After WWI 5 1/2 acres of a 10-acre site in the middle of Churt became recreation ground as a memorial to the dead. The remaining area was divided into building plots to be sold originally only to ex-servicemen. One plot of land remained unsold so Frank Mason, a local businessman, gave Churt the plot and its Village Hall; which opened in 1928.
One of the Hall’s early Trustees was local resident David Lloyd George. During WWII the Hall was used for Wartime Services and the locally stationed Canadian army held weekly dances. On 7 December ’63, The Stormsville Shakers rocked the village, returning on 25 January and 8 May ’64. In the early 60’s we know that local band The Conchords played there, and the music continues at the venue to this day.
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