In the immediate post war (1939 -1945) period  the Village Hut was used by the Women's Institute, the Men's Social Club, the British Legion, the Country Dancing Club as well as being used by the Parish Council. 

The Hut cost £175 a year to maintain but only nominal rents were charged to the users of the facility. It ran up debts from 1946 and when the new committee took office in 1947 they were faced with unpaid accounts of £30.  The Hut was in urgent need of repair inside and out.

To combat the problem the new committee launched an annual appeal for funds.  In doing so they made it clear that until a new Social Centre was built the Village Hut must continue to provide for the  social needs of the Village Community and it can only do this if more people will share the burden of financing it.