FUNDRAISER FOR ECO-FRIENDLY INFRA-RED HEATING

Aim

We are nearly there ! With your help, we can raise the last few funds to create a warm and toasty, vibrant Community Hub.

Help to revitalise your Village Hall: Our target is now £4,000 ! 

The cost for this project is £16,000. We are thrilled to announce a grant from East Suffolk Council, reducing the target to £7,000. Recent fundraising events and donations to this Crowdfunder mean we are very close to our new target of £4,000, just in time to install new heating in January 2026. The last push: please donate if you can..every little helps: £5 / £10 or more.. each penny is much appreciated. Cash donations can also be made at village hall events (see Earl Soham Village Hall for event information) Come and buy a fresh coffee and delicious home-made cake from our fundraising cafés...it all helps our Renovation Fund.                  

Regular updates will be posted as progress is made. 

Earl Soham Village Hall Renovation Fund:

Sensitive renovation of the original 1934 village hall building is underway and our urgent target is for an eco-friendly sustainable infra-red heating system to replace the failing and expensive oil-fired boiler. 

Installing infra-red heating in the ceiling will create an even warmth during the winter months and chilly Spring evenings, allowing a broader range of groups and activities to use the Hall all year round.

A type of heating highly recommended for community buildings with large open spaces; it warms people and objects, rather than pumping heat into the air. This eco-friendly route to sustainability will allow us to remove the inefficient and costly oil-fired heating system, giving new life to the hall, bringing in a new, warmer era.

It is so important to support these lovely vintage buildings and help to create and sustain vibrant Community Hubs.

Funds raised so far: 2024 External Doors

Thank to everyone who helped raise £10,000 in 2024 for replica external doors to keep the heat in and the weather out !                 

Local company, Earl Soham Joinery Ltd. crafted three sets of replica doors to modern standards, replacing the ageing and draughty original doors that tried to blow open with every puff of wind.                            

We are grateful to Adnam's Community Fund for a donation of £850.60 for the renovation of a window over the main entrance that had been boarded-up for many years....light now spills into the main hall. We are also grateful to Aspall's Cyder for their donation of prizes for Winter Quiz Nights and Summer raffles.

Café-in-the-Kitchen, run by a team of splendid volunteers continues to be a popular and successful fundraising initiative, running alongside a programme of events attracting a wider local audience.                     

Check our website for details of new events and activities: www.earlsohamvillagehall.org 

Please get in touch:

To become involved, fundraise for us on this project, join as a Volunteer, bake a cake for our café or run your own event, contact: 07961 606647‬  [email protected]

Earl Soham Village Hall Renovation Fund:

This project successfully funded on 15th May 2026