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• January 1935: First Public Meeting at which it was decided to start a fund to erect a Village Hall. The fund was started with the transfer of £50-17s-4d from the Carol Society.

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• 1935 to 1949: Despite the Second World War 1939-45 this did not deter the villages of Saxlingham and Field Dalling from carrying on with fund raising with dances, whist drives and concerts.

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• November 1949: The Village Hall Committee approached Sir Dymoke Whyte regarding selling a parcel of land in the village.

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• 1950: Negotiations for the purchase of land continued and resulted in an offer of the present site (part of the Cricket Meadow) for £10.

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• February 1951: After 16 years, a second Public Meeting where the two villages confirmed that they wished to go ahead with the Hall project. £688 had been raised locally and a grant of £742 had been allocated by the Ministry of Education. A funding opportunity for a loan of £900 was indicated by the National Council of Social Services provided the Village moved quickly and recommended a standard Ministry of Defence design with Concrete frames and Asbestos roofing (Standard Hutting Type 24)

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• March 1951: A Standard Hut 72ft by 24ft was ordered from the Ministry of Defence for £60-10s-0d to be delivered by rail to Holt.

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• 1951 to 1954: Negotiations to purchase the land continued with the solicitors of Sir Dymoke Whyte stalling on the issue of the vendor insisting to retain the right of ‘re-entry’ if a hall was not erected in 7 years

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• Christmas 1954: All key documents in place (Trust Deed, Deeds to the Land, and funding) allowed construction to commence

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• 28th May 1955: Village Hall opened by Sir Edmund Bacon, Lord Lieutenant, followed by a week of events in the Hall.

 

• July 1955: The first management committee of the Hall elected. An initial rent of a guinea (£1-1s-0d) for villagers and 2 guineas for ‘outsiders’ was set.

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• 28th May 2005: 50th Anniversary celebrations

 

• 2013: Present Committee working towards the following objectives: ➢ increase use of Village Hall especially by children ➢ obtained a grant of £89000 to re-roof the Hall with the addition of PV panels and modern insulation to make it warmer and energy efficient. The new ceiling has improved lighting and acoustics and the hall redecorated in a modern style.