The move comes 11 years after the community of little more than 230 people came together to buy the villlage pub
It states: “The Coverdale Memorial Hall is renowned in the dale to remember the men lost in World War I, but over time has become an area of memory for those people who have dedicated their time to the benefit of the community.”
The proposals also include an outdoor play equipment for children, an accessible walking track for the elderly, infirm and mothers with buggies, an area for marquees for events and areas of shade and seating. “There’s quite a few children in the valley and when we were trying to sell the idea to the village hall committee a lot of the children very bravely came and presented why they thought it would be nice to have a play area and a levelled field. It wasn’t just an adults thing saying let’s do this, kids were the driving force for it.”
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