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St
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St Barnabas’ Hall |
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At a glance
Opening
times
We are open for hire from 9:00 am. Closing
times We close at 10:00 pm, so events must conclude at
9:30 pm. Please do not ask to extend later. Deposit We require a
deposit of £50, which must be paid within two weeks of making your booking.
Failure to make a deposit means your booking has lapsed. Cleaning
We ask that you leave the Hall as you find it:
clean, chairs stacked neatly, all litter removed, etc. Litter The person
making the booking takes all the litter. Capacity
The Hall is insured for 110 people. More than 110
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How do I hire the
Hall?
Please phone the
Community Worker, MaryAnne Oduntan (07492) 849 158. Please download a copy of the
application form here. |
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About St Barnabas’ Hall
The Main Hall at St Barnabas’ Church is spacious
and modern. It has toilet facilities including disabled
access. ● The sound
system was installed in 2022 and a modern projector and screen installed in
2014. It can read most Bluetooth devices (phone, iPad, etc.). The sound
system is available when you make a booking. Please ask. ● The Hall has a
modern kitchen of catering standard. It was installed in 2017. The kitchen is
automatically available when you make a booking. Please ask. ● A completely
new heating system was installed in October 2014. The hall is thermostatted
so the heating will come on in cold weather. Please ask. |
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What will it cost?
Please contact our Community Worker MaryAnne Oduntan on (07492) 849 158. We change our fees often to accommodate the costs that we (a charity) are incurring. Energy
prices in particular are changing at relatively short notice, which we pass
on to our clients. Our fees were last revised on 1 October 2024. Please enquire if you wish
to use the Barnabas Centre on a long-term, daily or weekly basis. We will a
suitable fee based on your circumstances. |
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Full conditions of use 1. We do not allow bouncy castles because
they damage the floor. 2.
Hall
users take their own rubbish and litter with them. 3.
Hall
users agree to leave the Hall in the same condition in which they found it. 4.
The
agreed fee for the use of the accommodation must be paid
in advance of the hiring. We ask for a deposit of £50.00, which will be refunded within seven days of the hiring
unless:– In which case the church shall be
entitled to retain the whole or part of the deposit as security for the cost
of rectifying the damage and returning the building to the state in which it
was prior to hiring. 5. The user is responsible for all damage
(other than fair wear and tear) to the accommodation or any of the fixtures
and fittings or equipment, which is occasioned in whatever way by the use of
the accommodation. 6. The accommodation may only be used by the
organisation and for the purpose and during the period indicated on the
application form submitted to the church. 7. After the use of the accommodation it must
be left in a clean and tidy condition with all furniture and equipment left
in the same position as at the commencement of the hiring and the user must
ensure that all lights are turned out and all doors and windows properly
secured. 8. The user must ensure that during the use of
the accommodation that no person smokes, vapes, and that no illegal substance
is supplied or consumed. Alcohol is permitted provided the person making the
booking provides it; the sale of alcohol in the building is absolutely
prohibited. 9. If the user leaves behind any furniture,
electrical equipment, etc., the church may give it away, sell it, or in any
other way remove it from the premises. 10. The user agrees that the church accepts no
responsibility for injury or loss to persons or property arising from the
proper use of the accommodation apart from such injury or loss which arises
from the church’s responsibility for the general maintenance of the
accommodation and the user will keep the church indemnified against any
claims for which the church is not responsible. 11. Where premises are to be used by children, by
signing our letting form all users agree to comply with the Government’s
guidelines set out in the document ‘Safe from Harm’. 12. The user is responsible for any licenses
required for music, etc. 13. No part of the premises other than that
agreed in the application form may be used without prior authority of a
church officer who will make the necessary adjustment to the charges. 14. The user has a responsibility to notify the
church of any defect in the accommodation or in any of the church’s furniture
or other equipment in the accommodation. 15. The
event must finish at 9:30 pm sharp. After cleaning, the building must
be vacated no later than 10:00 pm. 16. Where the hall is let for a regular or block
booking the Church Council reserves the right, with prior notice, to cancel
or change the booking if the accommodation is required for a Church activity.
(In this event the full booking fee will be returned and the Church Council
will not be liable to pay compensation to any person in respect of any
cancellation.) 17. The hirer will not use the premises for any
unlawful purpose, or bring onto the premises anything which may endanger
users or the premises, or insurance policies relating thereto. 18. The hirer acknowledges that no tenancy is
intended to be created between the Church Council and the hirer and no
relationship of landlord and tenant exists between them. 19. The user will comply with the provision of
the church’s Health and Safety policy and will ensure that all those using
the accommodation are aware of the appropriate safety procedures, i.e. (a) The
premises are licensed and insured for a maximum of 110 people. (b) The
hirer must ensure that users are aware of all fire exits, fire evacuation
procedures, etc. 20. As a charity, charity law prohibits the
use of the Hall for party-political purposes. |
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