NEW INSURANCE SCHEME FOR VILLAGE HALLS

Three rural community councils have launched a scheme offering insurance cover to village halls.
The Village Halls Plus Group - which consists of three rural community councils - will offer village halls across the UK a range of
packages, including cover for special events, loss of revenue and material damage.
 
The councils involved are:
Suffolk Acre, Community Lincs and Community First.  

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In Lethnot there is only one hamlet called Bridgend. It is about 5 miles up the Glen from Edzell, where there is a prefabricated bridge across the West Water, to join the two old parishes, Navar and Lethnot.There you will find the School, Hall, old Post Office which also had a shop (which closed in 1976), and the roadman's cottage. Although we no longer have our own roadman and the cottage is now privately owned.

The Glen Lethnot Post Office is mentioned in the 1883 Ordinance Gazette of Scotland. Through the 1990's there was a Post office and Shop at Bridgend. The Shop closed in 1971 for economic reasons, and the Post Office closed on 26.4.76. When the postmistress of 27 years retired, the head postmaster visited her from Dundee.

Lethnot Hall

Lethnot Hall was built in the early 1900's with money raised in the community and help from the local estates and farmers etc. It was handed over to the parish council and officially opened on 7th October 1919. It was built to seat 250 people with stage and several ante rooms. The countess of Dalhousie performed the opening ceremony and Lethnot Hall then became under council control.

There are a variety of things held in the Hall and is the centre of the whole community. Until the 1990's the W.R.I. and Men's Club held their meetings in the Hall. Christmas parties. concerts, vocational classes and fundraising activities for the local school are also held here.