In July this year it will be 100 years since Whiting Bay Public Hall opened. To celebrate this event Whiting Bay Memories group, in conjunction with the Hall Committee, will be staging a free exhibition in the entire hall over the weekend of Saturday 11th – Monday 13th July.
The exhibition will include information and photos about the fund-raising which took place to have the hall built, the people who made this happen and about the hall opening event itself. Seeing the many and varied hall users and events over the past century will certainly bring back lots of very special memories to our visitors.
The centrepiece of the exhibition will be an impressive banner featuring 100 Stitched Stories of activities and events which have taken place in the hall over the last century. This is the culmination of three years work by a large number of talented stitchers and weavers from across the village and wider island. The results are colourful, creative and not to be missed!
In the main hall there will be a re-creation of the entire village in 1926 to walk through from the pier. Large maps have been created of the village showing the houses and other buildings which existed in 1926 and as they are now in 2026. Each of the ten decades from the 1930s onwards will have a dedicated display where you can expect to see some fascinating history and some wonderful living memories. Music across the years as well as drama programmes and photos will also feature.
Please come and help us celebrate this important village milestone. We welcome any extra information and stories you might have. See Whiting Bay Memories website https://whiting-bay-memories.com or Facebook Page AND, if you can, come along on the day!