About Us

Thorner Victory Hall and Institute (to give us our full name) was opened in 1924 as a memorial to the villagers who lost their lives in the First World War.

It is set on the edge of the village next to rolling wooded countryside and rural footpaths. 

The building cost of £4,000 was raised by the people of Thorner with the land being donated by Lord Mexborough whose family were, and still are, major landowners in the area.

Thorner Victory Hall is a registered charity (number 1021891) and is run on behalf of the village by a management committee whose members give up their time to ensure it is used as widely possible.  

Our entry at the Charity Comission  website has a list of our trustees and members of the management committee plus our recent accounts.   

We are always looking for Thorner people who might want to join the management committee or help the hall in some other way.

Since early 2008 the building has gone through a major rebuilding and refurbishment programme which is still going on.

The current work is to provide a new entrance to the front of the hall, as you can see in the picture at the top of this page.

This improvement work has been recognised by the award of Village Hall Quality Hallmark status from Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE). 

You can see more about the Victory Hall in Thorner and the recent improvements at http://www.fleximags.co.uk/biffaward/