Located on Brentwood Road, Bamford, the Moore Memorial Hall is a single-storey, pleasant, well-used small village hall, built in the 1930s partly by public subscription.  There is one large room with a seating capacity of 50, together with kitchen facilities including a microwave and crockery.

Hire charges are on a sliding scale (depending on the status of the hirer, for example, children's groups pay less than adult groups).  As an example, people hiring the hall for private parties pay £6 per hour at the moment.

The Hall has charitable status (number 1079637) and is run by a local group of volunteers (Trustees) mainly formed by members of user groups plus ex-officio members: Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary.

A number of local groups use the Hall on a regular basis: Toddlers, Messy Play, Cubs, Brownies and Guides, Young Farmers, Wine Circle, Women's Institute and the Over 60s.  The Hall is also the usual venue for charity coffee mornings and other fund-raising events organised by various churches in Bamford and other organisations/individuals.

In recent years the Hall has raised funds locally to improve facilities.  Following discussion with user groups and villagers, the priorities have been identified as replacement windows, improved heating, kitchen and toilet facilities.  The Trustees are in the final stages of a lengthy legal process to lease the Hall from the Derby Diocese.  The lease will give the 'legal go-ahead' for the Trustees to start improvement works.  The Trustees have already started applying for grants and funding, and this will continue apace once the lease has been signed.

Interest has been shown in establishing a luncheon club in the Hall (aimed primarily at the more senior members of the community).  A local person has volunteered to organise the club and has started to liaise with local organisations and people.  However, volunteers to help out periodically with the preparation and serving of lunches are required.

If anyone wishes to help out in any way at all – whether with the luncheon club, with the improvement works, with fundraising or management – or, indeed, wants any further information, then please contact Steve Dawson (Chairperson) on 650176.