Umberleigh Village Hall | Bringing the community together

Umberleigh Village Hall is conveniently located for Barnstaple, Exeter, South Molton and Torrington. The hall is located on the A377 Barnstaple to Exeter road near the crossing of the B3227 South Molton to Torrington road and adjacent to Umberleigh Railway Station.

The Hall has ample parking, plus a large lawned area.

The Hall has recently been extended and re-furbished, providing a large bar and lounge area, a well equipped kitchen, dance hall, stage with changing areas, and new toilet facilities. Partition doors are installed to create a smaller meeting area if required.

Please contact a member of the Committee if you would like to visit the Hall.

The Hall can accommodate a maximum 200 persons and has table seating for 120 persons.

Accommodates up to 200 people, or table seating for 120
Free WiFi
Extensive parking on site
Great location next to Umberleigh Station, and the A377
Large kitchen, separate bar, and flexible layout
Crockery/cutlery/glass hire for up to 120
Licensed for the sale of alcohol
Full Stage (ideal for band or DJ)
Sprung wooden floor

COMMUNITY CINEMA - PENGUIN LESSONS

Wednesday 17th December

Doors Open 6.15; Film starts 7.00 pm

Disillusioned teacher Tom Michell (Steve Coogan) gets a job teaching English and Rugby in a school for rich kids in Buenos Aires. It’s 1976 and Argentina is controlled by a military dictatorship, but Tom is more interested in spending time on the beach than in either his pupils or the political situation.

During a weekend trip to Uruguay he rescues an orphaned penguin and smuggles it back into the school, little suspecting that this is the beginning of a personal and political awakening.

WHY WATCH THIS FILM? For the penguin!

“Coogan spikes proceedings with his familiar air of deadpan irony, while Cattaneo (in one of his better outings since landing an Oscar nomination for The Full Monty nearly 27 years ago) mixes broad comic beats with a mollifying dose of yellow-filtered pathos.” Variety

“Cattaneo and Pope manage to balance the tone of a dramatic historical depiction of fascism with a charming animal story and their secret weapon is Coogan. His bone-dry delivery makes it so that the sour is never too sharp and the sentimental is never too syrupy.” Los Angeles Times “Adapted from Tom Michell’s autobiographical book, The Penguin Lessons counters the inspirational teacher cliches with a bumbling charm that’s boosted considerably by a first-rate performance from the scene-stealing penguin. Peter Cattaneo directs, just about striking a balance between the fluffy sentimentality of the story and its hard-edged political backdrop.”

The Guardian

Watch the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdjEXNX1nSA

To book tickets click here

Christmas Dinner Dance

Saturday 6th December 7 for 7.30
Evening dress is optional

Our village dinner and dance returns after a break in 2024 due to storm Darragh.

Booking this year will be on line using the simple system the community cinema uses. You will be able to book seats at one of seven tables, you will see the plan when you click the link. You will need to pay by credit or debit card. Booking will open on Monday 10th November.

We appreciate not everyone can book on line so please ask a friend to book a seat at their table for you. If you would like further help with booking, the Community cinema on 12th November will also be able to help you, either from 6.30 before the film or during the interval. Please have cash or credit card available with you to pay for your dinner tickets.

The cost this year will be £20 which will include a two course dinner followed by dancing. Bring your own drinks.

To book tickets click here

ANNUAL EVENTS

Two items feature annually in the Umberleigh Village Hall calendar:

The Umberleigh Panto – an event which has been running for 30 years and is presented by the Really Useless Theatre Company on the last weekend in February and the first weekend in March each year.

The Umberleigh Village Garden show – featuring 100s of entries in an extensive range of categories.