New Bookings System and Website
The new online booking system is available from the 1st September 2026, and the new key code entry system is in use. There is a doorbell at the main entrance for guests to alert hirers of their arrival. Soon you will be able to pay for your bookings by card as well as the normal bank transfer. We'll keep you informed of progress.
We have also updated the website to this new url - davh.co.uk and the bookings email to
New Management Committee Members Required
Your present hall committee members have served terms ranging up to 30 years, and are retiring for various reasons. Volunteers are desperately needed to fulfil the important Committee Roles necessary for the management and day-to-day operation of your Hall.
The previous committee members will maintain hall operation for all existing miscellaneous bookings, and for regular users, classes, clubs, etc., for as long as possible, but that time is running very short. The chairman has already had to step down for health reasons.
Under the constitution, management of the hall will revert to the Parish Council, which does not have the resources to manage the hall, so that ultimately, in the absence of any volunteers from the village, the hall will close.
Apologies to everyone else, but if Down Ampney villagers won’t support their hall, this consequence is inevitable.
It is really sad at this particular time, when the freehold has so recently been acquired for the village, that villagers should offer little support for the running and future development of the hall, which is widely admired. But it’s up to you. If you want your hall, you need to support it.