Bellingham Town Hall

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2025/26 Friends of Bellingham Town Hall Lottery

Download the entry form by clicking on the leaflet link found on the home page

Dear Friends,

Thank you for the support and contributions by Friends of Bellingham Town Hall to this lottery scheme, £975 was paid out in prize money in the last lottery year. The contributions are used for general up-keep of the hall and towards refurbishment plans.

The hall is available to accommodate all the activities previously enjoyed, and the need to maintain the hall in good repair remains as important as it has always been. To this end, your support and contributions are essential to provide income for this vital service. During this year of 2025 we have completed Phase 2 of the repairs and refurbishment plans to a number of features internally.

We are committed to keeping the Town Hall in good repair for the benefit of the community. Your contributions are very much needed for the year ahead and we look forward to your continued support. The cost is £12 per person for a twelve – month period from September to August, with a monthly prize draw of £50 first prize, £25 second prize and three extra prizes in December of £25 each. Winners are announced on the Town Hall website and Facebook, all   public notice boards (Town Hall, Country Store, Lockup Lane), Rocky Road Cafe.

On behalf of the Town Hall committee we thank you.

Memorial Brick Sponsorship

Memorial Brick Sponsorship – Order form

Personalised engraved bricks offer a unique way to leave a permanent memorial to loved ones, volunteers and donors. A name or message engraved in stone marks an everlasting bond between the Town Hall and its followers.

Please see the picture showing our lovely display of memorial bricks and please look at the order form for the layout and your specific requirements.

