Billingshurst Women's Hall

06/04/2026

Thanks to all the lovely families who joined us today for our Bunny Trail. It was great to see so many of you and to meet such delightful children. We will be back in August with our Party in the Playground.

29/03/2026

Planning your Easter weekend family activities? Don't forget our free Easter Bunny Trail at the Women's Hall, in the High Street on EASTER MONDAY. Children can follow the trail and receive a small prize, plus free drink and biscuit. Adults can buy lovely refreshments whilst children enjoy simple crafts. Entertainments include face painting, a toy tombola and raffle. Open from 10 am to 12 noon.

03/03/2026

Attention all Booklovers! We are delighted to announce that BilliLit is back for a third year! DATES are Sat 16 and Sun 17 May at the Women's Hall, Billingshurst.

On offer is Super Saturday with a fabulous line-up of TWELVE authors covering many genres of writing - interviews, conversations and readings will take you into each author's journey, experience and highlights. Plus book signings by authors.
Sunday is our Workshop day - all our workshops are AUTHOR-LED, meaning it's real experience and hard-won information that will be shared by the facilitators. Aspiring and experienced writers will benefit from these friendly, inspiring and fun sessions.

Booking for a day pass for Saturday (£25) or workshops (£25 per session) are open and found at:
www.theresagooda.co.uk/billilit

We also have Petworth Bookshop popping up on Saturday; refreshments on sale on both days; a Secondhand Book Emporium and possibly other surprises!

Plus a fun Flash Fiction competition to enter, with a £50 prize for the best story.
Come and support your local authors and festival organisers.

19/02/2026

Looking after a 100 year + old building and grounds is quite a task. This year, we are delighted to announce some upgrades at our lovely hall and gardens.

Firstly, we are thrilled to have received a grant from District Council to improve the Mothers' Garden playground. We will be investing in an upgraded swing, plus two recycled plastic children's picnic benches. Once we finally have some dry weather, we will be installing these and will invite families to come and enjoy them. This year, our little playground celebrates "100 years of play" so it is fitting to mark this with some new additions.

Secondly, through the skilled craftmanship of Nick Chapman, a local craft joiner and carpenter, we know have a fabulous new notice board. This is a community facility, so local groups are welcome to post details of events.

And don't forget our Little Free Bookstop in the garden by the playground gate. Books are free to borrow, take and return. More books will be added shortly.

08/01/2026

We are so thrilled to have a wonderful new class at the Hall. A relaxing yoga class, in the calm and quiet surroundings of our beautiful building. Here is the link - we hope you will support this new enterprise.

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Billingshurst Women’s Hall was originally created as a safe, supportive space for women to gather, connect, learn and grow together. Over the years, it’s held stories, conversations, laughter and community and that spirit still lives here.

Today, I love that this beautiful hall now welcomes everyone.
Men, women, all ages, all bodies, all levels.

This photo captures one of my male yogis arriving for class, mat under arm, just as they are. And that’s exactly how it’s meant to be.

My classes here are gentle, friendly and inclusive.
No pressure. No expectations. No need to be flexible, strong or “good at yoga”.

✨ Come as you are
✨ Move at your own pace
✨ Rest when you need
✨ You belong here

If you’ve ever thought “yoga isn’t for me” — this space might just change your mind 💫

20/12/2025

Dont forget that the Women's Hall is where you can watch the Walking Nativity if the church is full tomorrow. It is also the lost person meeting point, and will be maned (or womanned!) from the start. And we will be offering mulled drinks and mince pies. The fun starts in Jenger'sMead from 4 pm with live music. Follow the star!

18/11/2025

The Little Book Stop is back from its holiday and re-installed in the Mothers' Garden next to the Women's Hall. The door now has two latches on the right hand side, to help keep the box watertight and the books dry! I restocked the books today and anyone is welcome to come and borrow a book. Ideally, please return once you have read and enjoyed the book, or bring one of your books to add to the collection. The box was kindly donated by Penguin Books. As a special feature, we will be adding books by local authors. The first book to be added is The Boutique, beautifully written by Blick. Look out for more works from local authors in the coming weeks.

21/09/2025

UPDATE Monday 29 Sept. The Little Book Stop has been removed to be further weatherproofed but will be back soon.

The Trustees of the Women's Hall are delighted to say that the Little Book Stop is stocked and open. You will find the box in the Mother's Garden, just through the gate by the path. Please feel free to browse, take a book and bring it back when you have read it. And if you have a nice book you are happy to pass on, please add to the shelves. We are keen to have good quality children's, young adults and adult books, fact and fiction, available. Donated books should be in clean condition please (no scribbles/colouring in). We hope that you will enjoy using this delightful little library. Look out for posts about special donations from local authors and maybe a book-themed event in the future.

14/09/2025

We are pleased to announce that our Little Book Stop is now open! We have some gorgeous books donated by Penguin. The stop is located inside the gate to the Mother's Garden. We have adult, young adult and children's books. Please borrow any book and return when you can, for others to enjoy. If you want to donate a book, please pop it in the box if there is space. All are welcome to use or Little Book Stop.

04/09/2025

At last the news is out! Coming soon to the Women's Hall, our very own Little Book Stop. The installation will be next week and books will be available soon after for everyone to share, borrow and enjoy. Watch out for more announcements.

A little village hall in West Sussex has been chosen as a special location to mark Penguin Books’ 90th birthday.

11/08/2025

Calling all busy women! We have a wonderful new event planned at the Women's Hall just for you. The Women's Wellness Day in late September, marks the season change with a day of relaxation, reflection, gentle exercise, discussion and fun. The tickets for this lovely day include drinks, snacks and a catered lunch so you can focus on enjoying your time out of your hectic schedule. Led by our two experienced facilitators, Helen and Jo, we hope this will recharge and refresh you. Details including booking are on the attached poster. Tickets are £50 per head.