Regular weekly and monthly slots available
The hall has weekly slots available on Monday afternoons, Tuesday daytime and evening, Thursday daytime, and Friday mornings — keen to hear from dance, wellness, and drama groups.
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Updated Hire Rates from 1 May 2026
New hire rates take effect on 1 May 2026 — the first change in 16 years, with a new distinction between personal/non-profit and commercial/for-profit use.
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Walk the Longdown Railway — Sunday 28 June
Tickets now on sale for a rare guided visit to the long-closed Longdown Railway Station and a walk along the line through the open tunnel. £10 per ticket, capacity 40, all proceeds to the village hall.
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Vanity Fair
Thackeray's masterpiece adapted for the stage by Declan Donnellan — Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley through British society and the Napoleonic Wars.
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The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Martin McDonagh's black comedy at the village hall — a violent psychopath, a dead cat, and a series of decisions that won't end well. Contains adult language.
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A Letter from the General
Maurice McLoughlin's mid-century drama — a far-eastern mission, a Communist revolution, and a British Consul racing to evacuate the nuns before the General arrives.
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The Rivals
Sheridan's eighteenth-century comedy of manners at the village hall — heiress Lydia Languish, Captain Jack Absolute, and the inimitable Mrs Malaprop.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes and Watson take on the family curse on Dartmoor — Tim Kelly's stage adaptation of Conan Doyle's classic at the village hall.
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An evening with Stoppard & Fitzgerald
Two one-acts at the village hall — F. Scott Fitzgerald's Porcelain and Pink and Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound.
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Is August the Most Important Month?
Rev. Martin Wood explores whether August deserves its significance and reflects on maintaining our spiritual connection throughout all seasons.
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The Olympics Paris 2024
As Paris prepares to host the Olympics, Rev. Martin Wood reflects on participation, perseverance, and the extraordinary spirit of volunteers.
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Humble Boy
Charlotte Jones' funny, tender drama about bees, astrophysics, grief, and family — at the village hall for three June nights.
Read moreOrdinary Time Returns
Rev. Martin Wood reflects on the value of 'ordinary time' in the church calendar and the importance of sustainable spiritual practice.
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Springing into Action
Rev. Martin Wood reflects on May gardening wisdom and the transformation of Jesus's disciples from fear to confident action.
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Village Hall Renovation Update
Important information about the upcoming renovation work at Longdown Village Hall, starting June 3rd, 2024.
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The Camel's Back
Arnold Helsby's village-life comedy at the village hall — a draper's-shop owner inherits a farm, and the locals plot to remove her from her role.
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The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame's beloved classic, adapted for the stage by John Morley — Toad, Badger, Rat and Mole at the village hall for three Christmas nights.
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Lady Windermere's Fan
Oscar Wilde's society comedy at the village hall — Victorian London, a suspicious wife, a mysterious woman, and Wilde's trademark wit.
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Flare Path
Terence Rattigan's wartime drama at the village hall — an RAF hotel, a missing bomber, and a woman torn between her pilot husband and a Hollywood star.
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Weird Women
Three sisters reunite at the ancestral Lancashire home — and the secrets of the Pendle witches come back into the family. EDC's December 2022 production at the village hall.
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The Ghost Train
Arnold Ridley's classic comedy-thriller comes to the village hall — three nights of chills, laughter, and an isolated Cornish railway station haunted by legend.
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