(L-R): Reverend A. Barton, former parish council chairman Geoffrey Harcourt, Michael Heseltine and Peter Penneck
HENLEY MP Michael Heseltine officially opened a village’s new £350,000 hall in July 1988.
The parish hall was built at Sunnyside to replace the old village hall in Church Road, Benson.
The project was financed from the sale of the old hall site and allotment land plus a contribution of £46,000 from the Benson Community Association.
Mr Heseltine said: “It is an impressive culmination of a lot of people’s determination and hard work.
“This is one of the most impressive pieces of hall building that I have come across.”
Parish council chairman Peter Penneck added: “It is a marvellous building.”
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