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Memorial Hall

Information

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Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall
Hollins Lane,
North Yorkshire,
HG3 2EJ,
Reg Charity No. 523703

For bookings:
Email: bookings@hampsthwaite.org.uk
or Text:  0789 4442227

See also the History section for a brief history of Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall

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Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall What Next?

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PLEASE HELP - YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE NEEDED URGENTLY

We are seeking ideas for how we might extend the facilities at the Memorial Hall. We are clear there is a need for better storage of some items and an enhancement of back-stage facilities to support our excellent Drama Productions.
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Memorial Hall Events Calendar

Wedding 2018
Wedding 2018

Details of events and meetings at Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall.

PLEASE NOTE: Shown below is the calendar generated automatically by the Hallmaster online booking system. If your event is not shown the booking is not yet completed and if it is shown an invoice will be issued either near to the event or at the end of a month.

For bookings, contact:
Booking Secretary

E: bookings@hampsthwaite.org.uk

If you need to visit the hall prior to an event, please make an appointment with the Booking Secretary to help us avoid any inconvenience to other hirers.

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Memorial Hall Photo Gallery

Wedding Reception 2018 - click for full size image
Wedding Reception 2018
Photographs showing the faciliies available - click photos to enlarge.
  • The ideal venue for:
    Business Meetings, Public Meetings, Sales Promotions, Exhibitions, Markets and Fairs, Jumble Sales, Training Events, Internet Workshops, Presentations, Group Meetings, Clubs and Societies, Community Events, Education Classes, Dances, Film Screenings, Keep Fit Classes, Concerts, Drama Productions, Wedding Receptions, Funeral Repasts, Family Celebrations, Children’s Parties, Anniversaries, Fashion Shows . . . and many more!
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Plans, Layouts and Resources

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Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall can provide facilities and resources for most events and has a good car park with marked spaces for over 50 cars. There is a well-equipped kitchen and catering area with dishwasher, water-heater, micro-wave, Rangemaster Pro induction cooker and ample supplies of crockery, glassware and cutlery. Adjacent to the Kitchen is a Servery with hatchways through to both the Main Hall and Dining Room (or small hall) which can be used as a bar. The Memorial Hall is licenced to sell alcohol.

The Main Hall includes a well-equipped stage area and Green Room at one end, with P.A. system, both rear and front projection facilities for DVD, Blu-ray or data, ample stage-lighting, star-cloth, a mirror ball, and can be rigged with a ceiling canopy if needed. The Main Hall can open out into the adjacent Sun Lounge to accommodate larger numbers or as a bar area. The Dining Room, or small hall, is used for meetings, for groups, to place a buffet for example, or as another alternative bar area. There are ample chairs to furnish each of the spaces using either rectangular or circular tables. Table cloths and chair covers are available on request.

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Memorial Hall Documentation

The main repository for all Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall policies, guidance and related documentation.
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Management Committee Meetings

"The general management and control of the Trust Premises and the Arrangements for their use shall be vested in a Committee of Management (hereinafter called “the Committee”) consisting of not more than Twenty-five members (exclusive of members co-opted . . . )" and "All members of the Committee shall retire annually at the Annual General Meeting".
Extracts from Conveyance No.8791 dated 24th April 1953
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Energy Efficiency Refurbishment Project

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Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall is the main community centre for the village and commemorates the lives and sacrifice of those villagers who fell in the two World Wars.

As the current building approached its 50th Anniversary, the Hall Management Committee aimed to broaden the range of activities it can support and bring it up to modern energy saving standards. This would help sustain its future for another 50 years by increasing usage, controlling running costs, and result in several improvements to the fabric of the building.

 


This project is now substantially complete and the hall has achieved a Grade 'B' energy performance. This is an outstanding result for a building of this size, age, and type - see the  Energy Performance Certificate in the hall documentation section.

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Washroom Refurbishment

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Memorial Hall wash-rooms now completely, and expertly, refurbished by Neil,Batty Builders Ltd as a result of a grant awarded by the National Lottery's 'Reaching Communities' fund.

See also the equivalent Kitchen refurbishment
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Kitchen Refurbishment

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Memorial Hall kitchen is now completely, and expertly, refurbished by Neil,Batty Builders Ltd as a result of a grant awarded by the National Lottery's 'Reaching Communities' fund.

See also the equivalent Washroom refurbishment
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Memorial Hall and COVID-19

Link to https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
The Memorial Hall Management Committee has taken steps to qualify the hall as being COVID-19 Secure as follows:
  • We have conducted a Memorial Hall Risk Assessment and made it available to all users.
  • We have cleaning, handwashing and hygiene procedures in line with UK Government guidance
  • We have taken all reasonable steps to help hall users keep safe from COVID-19
  • We have taken all reasonable steps to help Hirers maintain Social Distancing when using the hall
  • Where people cannot keep 2m apart we have advised Hirers on the mitigating actions they might take to manage transmission risk

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