
The land on which it stands was gifted to the village by the Duke of Devonshire and the building was originally known as The Mechanics Institute. However, thanks to Yorkshire canniness, its status was later changed to that of 'village hall', thus gaining eligibility for improvement grants.
Village Hall -
As in every English village, the Long Preston village hall along with the village
school, church and pub are the community focal points. Long Preston is arguably luckier
than most: it enjoys all all of these -
The village hall, a registered charity, is run by volunteers who also form the committee.
Its officers are Stewart Robertshaw (chairman), Keith McBride (vice chairman ) Sheena
Stapleton (secretary) and Jean Rodgers (treasurer).
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Aerobics Mondays in term time: 7.30pm |
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Art Class Tuesday & Thursday: 10am - |
Margaret Uttley tel 01524 242579 mobile 07963 850339 marguttley@hotmail.com |
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Ballroom Dancing |
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Tuesdays in term time: 7.15pm to 8.45pm
Long Preston Senior Section ( also Duke of Edinburgh Award )
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Helen Cressey tel 840 654 |
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Luncheon Club Monthly, 2nd Thursday: 12 noon |
Age Concern tel 823 066 Luncheon Club Lizz tel 015242 51868 |
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Parish Council Monthly, 1st Monday: 7.00pm |
Nick Thwaite (Chairman) tel 841 188 |
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Pilates - |
Kate Attewell tel 840 247 |
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Rainbows |
Liz Palmer tel 840 331 |
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Snooker Club Daily (except Sunday), |
Matthew Brown tel 840 675
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Women's Institute Monthly, 2nd Wednesday: 7.30pm New members always welcome.
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Sheila Grant tel 840 007 |
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Activities elsewhere in the village include:
Among the regular activities in the Village Hall are ...

To book the hall, please call Stewart Robertshaw on 01729 840 554.
In addition to the hall itself, there is also a well-

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Little Learners’ Centre Monday to Friday in term time only | |
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Long Preston Heritage Group |
www.longpreston.info/heritage_project Jill Jones Secretary tel 840 505 |
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Tennis Club Members of all abilities welcome |
David Witt tel 840 836 or Julie Syers tel 840 447 |
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Toddlers (and Mums) Group Currently dormant as no Toddlers at the moment. |
Moraig Hewitt tel 840 661
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