Display panel about the history of the Village Hall, Centenary Exhibition, October 2008. Photo: Stephen Brown.
![Display panel about the history of the Village Hall, Centenary Exhibition, October 2008.](/wp-content/uploads/VillageHall_Exhibition03_1008.jpg)
gas lights and coal fire (1/= each)
crockery (from the Men’s Institute)
gas boiler and tea urn (from the WI)
In 1922, the Men’s Institute wanted a second billiard table. Other users protested at the use of space. The Trustees agreed to build a second room for the sole use of the Men’s Institute. All other organisations would share the original room. Plans for the new room and a committee room were drawn up in 1923. The additions were made in memory of Canon and Captain Pemberton. They more than doubled the size of the original building, including a Card or Committee Room, Billiard Room, Kitchen, Ladies and Gents toilets and a new coal store.
The new rooms were opened on 28 February 1924 by Sir Clifford Allbutt, followed by a Concert, then a Whist Drive on 29 February 1924 and a Carnival Dance on 1 March 1924. There were further fundraising events during 1924 and 1925, including a Garden Fete held at Trumpington Hall, 29 May 1924, in aid of the Village Hall Extension Fund.
![Memorial plaque commemorating the additions.](/wp-content/uploads/Comm_plaque_v3-556x343-1.jpg)
Memorial plaque commemorating the additions, referring to Patience, William, Viola, Francis and Jeremy Pemberton. Photo: Stephen Brown.
![Plan of the Proposed Additions to the Village Hall, c. 1924.](/wp-content/uploads/OldPlan2_mod1_v3.jpg)
Plan of the Proposed Additions to the Village Hall, by a Cambridge architect (name not clear), c. 1924. Source: Village Hall archive.
![Flyer for the fundraising garden fête, May 1924.](/wp-content/uploads/GardenFete_1924001_orig.jpg)
Flyer for the fundraising garden féte, May 1924. Source: Village Hall archive.
Flyer for the opening and concerts, February-March 1924. Source: Village Hall archive.
![Flyer for the 1925 Concert.](/wp-content/uploads/Concerts_1925001.jpg)
Flyer for the 1925 Concerts. Source: Village Hall archive.
![Flyer for the opening and concerts, February-March 1924.](/wp-content/uploads/Opening_1924.jpg)