Village celebrates war memorial hall's centenary

An exhibition will be held at Goxhill Memorial Hall on Sunday

An exhibition will be held to mark the 100th anniversary of a hall built in memory of men who died in World War One.

Residents said Goxhill Memorial Hall, on Chapel Street, had been central to life in the North Lincolnshire village for the last century.

As part of the celebrations, there will be a display of drawings, photos and memorabilia on Sunday from 13:00 until 17:00 GMT.

Ann Carter, who organised the event, said: "We are hoping it will serve as a little microcosm for village history."

The exhibition will show who built the hall, why it was built and how it has changed since it opened on 7 March 1925.

There will be a section dedicated to the 37 soldiers from the village who died in WW1 and World War Two, including information and photos from their lives.

"That amount of people had a significant affect on the village's life, we estimated it was one in three households who lost a father, a brother or a son," Ms Carter said.

Volunteers who organised events and kept the hall running will also be recognised and there will be displays of events held in the venue from the past 100 years.

Ms Carter said: "It's reinforcing the history. A lot of village life did circulate from events that were held in the hall."

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