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Tel: 01503 240952 Hire charges: £5 per hour Rates inclusive (e.g. inc. heating, electric etc.) No deposit required Hiring agreement required About the Hall: Size of main hall: 44ft x 18ft seated capacity: 60 New floor recently fitted, tables and chairs available Heating: Electric Kitchen Facilities: Hot (Burco) and cold water, cooker, microwave, fridge, cutlery, Limited car parking available. Pease park with consideration for our nearby neighbours. Disability: accessible entrance accessible toilet Licences: Live music Recorded music Dance performance Fire certificate Health and safety policy Public liability insurance Employers liability insurance Buildings/contents insurance Performing rights certificate |
Forthcoming events
October 6: Quiz evening, 7pm 10: Handicraft evening 7pm 15: Handicraft evening 7pm 27: Bingo, 7:30pm |
Bill Matthews recalls: ‘Widegates Reading Room was built in 1907, and extended in 1923. It was run by the trustees as a reading room. It was going to close in 2002, so my wife asked the then trustees if we could take it over. At that time, there was no water supply. The toilet was flushed by water from the roof coming into a tank above the toilet. If and when it filled up, it overflowed again! We formed a committee and registered with the charity commission, adding Village Hall to the title. With a lot of help, we had the water installed, and were lucky enough to be allocated a disabled toilet kit I heard about on Pirate Radio. We had a grant from the Big Lottery Fund to enable us to fit a disabled access. With other grants and bequests we have had the hall refurbished outside and insulated and repainted inside, had new windows fitted, had a new floor laid and an emergency exit installed. We had a donation from ‘£££s for People’ with the Western Morning News towards future upkeep and a hearing loop.’ |
