The Hall  was officially opened by the Marquess of Bath on Thursday 26th August 1937.

The opening ceremony was held at 3.30 pm and was followed by a dance in the evening.  The admission price on the invitation was two shillings (10 pence)!

There are lots of activities that take place in the hall including Sunshine Pre-school, Bumps Babes & Tots, Over 60s, Whist, Puriton Players, WI, Rainbows, Brownies, Karate, Bingo, T'ai Chi, sequence dancing as well as an annual flower show.

In addition there is the annual pantomime put on by the Puriton Players and a variety of fundraising events run by the village hall committee.

As well as that the hall is available for hire for private functions such as birthday parties, meetings etc.
 
The committee is made up of volunteers who represent the regular user groups and also members of the village elected on to the committee at the AGM.  This takes place on the first Wednesday in May.

Village hall committee meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month except August and are held in the committee room of the hall.  Members of the public are most welcome to attend.

Should anyone wish to book the hall then they can contact the booking clerk Joh Miller on 686448.