Book the Church Hall
Booking Bengeo Parish Church Hall
The Church Hall is on Duncombe Road, Bengeo and available for community use. For bookings and enquiries please contact Wendy Celia on 01992 589538 or churchhallbookings@parishofbengeo.com.
Our Safeguarding Policies should be read by all hirers of the Centre.
Please read the Terms and Conditions set out below before booking.
Terms and Conditions of Hire
- Hirers of the hall will be Financially Responsible for any damage to the hall or its contents during the period of hire. The bookings secretary should be made aware as soon as possible, If any problems are noted at the beginning, during or at the end of the hire.
- Hirers are required to switch on emergency lighting as they enter the building. Switches are on the left wall of the porch as you enter and just beyond the door to the right of the stage, on the right hand wall. Please switch off when leaving the building.
- Smoking or vaping is not allowed anywhere on the premises.
- Alcohol can be served but not sold on the premises.
- Hirers must ensure that all exits, emergency exits and fire appliances are free from obstruction. The hirer is responsible for calling the Fire Brigade on 999 in any event of fire.
- All rubbish must be removed from the premises including that from the kitchen swing bin. Bin liners are available to use under the sink in the kitchen. Rubbish should then be taken away as there are no rubbish collections from the hall.
- Hirers are at their own risk when in the Hall. The Parochial Church Council are not liable for any injuries sustained while using the Hall.
- If preparing, serving or selling food, please observe all relevant food health and hygiene legislation and regulations.
- Hirers must ensure that any electrical appliances brought to the premises and used there are safe and in good working order, and used in a safe manner.
- Heating controls must not be adjusted.
- Hirers must ensure hall, kitchen (including kitchen utensils) and toilets are left clean and tidy and that where young children are involved, no dirty nappies etc. should be left or put down the toilets. (plumbing bills may be charged to the hirer)
- Tables and chairs must be stacked away after use.
- Please turn out all the lights and ensure all doors are locked on leaving the hall.
- All users groups are requested to be considerate of neighbouring residents particularly when leaving the building in the evening and weekends.
- User groups involving children must act in accordance with the latest child protection laws of England and Wales.
- All user groups must act in accordance with the latest laws on equal opportunities; these promote the well-being and benefit of all within the local community, without distinction of culture, sex, race, ability, religious or other opinions, with the object of improving the quality of life for all concerned.
- A person over 21 years of age must be in attendance at all times during the hire.
- Payment of hire will be due prior to the event taking place or when picking up the keys. Preferred methods of payment are either cash or cheques (cheques made payable to Bengeo Parish Church Hall). BACS is also available on request but amount owed needs to be settled 3 (three) working days prior to the event to ensure funds have cleared. Regular hirers are given one month to pay invoice after invoice has been issued. Failure to do so in this time period could result in immediate termination of contract.
- Any cancellation made at short notice (7 days for a single event or 48 hours for a regular event) will incur a loss of hire fee which will be 50% of what the total hire should have been.
- The hall is hired out at the discretion of the Church Warden, who reserves the right to cancel any booking without liability (including those at short notice) and refund the hire charge if paid. Updated July 2024