8 Interesting Facts About Village Halls In The UK

To celebrate #VillageHallsWeek, we’ve put together some interesting statistics about village halls!

There are around 10,000 village halls in operation in England
Village halls have a combined total asset value of £3bn
A total of 80,000 volunteers help keep village halls in operation up and down the country
On average volunteers donate 18.5 hours per week to their village hall
Village halls host a combined 90,000 ‘life events’ every year – birthday celebrations, christenings, weddings, funerals etc.
Over 1,000 community businesses are located in village halls, including Post Offices, coffee bars, shops, libraries and even cinemas
Almost 25% of halls were built before World War I, while an estimated 600 were built to commemorate The Great War
The age of a village hall committee member can range from 18 to 98

(Source: https://acre.org.uk/)

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