Poppleton Road Memorial Hall

* The Main Hall, with close seating for 100 persons and an induction loop for persons with hearing difficulties.Ramped/level access. Approx size 40 ft long x 24 ft wide. Ceiling height 15 ft which can accommodate most bouncy castles. Please check item 9 below for inflatables insurance requirements.   

* The First floor Meeting Room with seating for 15 persons.(staircase access only)

Rooms can be hired for birthday parties, jumble sales, public and private meetings etc. (We regret that teenage party bookings are not accepted.)

The Hall's portable stage, sound and lighting equipment may be additionally hired for use within the Main Hall.  

Hall Hire Rates  

Main Hall: £11 per hour.

Meeting Room: £4 per hour.

A returnable £50 deposit must be paid to confirm a booking.(cheque preferred). This will be returned to the hirer after the booking, provided that the Hall is left as found.   

Hire rates include heating, lighting and kitchen facilities. To hire the Hall please read the information below plus our formal Conditions of Hire.

Then check the Diary page, to see if the Hall is available when you wish to hire it. Our Booking Secretary can give further advice. Email her here or tel mobile 07527 631062.

1.   Your booking period must please include setting up time, before your guests arrive.  Half an hour is recommended. You are also recommended to include half an hour after guests depart, for stacking furniture and cleaning up. Please use the equipment from the Cleaners Cupboard, beneath the main stairs, to ensure that the Hall is left tidy for the next user. Although refuse sacks can be found on top of the kitchen cupboards, it will be appreciated if hirers can kindly bring their own. Our large green wheelie bin can quickly get full, and it will also help if hirers can take large quantities of bagged refuse away and recycle at home. The Hall Committee will be grateful if hirers can bring the Booking Secretary's attention to any deficiencies that they find. A Comment book is also available by the Notice Board in the main auditorium.           

2.  The £50 deposit will be returned to the Hirer, normally within SEVEN days after the booking, provided that the Hall is left tidy and undamaged, and the hire fee has been paid. If the Hall Committee have to carry out heavy cleaning after a booking, this may be deducted from the £50 deposit, at the rate of £5 per hour for such additional cleaning, at the Committee's discretion. If a cheque is returned by our Bank, we will pass their additional charges to the Hirer.

3.  Considerable problems have been experienced by the wearing of BLACK-SOLED shoes at parties and discos. These cause unsightly streak marks on the vinyl floor, which are difficult and time-consuming to remove. The Committee will be grateful if hirers will specify on invitations, that party guests should please bring indoor footwear for use inside the building, where possible.

4.  Alcohol must NOT be sold in the Hall, except where a Temporary Events Notice has been obtained from the City Council, and must NOT be consumed at all, by under-18`s. The Committee is obliged to notify the Police of any breaches.

5. Please help us to live in harmony with our neighbours by.......

    a) leaving quietly, especially at night.

    b) using our front and rear hard standing for car parking, where possible.

    c) keeping music levels moderate.

6.  Central heating may be switched on. The wall-mounted control unit is by the kitchen boiler, along with instructions for its use. If you use the heating, please turn it OFF, before vacating the Hall.

7.  Signposted FIRE EXITS must be kept CLEAR of obstruction at all times. This is a requirement of the City Council, for emergency escape purposes. Hirers are responsible for ensuring that guests with mobility or hearing/sight restrictions are IMMEDIATELY notified of any fire alarm or other emergency, and escorted from the premises. 

8.   Smoking is not legally permitted inside the Hall. A wall mounted butt bin is available outside the main entrance. 

9.   If you want to hire a BOUNCY CASTLE or BALL POND, these may be used in the main auditorium. Our insurance does not cover injury claims arising from use of such equipment at private hire functions. Please check that the company from which you hire the equipment, has got Public Liability Insurance cover.

10. Hirers who provide activites for others children must produce a Child Protection Policy plus evidence of Criminal Record Bureau checks and Independent Safeguarding Authority registration, to the Committee. Hirers who sub hire eg entertainers for Childrens parties are responsible for ensuring that such persons are similarly registered   

11.  Thank you for observing our hire conditions, which will keep the Hall in a safe and pleasant condition, for all users.