Bamford Village Institute is the original village hall, erected in 1912 and financed by donations of the village residents.  The Institute is owned by the village residents and held in Trust for them by a registered charity (No. 520410), which also administers the Hall on a day-to-day basis.  The two-storey building contains a main activity hall 50 ft by 27 ft, a large meeting room 30 ft by 17 ft, a billiards room with 2 full sized billiard tables, an IT room with 2 personal computers, a kitchen and toilets on both floors. There is also a stair lift to the main hall.

The building underwent a major refurbishment in the winter of 1998/99 at a cost of some £200,000 and is now one of the most modern and energy efficient halls in the Hope Valley area.  Funding for the refurbishment was raised from the National Lottery (21^st Century Halls for England), High Peak Borough Council, Rural Development Commission, Derbyshire County Council, Lloyds TSB Foundation, Severn Trent Water, Duke of Devonshire’s Trust, Hugh and Ruby Sykes Charitable Trust, Pyke Charity Trust and local fund raising.

The Trustees of the Charity that administers the Hall are also the management committee.  They serve for three years and consist of elected representatives from all the user groups and the membership.  One third of the trustees retire each year and offer themselves for re-election.  Membership of the Institute is open to all aged 12 and over who live within a ten-mile radius of the Village and the Institute operates an equal opportunities policy.

There is no formal ten-year business plan for the institute, but there is a moving informal plan for its future development.  A car park for 10 cars on the plot of land adjacent to the building was constructed in 2002 and a single storey extension to the rear of the building to provide a wet and dry crafts room was completed late 2004.

It is the Trustees intent to give sympathetic consideration to any proposals, which continue to provide for the development and sustainability of the facilities necessary for the Institute to remain a viable entity for the benefit of the residents of Bamford and the surrounding communities.

One year Membership Subscriptions for October 2007 to September 2008 are:

Adult £15.00

Junior £7.50

Rooms can be booked by calling 07891 985599