FAQs
Common Questions About Hiring the Hall
Before making your booking, please take a moment to read through our most frequently asked questions. Here you’ll find practical information about parking, equipment, insurance, decorations, and setup times, along with details of our hire terms and conditions. Whether you’re planning a small meeting or a large celebration, these FAQs are designed to help your event run smoothly and ensure you understand how to use the hall responsibly. If you can’t find the answer you need, please don’t hesitate to contact our Booking Secretary for further assistance.
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Where do we park our cars?
A forecourt outside the hall can be reserved for disabled car users and for offloading things either to the hall or kitchen door. Otherwise car parking is in the roads around the hall. At weekends and evenings when a large number of cars is expected, it’s a requirement for hall booking that the school playground, less than 50 yards away, is used for parking. The charge to the hirer by the school is £5 an hour which is added to the booking form and given to the school at a later date.
What do we do with our rubbish?
For parties or a larger event please take all of your rubbish home with you, especially food. We pay for a fortnightly recycling (must be in a clear bag) and general rubbish (in tied bin bags) facility for regular hirers.
Do you have a garden?
No, but the hall is right in the centre of a very pretty village which has a pond, common, cricket field, churchyard and numerous footpaths. A walk around the village is a great way of occupying yourself if you are waiting to pick up your child from a party in the hall. Or, alternatively, there is always the conviviality of the Red Lion Pub or the peace of All Saints’ Church.
What is the maximum number of people allowed in the Halls?
125 altogether.
Are there enough chairs and tables?
Yes, we but we advise that no more than 120 are seated in the Large Hall.
Do you have crockery and cutlery?
Yes, this is more than adequate in quantity and there is no charge for using it or the dishwasher. But we advise you to check if it meets your particular needs.
Are there any extra charges?
£5 for the microphone, £5 for the administration of the booking, and £20 for use of the Premises Licence if required. This form must be completed to the satisfaction of the Hall’s Designated Premises Holder.
Can we set up the Hall early?
Yes, but the time taken for setting up and clearing away must be included in the overall hiring time.
Can we have help setting up the Hall?
Although this can’t be guaranteed, it’s sometimes possible to arrange help with setting up and clearing away, though there will be an extra charge for this. Our ability to provide assistance will also depend on the precise nature of the bookings preceding and following your own.
Can we decorate the Hall?
Decorations can be attached to the curtains and pelmets but not the walls. Sellotape and Blutack or sticky fixers of any colour is absolutely forbidden. Nothing is permitted to be stuck to the wooden floor, even adhesive or tape as it damages the finish.
Do you require a security deposit?
Yes: £250 for weddings, large gatherings and children’s parties. Otherwise we rely on our hirers to replace or mend any damage that occurs in their hiring time.
Do you allow discos?
Yes, unless the noise is expected to exceed 85 decibels, a level which would cause disturbance to neighbouring houses.
It is regretted that teenage parties are no longer allowed.
Does the hall have adequate public liability insurance?
Yes, we have public liability insurance covering hall users but hirers are nevertheless expected to check that any person or company that they hire to entertain or cater also have their own insurance.