▁part ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Duke ▁of ▁S uther land ' s ▁estate ▁left ▁in ▁trust ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁by ▁Frederick ▁M ait land ▁Wright , ▁Thomas ▁Robert ▁Cop eland , ▁Mary ▁Cla re ▁Bass ett ▁and ▁Harold ▁Sp ils bury . ▁ ▁The ▁hall ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁meet ings , ▁lect ures ▁and ▁classes , ▁recre ation ▁and ▁le is ure ▁with ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁impro ving ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁life ▁for ▁its ▁residents . ▁The ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁hall ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁Mrs ▁M ait land ▁Wright ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁her ▁mother ▁Mrs ▁Frank ▁Wed g wood ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁prime ▁mo vers ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁for ▁a ▁village ▁hall . ▁The ▁brick - built ▁hall , ▁cost ing ▁£ 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁planned ▁by ▁Albert ▁Hom es ▁an ▁assistant ▁Survey or ▁to ▁the ▁Stone ▁R ural ▁District ▁Council , ▁who ▁lived ▁right ▁next ▁door ▁to ▁the ▁hall . ▁The ▁committee ▁had ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁hall ▁for ▁some ▁six ▁years , ▁after ▁residents ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁sub scribe ▁money ▁after ▁the ▁last ▁war , ▁some ▁thirty ▁years ▁before . ▁ ▁An ▁alc ove ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁width ▁of ▁the ▁hall ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁planning ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁with ▁the ▁free ▁work ▁being ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁Community ▁Program me ▁Agency ▁the