The Parish Room

At the end of the 19th century the only recreation facility for the working man  was the off licence on Maytree Road known as the 'Cellar'.  It served home brewed cider, beer and tobacco.  The men could not drink on the premises so they sat on the grass verge outside.  Later they used a corrugated iron shed opposite, known as the 'Blue Cinema'

Eventually a couple of old derelict cottages were taken over as a Working Man's Club in the early 1900's.  Residents helped by supplying extras such as books for their use.  The cottages were burnt down in about 1904.

A new 'Moor Parish Room' was built and opened on 23rd November, 1906.  It was used as a working men's club most evenings, when the men of the village could play cards, darts and billiards. William Payne (Homeleigh) was steward and attended each night to keep order (!) and to light the fire and maintain the full-sized Billiard Table.

Teas where served there for the various village functions, and it was also let out for wedding receptions, 21st birthday parties, and concerts. Whist drives were held there and the Sunday School was held in the small Committee/kitchen room every week. When the Women's Institute was formed in 1939 they had their monthly meetings there and the Hall was used by the members, for canning fruit during the war.

The Parish Room was extended in 1997 with the addition  of an extra side room and toilets and showers, and a well fitted kitchen.  It was opened on the 19th July, 1997.

It is now used by the Parish Council, Keep Fit and Yoga for their regular meetings and also an Art Club and a Bridge Club weekly.

In addition it is hired out for a variety of functions, parties and the like.  It also is a huge contributor to the Parish Bonfire Night and Fete.

A beautiful illuminated script has come into our possession, dating back to the opening of the Parish Room in 1906
	The Picture is not good, but the original can be seen in the Hill and Moor Parish Rooms The text of the script is reproduced below, the format is dependent on the resolution of the Host computer
nbsp;   MOOR PARISH ROOM ERECTED, A-D-1906 Through the generosity and co-operation of the Residents of the Parish of FLADBURY, with Many of the friends and the munificence of the Ecclesiastic Commissioners, For the benefit of the Inhabitants of HILL & MOOR OPENED under the Blessing of God, by the Rt: Hon: the VISCOUNT COBHAM NOVEMBER -23-1906. Donor of the site, Mr.F.Oldham          Builders, Messrs Espley & Co. BUILDING COMMITEE Rev. C. Jeremy Hunt, Chairman     Rev.F Leslie Venables, Hon. Secretary. Mrs.W.Gibbs, Mrs.T.Oldham, Miss Willis Messrs. J.Willis-Bund, G.Gibbs, W.Gibbs, A.Huckfield, T Oldham, L.Pratt, J.W.Wagstaff, & S.Workman.