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Peldon
Peldon is a village in the Colchester borough of Essex, England and forms part of the Winstred Hundred civil parish. It is near the villages of Little Wigborough and Langenhoe. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and is a grade 1 listed building. Peldon was significantly damaged by the 1884 Colchester earthquake. Peldon also had two windmills. It was in the Winstree hundred.

Peldon Village Hall Management Committee
The Peldon Village Hall Management Committee were pleased to announce that plans for a new village hall for Peldon took a big step forward in December when they were awarded a grant of £100,000 from the Abberton Reservoir Community Fund towards the project. Following the granting of planning permission in August, this is a significant contribution towards the estimated £600,000 needing to be raised.

As a condition of the grant, the new building will have a lobby area that is open throughout the day, even if the hall is not in use. This area will include toilet facilities, an information area about the reservoir and a vending machine for the convenience of visitors who may wish to park in the hall’s car park before setting off to walk round the easterly side of the enlarged reservoir, once pathways have been created.

Together with the £30,000 already awarded from Essex County Council’s Community Initiatives Fund and £20,000 accumulated from fundraising events in recent years, the committee are now about a quarter of the way towards their target. Three further grant applications have been lodged and more will follow, including a major one to the Big Lottery, about which more will be said in coming months.

In the meantime there are lots of fundraising events coming up you can support to help: 1.	Race Night on 17th March – flyer attached gives all the details 2.	30th June –Soul Concert with the Crissy Lee Band and Grand Auction. Venue – Brickhouse Barn, Lower Road, Peldon. Further details to be announced. 3.	23rd September – Sponsored Walk – details of route, and how to take part and get sponsorship forms to be announced later in the year. 4.	10th November – Quiz Night in the Village Hall. To find out more about these, of how to help PVH in general, contact Bob Holmes on 01206 735510. Last Updated (Tuesday, 24 January 2012 15:14) Peldon Village Hall is situated on Church Road, Peldon.

History
Peldon Village Hall Management Committee have obtained planning permission for a new village hall by Colchester Borough Council in August 2011 under application number 110076. Abberton Reservoir Community Fund awarded a grant of £100,000 towards the project. Further grants have been awarded from Essex County Council’s Community Initiatives Fund and from fundraising events in recent years, the committee are now about a quarter of the way towards their target.

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