The opening of the new...   Leadenham Village Hall   When the residents of Leadenham, Lincs, heard that their old village hall was to be demolished, they treated it as a setback rather than a disaster.   The Lottery Fund, Lincolnshire County Council and North Kesteven District Council added to the total. The remaining £32,000 was left for the three-hundred or so residents to raise.   So, the village became a hive of industry - for a community this small, perrsuading outsiders to part with their hard-earned cash is the real trick.   Whilst the money was being raised, plans were being drawn up and the interior designed, mostly drawing on the skills of local people.   The ground was broken and the piles of gravel, cement and bricks began to take shape as the "The New Hall"   Finally, on 17th October 1998, the hall was opened by Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, Mrs Bridget Cracroft-Eley: the celebrations all day. Money is still needed in order to complete the project, but Leadenham Village Hall is most certainly...