In 1977 the village of Carleton Rode was holding an outdoor celebration of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee when it rained heavily. The festivities decamped to a local barn, but it was then that a decision was taken to build a village hall. After a tremendous fundraising effort and with a grant from the Local Authority the hall was inaugurated in 1982 and named Carleton Rode Jubilee Hall. Since then it has been at the heart of village life.