The old hall is now demolished. The new hall will be repositioned on
the site by rotating it 4 meters moving it back from the road. This is
due in part to the recent appearance of a new electricity pole and
stay. It is a much better position for the hall with improved access
to all areas.

See some pictures here

Work will start soon on the new hall. We will keep this website
updated as work progresses.

Many thanks to all involved in the recent clear out, tree moving and
hedge laying.

Enquires for rentals of the new memorial hall due to open in November
please contact Sue Parroy 01963 33331

Next fundraising event

Skittles evening Friday 12th March – 8pm – Teams of four £5.00 per head.

Contact Clare or Vinnie at The Smithy Inn on 32242

Village Hall Memorial

As part of the project to rebuild the Charlton Musgrove Memorial Hall a small group of volunteers undertook a review of the memorial aspects of the Hall.  As you will know the present hall was built to commemorate those from the village who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars.  Their names were listed on a small plaque in the Hall.   It is proposed to add more detail to a new plaque for the new Hall as set out below:

1914 – 1918

Pte C Alner – Somerset Light Infantry

Pte PW Baker – Dorsetshire Regiment

Pte FJ Cox – Somerset Light Infantry

Pte CJ Dukes – Dorsetshire Regiment

Pte P Francis – North Somerset Yeomanry

I Frewin

Capt FAC Liebert – North Somerset Yeomanry

Pte S Prince – Somerset Light Infantry

Pte FW Read – Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

1939 – 1945

HA Cox

Sjt P Crouch – Somerset Light Infantry

Plt Off FF Pepper – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Lt RJF Stanton – The Royal Scots

Major CCA Wilson – Hampshire Regiment

Since the end of the Second World War we are aware of one other death in military service:  Major Peter Dodge, Royal Anglian Regiment, who was killed in Northern Ireland in 1970.  We believe his name should be commemorated in the new Hall. 

We are now seeking your help to find out details of the Rank and Regiment of I Frewin and HA Cox (highlighted in red above) and to discover if there are any names missing from those listed, including any who might have lost their lives since 1945.

If you have information that might be useful to help complete these projects please email or telephone the undersigned.  Thank you

Stephen Nathan

Vice Chairman Charlton Musgrove Memorial Hall management committee

Telephone:  01963 31742

Email:  476592srn@googlemail.com

Another boost for Charlton Musgrove’s new hall

Charlton Musgrove’s new hall

The plan to build a new hall for Charlton Musgrove has received another boost with three grant awards. Go to Our Hall Latest News page for more information about the grants.

The new hall - warm, wired and welcoming, will be open for bookings in October 2010.

At a public meeting on Friday 18th September the people of Charlton Musgrove unanimously voted to support the Trustee’s recommendation and build a new Memorial Hall.

Detailed plans and architects proposals have been drawn up. The villagers have been busy fundraising (£67,000 has already been raised at events and through an appeal) and successful grant applications to the Parish Council, South Somerset District Council, Somerset County Council and the Mackintosh Foundation, and in particular the most recent award of £77,500 from Viridor Landfill Credits, have been critical to the decision.

The old hall will close in February 2010 and the new one will open in October. The new hall will be one metre closer to the road to allow car access to the back of the building for deliveries to the kitchen. The building contract is still under negotiation and the committee is determined to find temporary homes for all our current hall users.

The new hall will be a similar size to the old one, but additions include a lobby area, a large meeting room, a bigger kitchen, and storage & cloakroom facilities. The whole building will be well insulated and have modern sustainable heating. Everyone in the community will have another opportunity to input into the fine detail at a joint Parish Plan and Hall Workshop to be held on Friday 2nd October. Bex Kimber-Danger was keen for people with fresh eyes to have a final look at the plans, to consider sustainability issues and put forward ideas for the “memorial and historical” aspects.

 The whole team were really encouraged by comments on the plans at the public meeting – “what a fantastic resource – we can’t wait for the meeting room – I can imagine we may be booking it weekly” , ”no queues in the cloakrooms” and from the parish council  “a warm hall – wonderful.  We may even be able to take our coats off and use the meeting room without heating the whole hall”.

Hall treasurer Sally Amery commented after the meeting, “We are absolutely thrilled at our latest award from Viridor but are also very focused and working hard to raise the last £35,000 before we start the building programme.”

Come and see the plans and support our next fundraising events. We are delighted that Screen Bites is supporting us again this year -

Screen Bites - Monday 12th October - Local Food and the Film is Calendar Girls - 7pm  tickets £10 Ruth Kimber (33177)

Gourmet Supper - Friday 27th November - Chefs and ticket sales:  Pearl Case( 32228) and Sue Parroy ( 33331)

Keep up to date the with the project at www.charltonmusgrove.org/

Looking for a great venue for a “new community enterprise” in 2010?  Do get in touch, we would be delighted to hear from you sue@parroy.co.uk