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For
many years the village of St Keyne near Liskeard had a very small
hall in which to hold meetings.
The
village has grown over the years and soon the hall became too small,
and it was starting to suffer from old age.
A meeting
was held to discuss the possibility of a new village hall. Michael
Kormanic attended, but never realised how that meeting would change
his life.
"
I went to a meeting where the idea of a new village hall was discussed
as the old one was falling to pieces," remembers Michael.
"I
said that a new village hall was needed and work must start immediately,
so I was asked to take it on. The first thing I did at each meeting
was to get the village committee to put their hand in their pockets
and dig out a pound per member at every get together. That still
continues to this day. It really started the ball rolling."
From
that day on there were community get togethers which involved planning
events and hours of filling in forms for funding.
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| Michael
gives a tour around St Keyne Village Hall |
"Every
time we had an event to raise money, more villagers came forward
to show an interest," says Michael.
"When
it comes to asking for volunteers for specific jobs, people often
sit on their hands," smiles Michael.
"I
decided to give people different jobs to do. Villagers did a marvellous
job raising money for their hall."
While
the residents of St Keyne were organising events and slowly building
up the funds for the hall, Michael was busy planning ideas for bigger
cheques.
"The
parish is the second smallest one in the county, so I thought that
I would call on the lottery fund," reveals Michael. "I
remember saying 'look at all these people fundraising on their own,
for a village hall in a tiny parish'. Slowly we managed to get more
funding."
It
took 12 years from the initial meeting but now St Keyne has a village
hall to be proud of.
To
this day the village hall is rarely empty. There are many groups
who are based in the hall. The village committee organise many events
for residents to enjoy. The village hall is also home of the local
history group. Find out more
about St Keyne local history group.
St Keyne has its own village website.
Find out how it started.
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