Woolavington Village Hall Details

History
Facilities
Charges

History

The present Woolavington Village Hall began life as a Social Club mainly serving workers from the a nearby Royal Ordnance Factory (now BAE Systems). This closed in 1973 and remained empty until it was acquired in 1979 by the Village as a replacement to the older, much smaller Hall which had served the Village well for 50 years. The Parish Council are the Hall's Trustees with a separate Committee to manage its day-to-day affairs maintenance and improvements.
Woolavington Parish Council provides annual grants towards its daily upkeep and renovations. The Hall Management Committee have an ongoing project for updating and improving the facility. Recent major improvements have been new kitchen & flooring, central heating system, new stage and lighting, new wooden floors in the main hall and function room. UPVC double glazing has been installed throughout the building.

Mgt. Committee Officers
Jim Mundell (Chairman)
John Curry (Vice Chairman)
Corena Mundell (Secretary)
Barry Galloway (Treasurer)
Pauline Raymond (Booking Secretary)

Owen Goodacre(Caretaker) (01278 723664)

Organisation
Woolavington Parish Council
Handicrafts
Scottish Dancers
Aerobics

Facilities

Woolavington Village Hall can meet most needs. There are three public rooms and a well appointed kitchen, all rooms are centrally heated with thermostatic controls on radiators. Access and toilet facilities are provided for people with disabilities.
Recent upgrades have been, refurbished lighting throughout the building with the Main Hall now able to provide various "mood" effects. A sound system is provided with speakers in each room. A loop system has been installed and is shortly to be commissioned.

Main Hall
The main hall is licensed to seat over 200 ('close seating') and 140 seated at tables with a stage and bar area. A new wooden floor has recently been installed providing a light and airy space. The kitchen is accessed via the main hall

Kitchen
New kitchen cabinets, worktops, sinks, cooker and flooring has been fitted in 2005. Other appliances such as, microwave, hot water urn and filter coffee machine are provided

Lounge
The lounge can comfortably accommodate between 25 - 30 people. Wall lights provide a more intimate setting. Direct bar access is available from the lounge

Function (Harold Belcher) Room
This room has a new wooden floor and lowered ceiling to improve the acoustics. It can be accessed either from the main building or via its own separate entrance. It also provides a good airy space with a small kitchenette off this room for making light refreshment and washing up. Also off this room are self contained toilets.

HEALTH & SAFETY NOTE
The Village Hall is subject to Health & Safety checks by the local authority.
It is licensed by the local authority and is subject to licensing inspections.
It is limited to twelve events where alcohol may be sold.
It has public liability insurance (£5,000,000), whilst this covers use of the Village Hall and its equipment, users are advised that this does not cover the use of their own equipment/ materials in the hall.

Charges

Rates per hour                       Function Rm         Lounge              Hall          Hall & Lounge     Whole Building
Regular Local Organisations      £3.80                £3.80              £4.50              £7.50              £10.00
Charities/Village Functions        £5.00                £4.80               £6.50              £9.50              £13.00
Outside Bookings                     £6.50                £6.50               £8.00             £12.50              £15.00

FOR MORE DETAILS OR ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT THE BOOKING SECRETARY
Pauline Raymond, 5 Church Street, Woolavington

tel: 01278 686509 or 07407442800 email: woolavingtonhallbookings@hotmail.co.uk