Moot Hall
Moot Hall staff
Sally Myers was the much loved custodian of Moot hall for several decades. She is pictured above in the 17th century costume that Bedfordshire County Council had her wear for heritage events. Formally a Librarian with Beds CC, Sally lived in Clophill and travelled everywhere by bus. At one point, following the death of Moot Hall's caretaker Peter Pestell, Sally took on that additional role for several years, until a new caretaker - Gary Fuller - was found. There are more photos of Sally on the Moot Hall album. Sally retired, aged 75, shortly before Beds CC was abolished in 2009.
Her role was then taken on by Clive Arnold, (shown above, on the right). It was he who planted shrubs and gardens on the West and Northern boundaries of the green - something that had been planned for the Festival of Britain in 1951 but which had never been completed. He also planted a garden alongside the southern edge of the roadway.
When Bedford Borough Council took over in 2009, Clive's role was expanded to incorporate the former manager's tasks and his post changed to 'Curator'. At the end of March 2014, because of cuts in local government funding, both caretaker Gary Fuller and curator Clive Arnold were made redundant.
Clive resumed his role of curator at Moot Hall in early 2016, as a volunteer.
Moot Hall's other volunteers are: Gary Mudd; Janys Crystal and Julie Smith.
