As you are aware SMILE recently carried out a survey of village residents to demonstrate the need for a village hall for Stoney Middleton. The purpose of this was to enable us to approach funders, to generate the still significant shortfall in funds to enable the build to proceed

However, the results of the survey have indicated that whilst there is a real desire for increased connection and cohesion amongst village residents, it did not evidence anything like the sort of demand that would convince funders to invest in building a village hall

The SMILE committee are therefore exploring other options for utilising the significant funds that have been collected for the benefit of the residents of the village. Some of those ideas were generated through the survey results.

These include:

  • revising the building plans and appealing to the Peak Park planning authority to enable the building of a cheaper village hall on the playing fields, and/or,

  • collaborating with the current owners of the old laundry to pilot some indoor village events.

Any future updates will be posted on Facebook, the SMILE website, the notice board opposite The Moon and village flyers