Church Room / Hall

Cattle Market Road

After much fund raising by the local residents the Church Room / Hall, Cattle Market Road, Ledbury, was opened in 1910.

1909 - 1914 A Retrospect From Tilleys Almanack

1909
January 21 Decided at a Meeting of Church People to erect a Church Hall for Ledbury.

February 18 First Whist Drive in aid of New Parish Hall. Result, £5 18s. 0d.

July 15 Fancy Fair at Ledbury Park in aid of Ledbury Parish Hall. Result, £216 17s. 5d.

Frank KENWARD Collection

November 1-4 “The Pied Piper of Hamelin" performed at the Royal Hall by about 60 Ledbury Juveniles and others, under the direction of Miss BICKHAM, in aid of the proposed New Parish Room. Net proceeds. £72.

Liz BRACE ( Paul ) Collection

December 6 A Site in the west side of the Cattle Market purchased for the proposed Church Hall, for £130. By the end of the year subscriptions had reached nearly £500.

1910
April 11-14 “Little Snow-White” Entertainment by local amateurs, in aid of Church Hall and Sports Club. Result: Parish Hall 15 guineas. Sports Club £11.

November 3 Opening of the new Church Room in the Cattle Market Road, total cost including land, furniture, &c., £602.

November 13 Archdeacon JEFFERIS Lecture in aid of Church Room, result £7 13s. 9d.

November 17 Ledbury Church Room Rummage Sale, result £20 5s. 7d.

1911
January 26 Whist Drive in aid of Church Room Building Fund. Result £8 5s. 8d.

February 9 Ledbury Church Workers' Social Evening in Church Room.

October 16 Public Meeting in the Church Room, to consider a Memorial in Ledbury Church to the late Rev. C. E. MADDISON GREEN, and a committee appointed to carry out the same.

October 30 Ledbury Church Room first Annual Meeting, when the room was reported out of debt, having cost with land and furnishings, £620 11s. 11d.

November 2 Home & Foreign Missionary Sale of Work in Ledbury Church Room, result, £20 10s. 0d.

November 9 Ledbury Church Room First Annual Parochial Tea and Entertainment

November 13 Church Defence Meeting at Church Room.

1914 - 1918 World War One

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1915

Cadets of the Church Lads Brigade - CLB - Outside the Church Room

1914 - 1918 World War One

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1915 - 1931 A Retrospect From Tilleys Almanack

1915
March 12 120 Officers and Men of the R.A.M.C. marched from Hereford to Ledbury en-route for Colwall for 3 weeks' training, and were entertained at a light repast by Ledbury ladies at the Church Room.

1928
January 5 Annual Church Choir concert at the Church Room.

January 16 Annual Meeting of Church-people, held in the Church Room. The statement of accounts showed an expenditure of £747 16s 5d and receipts amounting to £676 13s. 10d. leaving a deficit of £70 16s. 5d.

April 24 Church of England Men’s Society annual meeting in Church Room. Mr. H. C. HOOPER elected president for the year.

May 3 Ledbury Girls’ Life Brigade annual display in the Church Room.

June 5 Meeting in the Church Room of the Ledbury Orthopaedic After-Care Centre.

August 30 Whist Drive at the Church Room, organized by Ledbury Catholics in aid of their Church Organ Fund.

September 27 An arts and crafts exhibition was held at the Church Room, when a very fine collection of work was exhibited and also a number of very interesting antiques.

October 1 Opening night of Ledbury Boys’ Social Club at the Church Room.

November 22 Ledbury C.E.M.S. invitation whist drive in the Church Room.

December 6 Ledbury Troop B.P. Scouts whist drive at the Church Room.

1929
January 3 Ledbury Church Choir annual concert at the Church Room.

January 10 Entertainment at the Church Room by pupils of the Court House School.

January 17 Concert at the Church Room in aid of the fund for renovation of Ledbury Congregational Church.

January 24 Annual meeting of Church people, held at the Church Room, Rev. Preb. F. W. CARNEGY presiding.

February 27 Public meeting at the Church Room in connection with the Ledbury Rural Deanery Association for Prevention and Rescue Work. The Archdeacon of Hereford presided.

April 24 Annual meeting of the Ledbury branch C.E.M.S. at the Church Room. Mr. C. N. JAMESON elected president.

May 10 Annual display and concert at the Church Room of the Ledbury Company Girls’ Life Brigade.

September 26 Ladies’ Work Association annual sale of work at the Church Room. A profit of £36 18s. 0d. was realised.

October 17 Ledbury Boy Scouts annual meeting at the Church Room.

November 14 A very successful whist drive was held at the Church Room, in aid of St. Michael’s Club and realised a profit of £10 17s. 0d.

