THE VILLAGE HALL AND THE CHURCH HALL

Most of the meetings and activities of the village take place in either the

Village Hall or the Church Hall.

The Village Hall

Mrs. E. Mudie and Mrs. C. Reekie have contributed the following account

of the Village HaIl:

Strathkinness Village Hall was originally the United Free Church in

Strathkinness which united with the Church of Scotland in 1935. It was sold

for £75 in 1938 to twelve persons acting as trustees for ‘behoof of the inhabi-

tants of the quoad sacra Parish of Strathkinness and to their successors in

office as a Public Hall or for such other purpose as a majority of said inhabi-

tants personally present’. It was sold with entry as on 1st March 1938.

The original Trustees were David Macrae Greig, John Robert Cuthbert,

Wm. Duncan, Thomas Laing, William Isles Mitchell, Walter Nicoll, Wm. Yule

Craig, Robert Niven, David Bruce, Rev. John Hall Patterson, Thomas Nicoll

Craig, and Alexander Coutts.

The Trustees are elected at an Annual General Meeting from the general

public who attend. This committee then elect their office bearers who are

responsible for the upkeep of the Hall. In 1984—85 the cost of running the hall

was £1,818. Organisations which use the hall include Drama Workshop,

Badminton (2 evening and 1 morning session), Medau Rhythmic Movement,

Brownies, Guides, Youth Club, Strathkinness Primary School for P.E. and

Strathkinness School of Dance. Dances are also run by other organisations

from time to time.

The lets cover the day to day running costs of the hall but it is necessary

to hold fund-raising functions for major repairs. These functions include

dances, whist drives, coffee evenings and mornings, and an annual Christmas

draw. A new venture has been the coffee mornings on Thursdays during the

summer when the hall is not being used by other groups. People passing

through the village as well as people in the village can have a cup of coffee or

tea and a chance to buy home-baking.

The North East Fife District Council also contributes towards the expenses

with grants for specific repairs.

In 1984 when a new boiler for heating the hail was required, a great many

fund-raising events were needed to raise the amount of money necessary for

such a major expense.

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