Eye and Dunsden Village Hall

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Eye and Dunsden Village Hall Eye & Dunsden Village Hall is a beautifully refurbished former Victorian school, in South Oxfordshire
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The hall is a Victorian building dating from 1846 that until 1973 housed the village school, attended by children from Binfield Heath, Eye & Dunsden and what is now Caversham, part of Reading Borough. HISTORY

When the school closed there was nowhere for the local community to meet. A Mission Hall on the Green had been pulled down in 1951 forcing the football group to use the Black Boy pub, as the Oxford Diocese were hoping to sell the Green for housing. The School had been gifted by the Palmer family to what had become the Oxford Diocese, but once it ceased to be a school, it reverted to the donors or their successors. The community was keen to retain the building and Parish Councillor Gilbert Craddock pursued the case with great diligence and when eventually contacted, the successors agreed to sell the School at half its market value. Eye & Dunsden Parish Council bought it for £8,000 in 1977 and refurbished the near derelict hall at a cost in excess of £30,000. In 1980 the parish was proud to open its first Village Hall which is governed by a registered charitry. in 1987 the daughters of Robert Phillimore gifted the land behind the Hall to the Parish Council. In 2006 a request was made to Eye & Dunsden Parish Council proposing that half the land behind the hall be sold and the hall car park be extended with the proceeds. The Parish Council agreed to this and Councillor Phillimore declared an interest in the land which was eventually exchanged for £21,800 and 0.6 acre of land behind the Green, where a community orchard has been established. The hall’s car park was duly extended and the original car park tarmaced. In 2018 the hall re-opened after a £400,000 refurbishment with dramatically improved facilities which continue to benefit the local community.

08/10/2026
These new Stretch & Tone classes in our hall cost just £4. Email active.communities@southandvale.gov.uk for more...
10/09/2026

These new Stretch & Tone classes in our hall cost just £4.
Email [email protected] for more...

The fabulous Ninebarrow boys are back at Dunsden Village Hall on 10 October. Hear them at ninebarrow.co.uk/listenGet you...
09/09/2026

The fabulous Ninebarrow boys are back at Dunsden Village Hall on 10 October. Hear them at ninebarrow.co.uk/listen

Get your tickets for just £17 at ninebarrow.co.uk/Dunsden

Enjoy our fully licensed bar with Loddon ales.

Please share with anyone you think might benefit.Email active@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk for more.
22/06/2026

Please share with anyone you think might benefit.
Email [email protected] for more.

It's amazing just how many different kinds of events happen in our hall. Yesterday paperpoms.com.uk led by Juliet Carr w...
03/06/2026

It's amazing just how many different kinds of events happen in our hall. Yesterday paperpoms.com.uk led by Juliet Carr were using the Palmer Room to test their stunning floral archway for the Henley Festival.

The committee of owenindunsden.org popped in to show off the hall and its Wilfred Owen statue to Shiplake's new vicar Jane Wright - and she was suitably impressed by it all!

The Wilfred Owen society committee includes the hall's former Chair Beth Timms (second left) who was the force behind our re-opening after extensive re-modelling in 2016–7.

There's currently a great range of ways to get fit going on at Dunsden village hall. And an art group meets here regular...
21/05/2026

There's currently a great range of ways to get fit going on at Dunsden village hall. And an art group meets here regularly too.
Come and enjoy our bright spaces!

The fabulous award-winning Ninebarrow boys are back in Dunsden! Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere deliver a captivating...
21/05/2026

The fabulous award-winning Ninebarrow boys are back in Dunsden! Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere deliver a captivating new take on folk music. Their entrancing harmonies are widely praised by the critics and their work remains fresh and supremely enjoyable.

Saturday 10 October, 2026

Get your tickets now from https://www.ninebarrow.co.uk/dunsden

‘Stunning’ ★★★★★ Maverick Magazine.

‘Immaculate’ ★★★★★ The EFDSS

‘An absolute joy’ ★★★★★ The Morning Star

‘Simply remarkable’ ★★★★★ Folk & Tumble

'Beautiful' ★★★★ The Telegraph.

'Super tight harmony' ★★★★ The Guardian

Coming up in Dunsden VH... An interesting 90 minute fascial release workshop by one of our regular teachers.
18/02/2026

Coming up in Dunsden VH... An interesting 90 minute fascial release workshop by one of our regular teachers.

Dunsden Village Hall is proud to host this and many other events which serve our diverse community.
28/01/2026

Dunsden Village Hall is proud to host this and many other events which serve our diverse community.

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Dunsden Green
Reading
RG49QG

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+447828269405

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