There are many in Great Ayton who have fond memories of special events in the Christ Church Hall (formerly known as the Parochial Hall) from over the years. Various Youth Activities gave young people somewhere to go and meet friends, and many celebrations and parties have occurred there over the years. Who can guess at the thousands of pounds raised by numerous charitable groups at functions in the Hall over the years? The Church Hall is run as a facility to bring the community together through a range of activities that have included virtually all the village in its use.

We would like to extend and renew the toilet block behind the Coffee Lounge and make these the main (heated) toilets. To make this accessible, we will screen off the stage area and clear the corridor, creating a new store in the former gents toilets in the main hall. The kitchen will be slightly reduced in size to create a new store accessible from the corridor, and the kitchen will be completely renewed. We hope to install a high speed dishwasher in the main kitchen and a glass washer in the Coffee Lounge to encourage people to use glasses and crockery and not all disposable goods – it’s better for the planet! There will be new doors between main hall and Coffee Lounge. The old plastic chairs to be replaced with modern comfortable chairs on trolleys. New small tables and banqueting size tables to be purchased to attract functions like weddings over the summer weeks to give a cheaper venue. Wall Mounted TV Screen for playing DVDs, slideshows etc, on Coffee Lounge wall for funerals and functions.