Woldingham Village Hall

The Village Hall, which was the culmination of five years of local effort and hard work, was officially opened on 19th October 1968, and over the years has proved to be the heart and hub of most of Woldingham’s activities. It is used by residents of all ages, and by visitors from far beyond. The annual Christmas pantomime is a prime example of village enterprise and co-operation, and the Players also draw on many diverse talents with their biannual performances. Part of the Village Hall is used regularly on term-time mornings by a Nursery School. It has provided the venue for many social celebrations, for national occasions, such as the Millennium and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, and biannual local events like the Horticultural Shows. It has seen public charity events and private family occasions, such as weddings and birthday parties. It continues to be the setting for dinner-dances, concerts, theatricals, antique, craft, art and fashion shows, group study and social days, badminton, short bowls, and keep-fit.

Accommodation and Facilities

An executive committee of volunteers handles the day to day running of the hall, which employs a caretaker to liaise with the public and keep the building and grounds in good order. Accommodation and facilities include:

Rates for 2007 (per hour)

• Use of the car park, chairs, trestle tables, card tables, Grand piano, Kitchen utensils, cool cabinets and two heated trolleys are free during the hire period.
• Minimum bookings are for three hours, but every booking for three hours or more entitles the hirer to one additional hour of occupation beforehand for setting up and one free hour afterwards for clearing up.
• For Saturday and Sunday hirings the above charges are subject to a 25% premium when the hirer is a non-resident of Woldingham.
• Special conditions apply to the consumption of alcohol and to Weddings. See 'Terms of Hiring'.
• For all bookings the Terms of Hiring 2006 must be completed and returned to the Bookings Secretary with a deposit of £25 (£50 for the Main Hall) before acceptance of your booking. Please contact (01883) 653106 with enquiries or to request the booking forms.
• Postcode for the Village Hall is CR3 7DB (useful for SatNav directions)
  

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Chairman's Report 2008-9

I am delighted to report another successful year.

The refurbished toilets have received positive remarks from our hirers. The Committee had looked at tripartite funding from Tandridge District Council and Surrey County Council for the project but in view of the delay that this type of funding involves, the Parish Council generously donated funds to cover the total cost of the toilet refurbishment to expedite this particular project.

Our other major project was No 1 Model Cottages which I was pleased to inform the Committee was near to completion before Christmas and that the new tenants were due to move in at the beginning of the New Year.

As with all buildings, maintenance is on-going and the Village Hall is no exception. A small leak in the Main Hall roof was repaired and in July work was completed on the new stage dimmer pack. Light fittings were replaced in the Arthur Herbert room, Lecture room, Kitchen, corridor and cloakroom area.

In July we welcomed Mrs Diane May who kindly agreed to take over the book-keeping. With the concerns of asbestos in the building, an inspection was carried out and it was reported that the contained areas had not been damaged. They are now being inspected on a monthly basis and a register is kept of the inspections. As the radiators in the oldest part of the Hall were leaking and beginning to rust, it was decided to replace all seven and the work was done during the school holidays.

In October I reported to the Committee that three of the speakers in the Main Hall had expired and it was agreed by the Management Committee that all six would be replaced.

In November bookings continued at a satisfactory rate and despite the current economic climate we have still managed to secure a high percentage of weekend and wedding bookings well into the middle of 2010. We also had a visit from the Tandridge District Council Health and Safety Officer who have given us a clean bill of health.

Projects for 2009 are well under way and include repairs to the boundary wall on Slines Oak Road, resurfacing of the car parks, redecoration and replacement of the ceiling in the Foyer and the installation of a ramp for the disabled at the Slines Oak Road entrance.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Committee for their hard work and also the Bookings Secretary for her invaluable contribution which ensures the smooth day to day running of the Hall.

Simon Aggiss
Chairman
Village Hall Committee