Community facilities for hire
Garden Hall
PLEASE NOTE: FROM mid NOVEMBER 2024 -march 2025 THERE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL DRAINAGE WORK TAKING PLACE around the church.
The Garden Hall is a spacious, modern hall, which opened in 2003 and has had an extensive refurbishment in 2022. The hall has won architectural awards, and one side is completely of glass with a folding door to the garden (the folding door opens half way across, see photos below).
The hall is available for private hire and is the perfect venue for family gatherings, classes, meetings and events. The main room dimensions are approximately 39ft x 34 ft, and it has a maximum capacity of 200 people standing.
Rates are £70 per hour for one off hire; regular hire special rates available minimum of 10 weeks or holiday camps. A £200 deposit is required to confirm your booking which is refunded pending compliance of all conditions of hire.
NB Receptions for wedding, funerals and baptisms are only permitted following a service in St Mary’s Church. We do not permit large parties with DJs, large outdoor parties or teenage parties of any description, 18ths or 21sts. Alcohol is not permitted to be sold for any occasion or event. We also do not hire for religious use outside of the Church of England.
Click here for full hire details, please read these before you complete the form below due to some of the restrictions of hire that are detailed including bouncy castles, animals and ball games.
Bookings are only taken via the form below not via email or phone, please allow a week for response.
Church
The church is available to hire for private events subject to agreement with the clergy, fees are applicable for the church & a verger and the PCC Church Hire Policy applies. Please note that the church is not available to hire for religious purposes outside the Church of England.