Dundry Royal British Legion Memorial Hall was opened in 1949.
It was built by men from the first World War living in the village
and surrounding area. the land it is built upon was used as a waste
ground by villagers living nearby, before the work began.
Funds for building materials were donated by the men and their
families who then Carried out most of the building work and
decorating themselves, along with some others who were working
on the mulberry harbour in Portsmouth around about the same time.
It took approximately two years to complete and many alterations
have been made to the Original building over the years.
Once the club was completed, a basic bar was installed inside, at
the opposite end to which It is now.
The bar was manned by volunteer members, as at the time there
was no funding to pay anyone.
Once the bar eventually started to make a profit, after three or
four years, the members held a raffle Whereby they had the
chance to win back the money they had originally donated.
Furniture was also basic at the time, consisting of planks laid
across building blocks as Seating for example.
We would like to once again very much thank the people involved
in this project, as without them and their hard work, this club
would not be here today.
Among them were:
Richard (dick) Sidwick, Thomas Cox, Howard Clements,
Bernard Ball.
Thanks go to the late Richard (Dick) Sidwick, for help in compiling
the above information.