November 18 Annual meeting of the Ledbury and District Boy Scouts’ Association, held at the Church Room.

November 21 At a “jumble” sale held at the Church Room, in aid of Ledbury Parish Church purposes, a net profit of £21 7s. 3d. was made.

1930
January 9 Ledbury Church Choir annual concert at the Church Room.

January 20 Ledbury Parish Church annual meeting at the Church Room, the Rector presiding.

March 3 Girls Life Brigade (1st Ledbury Company) annual display and concert at the Church Room.

March 6 Concert in the Church Room in aid of the Ledbury Market Canteen.

May 1 The newly-formed Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society gave their first performance in the Church Room.

May 23 First annual meeting of the Ledbury Nursing Association, held at the Church Room, Mrs. C. A. H. PALAIRET presiding.

October 20 Ledbury Girls’ Life Brigade annual display and concert at the Church Room.

October 30 The forty-second annual sale of work in connection with the local Ladies Work Association was held at the Church Room.

November 6 Annual meeting of the Ledbury and District Boy Scouts’ Association, held at the Church Room.

December 4 A very successful bridge drive was held at the Church Room, in connection with the Ledbury Reading Room and Library.

December 11 Court House School pupils’ annual sale of work held at the Church Room, as a result of which £13 13s. 0d. was allocated to the National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

1931
January 1 Ledbury Church Choir annual concert at the Church Room.

January 12 Members of St Michael’s class entertained by the Rector to a social evening at the Church Room.

January 13 Ledbury Girls’ Friendly Society social evening at the Church Room.

January 15 Ledbury B.P. Scouts held a ‘partner’ whist drive at the Church Room.

January 19 At the Ledbury Parish Church annual meeting held at the Church Room, a deficit of £91 13s 1d was reported on the years working.

January 30 Ledbury Ladies’ Hockey Club social in the Church Room.

February 3 At the Ledbury Babies’ Welfare Centre at the Church Room, Nurse PHILLIPS was presented with a Wrist Watch and an illuminated address in recognition of 12 years work for this organisation.

February 5 Ledbury Girl Guides annual meeting at the Church Room.

April 9 Ledbury Girls Life Brigade concert at the Church Room.

April 25 An interesting function took place at the Church Room, when church workers of various organisations connected with Ledbury Church were invited to meet the recently-appointed Bishop of Hereford (Dr G. LISLE CARR).

May 30 Ledbury and District Nursing Association annual meeting at the Church Room.

July 29 Court House School annual prize distribution and sports held at the Church Room.

October 1 Whist Drive at the Church Room, organised by St Michael’s Football Club.

November 9 Ledbury Girl Guides annual meeting at the Church Room.

December 3 A whist drive was held in the Church Room, organised by the Ledbury Town Football Club, for the benefit of Mr Alf CALE, the captain of the Town team who, in a recent match at Colwall, had the misfortune to break his leg.

1950

June - Wedding of Pam MANSELL & Jeff BRYON (jnr).

Bill & Emily MANSELL, Florence & Jeff BRYON, (their parents); Amy & Eric WILLIAMS - Hilary JONES' parents, Nellie BARNETT (aunt), John BARNETT, Tom MANSELL, George MANSELL, Jean BARNETT (bridesmaid), William MANSELL (Bill's father) and Pam & George DREW.

Denise Elaine White - what a fantastic photo !!!!

Jo Edge - Chip most of my mums family had their wedding receptions at the old Church Room but I have never seen a wedding photo there. Thank you very much for posting and sharing!!!!

Carole Phillips - Great photo

Terry Wilkins - 1st ive ever seen

Carole Phillips - Which is Bill Mansell the first on the left? The lady 2nd row from the right with black hat on looks a bit like mrs Williams from Albert rd.

Chip Andrew Bryon - Yep, Bill is 1st on the left. Sorry, I don't know about Mrs. Williams. Maybe Hilary will...

Hilary Hilsy Williams-Jones - yes, chip's mum and dad's wedding (i have same photo at home!) I recognise quite a few, but may take a while to name them, will have to do it is small batches! Grandad Jeff Bryon extreme right and Bill Mansell extreme left. Seated next to the groom (uncle Jeff) is Emmie Mansell with my brother Paul (Williams) sat on her lap. To the right of bride and bridesmaid is my nan Florrie Bryon with my brother Chris (williams) on her lap. My Dad was best man - he is immediately behind aunty pam and the bridesmaid. To his right is aunty flo sturge and next to her on right is aunty peggy bryon (grandad's sister) and to her right my mum (Amy) to her right is Gladys smith who was married to Gordon. Pam and George Drew right at the back... yes lady in black hat is my aunty Dorothy Williams (nee Vernall) and standing in front of her the two small boys are Richard and Terry williams. there are two of nan's brothers right at the back Evan and Will Sturge and some sturge aunties but i'll leave that for another post. Phew, sorry folks!

