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    • Parish council meeting minutes
    • Parish council co-option procedure
    • Community Infrastructure Levy
    • The village plan
    • Village volunteers
    • Parish council financial reports
    • Parish council policy documents
    • Report a problem
  • What’s on
  • News
  • Village life
    • Social media
    • Village hall
      • Casterton village hall – 100 club
    • Holy Trinity Church
    • Casterton WI
      • WI events programme
    • Casterton Community Hub
      • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Casterton Community Trust
      • Grants awarded and older minutes
  • Local info
    • Village maps
    • Walking between Casterton and Devil’s Bridge
    • Exploring the area
    • Public access defibrillators
    • Kirkby Lonsdale Community Cupboard
    • Volunteer Driver Scheme
  • Our history
    • ‘Sketches of Casterton’ history blog
    • Casterton’s Queen’s Platinum Jubilee History Trail
    • The History of Casterton WI
    • Reminiscences by William Makinson
      • Reminiscences by William Makinson part 1
      • Reminiscences by William Makinson part 2
    • The men of Casterton who fought in WWI
    • A Westmorland Village School 1947-53
    • Our ‘Green Streets Award’ 2009
    • Casterton Grange
    • The 2018 history exhibition

Daily Archives: 28 Feb 2024

Postcard C1940s showing on the right Casterton Village Hall

A Sketch of Casterton Village Hall from 1910 to 1969

HistoryBy Simon Drakeford28 Feb 2024Leave a comment

Introduction In November 2023, I was handed a rather battered small suitcase which was filled with documents relating to the history of the Casterton Village Hall. It had been passed on from Secretary to Secretary until being deposited in the cellar of the Hall. This Sketch uses some of these documents to tell the story…

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