from Eric Beechey]

 

 

The Village Hall now belongs to the Village. There has been a meeting of those interested in being involved in the management of the village hall. Further meetings will be held so it's not too late, if you are interested in helping out to contact Vicky McLauchlan 663790, Jane Howard 662295, Sally Harvey 663294 or Kath Newton 662749.

The hall will be operated by the committee with links to the Church, School and the Parish Council. A significant amount of funding is being sought to improve the facilities and it is planned that the hall will return to being the focal point of the village. The hall is still available for bookings and the costs are unchanged. If you would like to use the hall bookings can be made by contacting Vicky or Sally at the contact numbers above.

Thank you to all who came to help at the village hall clean-up day.With thanks also to friends, neighbours and the fish shop for supplying much appreciated food for the workers.
Special thanks to the girls for cleaning the tables and chairs!


From Kellington Parish Community Hall Management Committee.

 

 
Thank you to all who came to help at the village hall clean-up day.With thanks also to friends, neighbours and the fish shop for supplying much appreciated food for the workers.
Special thanks to the girls for cleaning the tables and chairs!
From Kellington Parish Community Hall Management Committee.

 

 

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