Chip Andrew Bryon - Oops, I should have remembered it was Chris & Paul on my Grandmothers' laps. -I wasn't around at the time, though. Mind, neither were you, Hils!

Jan Bettison - Back row, just left of the door frame, my gran and grandad, Percy and Alice Leach, who lived with the Mansells for a time. Nice to see Mum and Dad as well.

Hilary Hilsy Williams-Jones - yes Jan, I remember them x

Hilary Hilsy Williams-Jones - trying to get my head round some of these connected families.... they were all great pals of course back then anyway, but I know that my nan bryon's mum's maiden name was Drew and wondered if Jan she may have been one of your dad's relatives?

Jan Bettison - Might be Drews from Wellington Heath - no relation to me. Dad's family all came from Malvern. I have bits of family history.

Jan Bettison - Uncle Mike - were you at home babysitting?? Or was I home alone (aged 4 months!) x

Ann Brookes - My mum and dad are on there, to the right of the photo. Mum used to live at Newbury park and very friendly with the mansells. In the school holidays we always visited Mrs Mansell in her "upside down house".

Chip Andrew Bryon - "Upside down house" -I like that! I suppose you called it that 'cause the kitchen was downstairs at the back, & you went upstairs to the living room, & sitting room at the front. What are your parents names, Ann?

Hilary Hilsy Williams-Jones - chip, this is ann "causier" remember when they lived along the row?

Ann Brookes - Mum and Dad are Wyn and Fred Causier. I seem to remember visiting you when you lived in Malvern, i think you had guinea pigs and excuse the spelling, but was there a peckinese dog too. There were four of us kids then. John, Wendy,Jane and me.

Chip Andrew Bryon - Of course! (Hils & Ann) I remember now...and, yeh, Mum loved her pekingeses - 2 at different times. I had hamsters. I think there were guinea pigs next door, at Newbury Park.

Jan Bettison - Ann - did you ever live down New Street? I'm sure I used to visit with my mum - can remember you and Jane

Hilary Hilsy Williams-Jones - think Wyn and Fred still living in New Street/just up from junction of Little Marcle Road (Gas Works Lane in our day Jan)

Carole Phillips - Yes Hilary Jones they still live there that's Lizas grand parents who married my son Paul

Ann Brookes - Yes, mum and dad are still there. I was born in that house!

Hilary Hilsy Williams-Jones - thanks Carole, still amazes me how we are all connected! We all used to play down Newbury Park and I especially remember John who was in my age bracket and of course dear Wendy x

Chip Andrew Bryon - Gasworks Lane: When I was first going to work at Stuart Houghton, they told me it was in Little Marcle Road. I couldn't think where that was. Didn't know it was the official name for Gasworks Lane.

1950s

The WELFARE Club

( 2019 July )
Julie Chamberlain - The crowns say cow and gate?

Ruth Terry - Myself and Angela as a baby Dorothy and her children it was called welfare club

Ruth Terry - May marsh violet Chapman betty Roberson

Sarah Chapman - Ruth Terry Violet Chapman is my mother, do you know what the Welfare club was ?

Ruth Terry - It was just for mums and children we could get babies milk and orange juice and they would weigh the babies lived 2 doors away from your mum lovely lady xxxx

Sarah Chapman -Yes she was, Thank you Ruth Terry. X

Kate Collins - Jolene Marsh Krister Marsh look at Dad and Nanny Marsh 😊

Karen Haynes - My nan Dorothy badham and aunty pam, first 2 on the left.

Janet Morris - Is that Betty Robinson on the right next to May Marsh?

Elaine Veitch - Hi Janet, yes that is mum on the right, not sure if she is holding me or Mark as a baby - think possibly me.

Janet Morris - No mistaking that beautiful petite Lady!

Elli Sydenham - Mum...is that you and Nanny? Pauline Hopkins

1971

Eastnor Brownies Christmas Revue at Ledbury Church Room Theatre

Nursery rhymes a-plenty were represented in this colourful scene which included the fairy on the Christmas Tree and Father Christmas, one of the many attractive scenes from Eastnor Brownies Christmas Revue which they presented for two nights last month at Ledbury Church Room Theatre.

Back Row - Sally HARPER, Sally YEMM, Lisa MALLEN (Queen of Hearts), Karen HAINES, Angie GREGORY (Jack), Wendy DAVIES (Jill), Pam DALLEY, Janet ONIONS, Yvonne LOADER, Sharon HOOD, Lesley COLE.

Front Row - SallyAnn COLWELL (Father Christmas), Wendy KIRBY, Julia BRACE, Jackie LANCETT, June BROATCH and Tracey JAMES

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