b'a library, listened to improving talks (for instance onoff. The Committee was charged to go to the Sale the History of the Trade Union Movement or modernand purchase the building for no more than 30. In advances in farming) and raised funds for their far-offthe event they bought it for 25. It was proposed that dream of their own building by holding Whist Drivesthe Committee now negotiate for a suitable site for and Dances. the new building. Lord Halifax had promised to lease In 1923 Mr Walker was asked to submit ana plot of land to the Institute for one shilling a year, but estimate for a new building with brick foundations,they had to get permission from the Show Committee zinc walls with match-boarded interior (very muchas it was part of the Show Field. the design that they actually ended up with!). HisMr Bailey won the tender for taking down and re-quote was for 450; he was then asked to quoteerecting the Chapel, and N Foster charged 1 per for a brick building. His estimate obviously shockedload for the removal. The Committee now faced up the Committee as on the 12th April 1923 theyto the consequent workrepairs, painting, heating, concluded: Ultimately when the time is opportunelighting, buying chairs, sanitary conveniences etc. Mr we recommend to a General Meeting that a woodenA West tendered for constructing the foundations, building be erected as an Institute. The question of adrainage etc, and a fireside and chimney had to be building fund to be postponed indefinitely.constructed, as well as lavatories and cloakrooms Mr Walker continued to be very usefulhe madeeither side of the porch. The big farm gate was a billiard table for 4-1-6 and a table tennis tableremoved by Mr Bailey and 2 hand gates made and for 2-2-0. A football club was formed in 1924. Butfixed. The Members who did the work were most somehow enthusiasm waned and the Mens Instituteaccommodating and were paid off eventually. At the failed to meet for 4 years between 1925 and 1929 start of 1939 there was a balance in the account of possibly there was not much money to be spared for13.enjoyment at that time. During the war the Mens Institute building was in However it was revived at the end of 1929,great demand. It was proposed that the Institute be meeting on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday betweenopened on Monday afternoons for soldiers only, to 6.30 and 9.30, with an annual subscription of oneuse free of charge, and all Service Men on leave to shilling and charges of a penny a night or two pencebe admitted free. The Institute to be let to any form of for non-residents. The group paid 4 a year for theWar Service and used as a Rest Centre. It was let to use of the school. The cleaner, Mrs Wilson, was paidthe Home Guard and the National Fire Service for their sixpence per night and sixpence per week for cleaningmeetings and, of course, used as a schoolroom for and filling the oil lamps. Evacuees.The men seem to have coped with using theIn 1944 it was suggested that there might be school until November 1934, when they wrote to theco-operation between the Mens Institute and the School Managers complaining that the small roomWomens Institute, which still met in the school. No always used by the Mens Institute is not now soagreement was reached on this evidently, but it did convenientthe space left for the players being solead to the idea of building an extension. As no extra small owing to so many desks in the room. Evidentlyland was made available, the extension was built the school gave them back their usual rooms. Theyto the west, forming an L-shape. This finally got the also held dances in the school, the Head, Mr Rhodes,go ahead in 1950, and was supposed to be ready kindly supplying the floor polish. (qv Malcolmsat the end of August of that year. There is a Minute memories of lethally slippery floors subsequently inin November 1951 saying All disappointed that the Bulletin 6) extension is not completed. In 1951 the East Riding In November 1935 the Minute Book notes thatEducation Committee proposed using the Institute as after discussion it was resolved to have Electric Lighta canteen, and they were promised that the extension when the School Managers had it installed in thewould be completed by 1st April 1952, which it was.School. It represented quite a significant cost at thatIn November 1952 it was proposed that a letter time as they obviously had to provide their own lightbe written to Lord Halifax about his offer of the last bulbs: following a draw held for members to raise100 for the buildingmade nearly 30 years earlier. money for prizes for billiards and darts matches, theIn November 1953 Lord Halifax honoured his word, balance of 2 shillings left over was used to buy a 60giving 50 then and 50 in the following year. watt bulb. Two years later the oil lamp was sold. The building continued as the Mens Institute until At a Special General Meeting on 7th December1972 when it became the Village Hall. Much use 1937, with 17 members present, the Chairman, thewas made of it for the rest of its life, but finally it was Rev Fawcett, said that an advert had been broughtdemolished in 2010, replaced by the magnificent to his notice re a building suitable for an Institute.Hall on the Playing Fields, and the site reverted to This was the Methodist Chapel at Sutton-on-DerwentGarrowby Estate.which had been decommissioned and was being sold BULLETIN 20 419'