{"id":223,"date":"2017-06-13T08:56:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T07:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ashvictoriahall.org.uk\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2025-10-04T19:09:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:09:39","slug":"key-dates-in-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ashvictoriahall.org.uk\/?page_id=223","title":{"rendered":"Key Dates in History"},"content":{"rendered":"

1897<\/strong> \u2013 May 4th<\/sup>. Parish meeting decided to build a hall as the commemoration of\u00a0 Ash of Queen Victoria\u2019s diamond jubilee. All parishes in England were expected to mark this anniversary in some way.<\/p>\n

1897<\/strong> \u2013 December 8th<\/sup> \u2013 Foundation Stone laid by Dr H.M. Chester of Poyle Park<\/p>\n

1898<\/strong> \u2013 June 1st<\/sup> \u2013 Hall officially opened by Lady Pirbright of Henley Place<\/p>\n

1900<\/strong> \u2013 July 25th<\/sup> \u2013 Clock presented by Dr Chester in memory of his mother.<\/p>\n

1904<\/strong> \u2013 Dr Chester gave the land on which the small halls are now built. One was initially fitted as a billiard room.<\/p>\n

1906<\/strong> \u2013 James Payne retired from the committee<\/p>\n

1909<\/strong> \u2013 A small fire in the hall was put out by the timely intervention of Mr W Denyer, the caretaker<\/p>\n

1909<\/strong> \u2013 During this year the billiards room was redecorated, a rifle range was installed and a reading room set up.<\/p>\n

1916-15.<\/strong> Alfred Payne supervised classes in such subjects as poultry, gardening, home nursing, carpentry, drawing and shorthand and typing.<\/p>\n

1920s<\/strong> \u2013 Women\u2019s Pleasant Hour held on Tuesday afternoons<\/p>\n

1924<\/strong> – The Christadelphians began using the hall as a meeting place<\/p>\n

1926<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0 A library opened in the hall.<\/p>\n

1927<\/strong> \u2013 Mr W Frewin retired from the committee<\/p>\n

1937<\/strong> \u2013 Clock weights lost down the well.<\/p>\n

1938<\/strong> \u2013 Hall used to issue gas masks<\/p>\n

1938<\/strong> \u2013 Heathcote School held an open day which finished at the hall.<\/p>\n

1940<\/strong> \u2013 Hall used as a school for evacuees<\/p>\n

1945<\/strong> \u2013 Youth Club established<\/p>\n

1944<\/strong> \u2013 Aldershot and District Table Tennis league began. Ash Victoria Hall had a team<\/p>\n

1947<\/strong> \u2013 Weekly dances began featuring the Bob Potter and Billy Richard bands<\/p>\n

1950<\/strong> \u2013 Performance by The Ash Vale Players – \u201cWhen We Were Married\u201d<\/p>\n

1958<\/strong> \u2013 Ash Common School ceases to use the hall.<\/p>\n

1962<\/strong> \u2013 Ash Parish Garden Club formed and began meeting at the hall.<\/p>\n

1963<\/strong> \u2013 Joyce Thornton took over as caretaker and bookings manager.<\/p>\n

1971<\/strong> \u2013 Joyce Thornton began a youth club which ran for three years.<\/p>\n

1979<\/strong> \u2013 Ash Citizens Advice Bureau opened.<\/p>\n

1988<\/strong> – Ash Citizens Advice Bureau moved to The Ash Centre<\/p>\n

1997<\/strong> \u2013 100 year old time capsule recovered.<\/p>\n

2000<\/strong> –\u00a0 New time capsule buried in the kitchen wall<\/p>\n

2014<\/strong> \u2013 Following a complaint by a neighbour the chimes of the clock were silenced between 11pm and 7am.<\/p>\n

2020<\/strong> – The hall closed its door for 3 months during the Covid-19 pandemic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1897 \u2013 May 4th. Parish meeting decided to build a hall as the commemoration of\u00a0 Ash of Queen Victoria\u2019s diamond jubilee. All parishes in England were expected to mark this anniversary in some way. 1897 \u2013 December 8th \u2013 Foundation Stone laid by Dr H.M. Chester of Poyle Park 1898 \u2013 June 1st \u2013 Hall … <\/p>\n

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