HALL HIRE
Our hall and some of our other rooms are available for hire. The rooms available are:
- The Main Hall. This has a maximum capacity of 140 people. It has a fitted kitchen and a stage.
- The Lower Room. This has tea/coffee making facilities and can be partitioned into two separate areas. Maximum capacity 25 people.
- The 'Common Room'. This is a carpeted lounge with easy chairs, coffee tables and tea/coffee making facilities. It is ideal for informal meetings. Maximum capacity 30 people. This room is often used for Church meetings and functions and has restricted availability.
The photos on this page (on the left and below) show something of what we have to offer. You can click on the photos to see enlarged views.
Hiring Arrangements.
Hirings can be made on a regular basis or for single occasions. Rates vary depending on the room(s) used, the length and purpose of the hiring, and the day of the week. Discounted rates are available for regular bookings and for charities and community groups. Our Hall Hirers' Page shows some of the groups who hire the hall or other rooms regularly.
Please call the parish office on (020) 8679 6888 for details of rates and availability. The office is usually open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and sometimes on other occasions, although days and times may vary during school holidays. When the office is closed there is an answering machine on which you can leave a message. The answering machine is checked regularly.
All hirers are required to abide by our Conditions of Hire and by the parish Child Protection Policy. Copies of these and other information for hall users can be obtained from the parish office on (020) 8679 6888 and will be issued to hirers when a hiring agreement is made. All hirers are required to sign that they have seen the parish Child Protection Policy and will abide by it insofar as it applies to their activities. The Conditions of Hire and Child Protection Policy can be viewed or downloaded from this website.
A deposit of 25% of the hire fee will secure a booking, but the full amount plus a deposit must be paid before the hiring takes place. The deposit is normally refundable if no damage is caused and no breaches of hire conditions occur. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) may cancel the hiring, possibly at very short notice, if the hire fee and deposit are not paid in full before the hiring in accordance with the time limits in Condition 4 (28 days before the hiring for the fee, 14 days for the deposit - or at the time of booking if closer to the hiring). The PCC reserves the right to refuse to accept bookings made at short notice.
Please note that refunds of deposits, etc., will only be made by cheque even if originally paid in cash. All money received, including deposits, is banked and cash payments will not be made. Intending hirers should ensure that this is acceptable to them before making a booking.
Getting there and Accessibility
For details of how to reach the hall and accessibility for those with disabilities visit the Getting there & Access page. The hall, church and other rooms are located together on a single site. The premises have a toilet for disabled users which also incorporates baby changing facilities. Most parts of the building are accessible for wheelchair users.
Other information
The PCC welcomes users to the building and encourages its use by members of the community. However, it has a duty to safeguard the interests of other building users, staff, neighbours and the wider community. All hirings are at the discretion of the PCC and/or its officers and the PCC reserves the right to decline any booking, with or without giving reasons. In particular, prospective hirers should note that, in general, bookings for late night parties, receptions and similar events are no longer accepted.
Please note also that:
- The Upper Room, previously advertised for hire, is no longer available to hirers as it does not meet current fire escape regulations.
- No part of the building is available for hire on Sundays.
- Although arrangements have been made for a small number of Christian groups to use it for services (at the discretion of the vicar), the Church is not available for hire.
- Availability of some or all of the building to hirers may occasionally be affected by events in the Church, such as funerals and weddings, and around principal Christian Feasts and Holy Days such as Christmas, Easter, Ash Wednesday (6½ weeks before Easter) and Ascension Day (Thursday 5½ weeks after Easter). It may not always be possible to give much notice for funerals.
The hall, kitchen, Common Room and some other parts of the building were refurbished in 2002. For more information visit the Hall Renewal Project page.
Links to the main pages are at the TOP of the page.
Page last updated 07 December 2007.
This page has been labelled to indicate its suitability for viewing by young children. For further information visit the
Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) website.
This page has been checked for the validity of the HTML code with the
World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) HTML Validation Service.
The style sheet associated with this page has been checked for the validity of the CSS with the
World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) CSS Validator.
Page design by David Gray 2002
© Copyright David Gray and PCC of Immanuel and
St Andrew, Streatham 2002. Photographs copyright David Gray 2002
^TOP^