Fundraising Timeline

  • December 2025 – BTH Christmas Fair raised £387
  • October 2025 – Annual Prize Bingo – Thanks to all our volunteers and supporters who contributed time and prize donations to this event. You helped us to raise £592 towards the hall’s refurbishement.
  • February 2025 – Annual Jumble Sale – Thanks again to our mighty team of volunteers old and new, Along with all those who came in support, we raised £851.30
  • December 2024 – Christmas Fair & late night shopping, Craft stalls, Santa’s grotto and raffle raised raised £371
  • October 2024 – Annual Prize Bingo – BTH committee would like to thank all our volunteers for their support in this fundraising event. Also big thanks to all those who donated bingop and raffle prizes. With your support we raisied £484.20.
  • February 2024 – Annual Jumble Sale – Bellingham Town Hall Committee would like to thank our mighty team of volunteers who never fail to help make the Jumble Sale a great success. A special thanks to the Bellingham Young Farmer volunteers this year. We raised a total of £685.77 
  • December 2023 We had the Xmas late night shopping fair in the hall along with the village businesses in full festive spirit. Combined funds raised from stall holders, Santa’s grotto and the Raffle was £446.25, so well done and thank you everyone who supported us.
  • October 2023 – Annual Prize Bingo was cancelled due to unforseen circumstances. Better luck next year.
  • February 2023 – Annual Jumble Sale raised £856.48 Thank you for all your support.
  • October 2022 – Annual Prize Bingo was a full house this year and raised £710.30 Thank you for all your support.
  • BTH 160th Anniversary booklet is continually raising funds throughout the year.
  • February 2022 – Annual Jumble Sale raised £865.66 Thank you for all your support
  • December 2021 We had a  wonderful Christmas late night shopping fair in conjunction with the village businesses in full festive spirit. Funds were raised from stall holders fees, Santa’s grotto and Santa’s grid board game on the night. This raised over £300 for the hall funds; so well done everyone and thank you.
  • November 2021 Bellingham Town Hall was chosen for the Co-op Local Community Fund to raise funds for the hall’s project plans. The funding round started in  November 2020 and runs for 11 months until the October 2021. This round secured £2,410.62. Thank you for your support through the Bellingham Co-op store.
  • October 2021 Was our annual prize bingo. We raised £660.80 for the hall funds. Well done everyone who helped and supported to make this a very successful evening.
  • December 2020 We raffled a large Christmas Hamper and two other prizes. Thank you to everyone who supported us. With your help we raised £255
  • February 2020 Our annual Jumble Sale; with thanks to our fantastic army of volunteers who manned the tables; our local businesses who supplied raffle/tombola prizes and the general public who came and supported us. With your help we raised £984.24. Well done everyone.
  • December 2019 We had a Xmas late night shopping fair in conjunction with the village businesses in full festive spirit. Funds were raised from stall holder, Santa’s grotto and Santa’s grid board game on the night. This raised over £432 for the hall funds so well done everyone.
  • November 2019 Bellingham Town Hall was chosen for the Co-op Local Community Fund to raise funds for the main hall curtains. The funding round started in  November 2018 and runs for 11 months until the October 2019. This round secured £2,812 for the curtains. Please give your support through the Bellingham Co-op store. You can do this by buying the Co-op own brand products. Thank you.
  • October 2019 Was our annual prize bingo. We raised £591.20 for the hall funds. Well done everyone who helped and supported to make this a very successful evening.
  • September 2019 We had a very successful Arts & Crafts Fair, The tables hired out to stall holders generated £200 towards the hall funds.
  • April 2019 We had a very successful Arts & Crafts Fair, The tables hired out to stall holders generated £200 towards the hall funds.
  • February 2019 Was our annual Jumble Sale; thanks to our fantastic army of volunteers who manned the event; our local businesses who supplied raffle/tombola prizes and the general public who supported us. We raised £915. Well done everyone
  • December 2018 We had a Xmas late night shopping fair in conjunction with the village businesses in full festive spirit. Funds was raised from stall holder, Santa’s grotto and a raffle on the night. This raised over £400 for the hall funds so well done everyone.
  • October 2018 Was our annual prize bingo. We raised £533.77 for the hall funds. Well done everyone who helped to make this a very successful evening.
  • September 2018 We had a very busy and successful Arts & Crafts Fair, The tables hired out to stall holders generated over £200 towards the hall funds. Thanks to our volunteers we also made £21 donations from the tea/coffee on the day. Thank you everyone for all your support.
  • June 2018 We supported Jason Arnup’s music event in the hall by providing a bar service and this raised some funds for the hall. It proved to be a very successful night for all. It also tested out our new PA System.
  • May 2018 We had our first ever Wine and Cheese Quiz Night which raised just over £145. Thank you to everyone who came to support this.
  • April 2018 We had a very successful Arts & Crafts Fair, The tables hired out to stall holders generated £220 towards the hall funds.
  • March 2018 We had a fundraising music evening with Sam Quentin and Al Catraz. It raised £87
  • February 2018 The Annual Jumble Sale raised a staggering £959. Thanks to all our valuable volunteers who helped out and gave their support. Thanks also to all those who contributed to the jumble sale and those who came to view on the day. It was very a successful day.
  • December 2017 The Town Hall Arts & Crafts Fairtable hire raised £270 at the Late Night Shopping in the village on the 6th December. Thank you to all the stall holders for all their support.
  • December 2017 Northumberland County Council – Community Chest Fund has awarded the Town Hall £1,000 grant towards the purchase and installation of a surround sound system for the main hall. We thank you for your support.
  • November 2017 Tower Clock in Bellingham Town Hall has been chosen for the next round of the Co-op Local Community Fund. The funding round starts 12th November 2017 and runs for 11 months until the 27th October 2018. Please give your support through the Bellingham Co-op store. You can do this by buying the Co-op own brand products.
  • October 2017 Our annual Prize Bingo raised £469.70.  Well done everyone and thank you very much for your support.

Volunteer Opportunities

Can you spare some time to help the Town Hall?

We are always on the lookout for volunteers to assist with the running of the Town Hall and it’s events. If you can assist in any way please get in touch via the contact page or better still pop in on one of our monthly meetings. You’ll be greeted with a warm welcome.

For example:

Annual Prize Bingo
Help to set up, check bingo numbers, serve tea/coffees, set the supper and serve, collect & allocate bingo & raffle prizes, Sell tickets at the door, distribute posters locally.

Annual Jumble Sale
Help to set up tables, man tables and doors, collect raffle prizes and sell tickets, serve tea/coffee’s, distribute flyers and posters locally.

General Handy Person
To do odd jobs like changing light bulbs, meter readings, monitoring the water supply, help set up/clear away tables & chairs as and when required.

Arts & Crafts Fairs
Someone willing to meet and greet stall holders, serve tea/coffee to stall holders and public in return for donations to the hall’s refurbishment funds

Spread the Word – Maybe you are good with Social Media, update our website information, or promote upcoming events on our Facebook page. We’d love to hear from you.

Get in touch with us through our contact page or through our Facebook page.