​​Arbuthnot Hall Update

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The Hall shut on 28 June after a cricket match and party for the donors and those closely involved in the project. The building contract is for 52 weeks so we look forward to it reopening in July 2027.

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The contractor is H&H, based in Woking, who took over the site on 2 July. They have over 30 years’ experience with public and domestic building and won the contract in competition with three other companies. H&H will be in contact with residents around the Cricket Green to explain how they will get the job done with minimum disruption.

 

Our architects, Quarry, and quantity surveyors, MEA, will manage the job for the Trustees. Tim Harlow and Alastair Hilton, both very experienced chartered surveyors, will be the client’s representatives. Monthly progress reports will be put on the Hall website.

 

Thanks to our very generous donors we were able to declare the building project fully funded in May based on the latest costings by our quantity surveyor. The summary list below shows where the main funding is from as at 30 June 2026. 

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• Your Fund Surrey: £900,000

• Waverley Community Infrastructure Levy: £360,000

• Wonersh Parish Council: £100,000

• Wonersh Foundation: £20,000

• Garfield Weston Foundation: £30,000

• Bernard Sunley Foundation: £15,000

• Local Private Donors: £508,950

• Bank Interest: £4,607

• Village organisations: £21,395

• Village Fundraising events: £29,038​

• TOTAL: 1,988,989

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We will continue to fundraise for fixtures and fittings. If you are interested in contributing to these please speak to Jon Watson or Jim Drummond. ‘Buy a Brick’ closed at the end of June having raised over £10,000 including Gift Aid from over 100 donors, but we expect to open a new GoFundMe scheme soon. 

 

The building contract is ‘fixed price’ and the project has a contingency reserve, but redevelopments of older buildings can spring surprises so we will be monitoring this very carefully.

 

The different Hall users have made arrangements for the closure period. These include school bus pick up and drop off from the Red Lion Car Park - thank you Charlie Higgens at the Red Lion. The pizza van will continue to visit. The Cricket Club will play away and Pickleball will be at the Bramley Village Hall from September. We will publish details of all of these on the Hall website as users tell us. 

 

Specific event dates are: 

Brocante on 10 October in Bramley Village Hall

Quiz night on 24 October at Wonersh & Shamley Green School Hall

Carols on The Green on 15 December

 

After the summer, we will develop plans for reopening the much-improved Hall. Lots of people have already given us ideas for new activities to benefit the whole community. There will be further opportunities over the next year to give us ideas including at the Hall AGM to be held in the Church Rooms at 19.30 on 12 August 2026.  

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Shamley Green Hall Management Committee

July 2026

 

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'Buy a Brick', Build a Legacy​​

The Shamley Green Village Hall 'Buy-a-Brick' Campaign continues!

Donating a brick creates a real legacy in the heart of Shamley Green and shows your support for the Arbuthnot Hall redevelopment. 

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Donating a brick ensures your name is registered and displayed in the Hall. Every gift makes you a Friend of Arbuthnot Hall (except for donors who’d like to remain anonymous). Please follow the link to find out further details. 

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Hit the link Donate to Support Shamley Green Village Hall redevelopment Buy-a-Brick and click to gift £50 to 'Buy-a-Brick' ensuring you send a message if you would like a different name displayed as the lucky brick’s recipient on our register. Of course please donate whatever you would like, but for this particular campaign we’ll register brick donations in multiples of £50. See the Hall’s website for T&Cs.

 

But perhaps you’re thinking bigger than a brick or two? If you’d like to adopt an area of the hall for a more sizeable donation the Chair would love to discuss what might be possible, please contact Jon Watson at: chair@arbuthnothall.org

 

Spread the word by spreading the link to your friends and contacts. Thank you for supporting the 'Buy-a-Brick' Campaign for the Arbuthnot Hall redevelopment.

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More Donations

We know that more people in the village are considering making a pledge of support. We still need you. And if you would like to leave the Hall a bequest, as some kind people have done, we would be very happy to talk to you. Please contact Jon Watson on chair@arbuthnothall.org

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Friend of Arbuthnot Hall

Become a Friend of  Arbuthnot Hall. This is a scheme preferably for regular donations, which attract Gift Aid at 25% as the Hall is a registered charity.  Follow link for details including benefits . Since its launch in 2023, this scheme has raised over £30,000.​

Please contact our Secretary, Paulina Bayliss, by email: secretary@arbuthnothall.org for more information.​​

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We need your help!

If you would like to join our Fundraising team or have ideas for fundraising please contact Jon Watson on chair@arbuthnothall.org.

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