Coldridge Village Hall offers its users a flexible environment suited to hosting a wide range of community or private functions including club or group meetings; exercise classes; workplace training meetings or social events such as meals, parties and dances or Live-Streaming events on the ‘Big-Screen’.

Main Hall

The main hall is approximately 12m long x 5.5m wide, with a ceiling height of approximately 4.7m.  Step-free access entry is provided from the Village Square via the hall’s front door and through an entry vestibule where hats & coats etc can be hung.  Step free access continues from the main hall into the kitchen and, via a lobby walkway, to the disabled toilet facilities. Separate Ladies & Gents toilets are accessed from the lobby via steps.  The Bar Servery is accessed via a hatch/stable door from inside the main hall.

The main hall can seat up to 67 in theatre style, or a maximum of 50 when laid out for dining. The maximum capacity permitted for any gathering is 90.

Tables and Chairs

A range of folding tables are available for use comprising 15 small Gopak folding tables (size 900 x 680mm), 16 large Gopak folding tables (size 1820 x 760mm) and 5 folding wooden card tables.  67 stacking chairs are also available.

Kitchen

Our fully fitted kitchen offers a large and well-lit working space and facilities to enable the on-site preparation of hot and cold food and refreshments for either Village Hall or private functions.

The Kitchen can be hired & used in conjunction with a private hire booking for the Village Hall. Please contact the Bookings Officer (email bookings@coldridgevillagehall.org.uk) for further information

Bar

Installed in 2019/2020, the Bar Servery provides a dedicated area to enable the licenced sale of alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments and snacks for Village Hall events.

The Bar Servery can also be hired for private functions, with the proviso that it it must be manned by a member of the Village Hall Committee. Please contact the Bookings Officer (email bookings@coldridgevillagehall.org.uk) for further information, charges and terms.

Toilet Facilities

The hall has both male and female toilets along with a separate disabled toilet that also serves as a baby changing facility.

Audio-Visual System

The hall is equipped with a modern digital projector, electrically operated projection screen and Dolby Atmos surround sound system which together offer a high-quality audio-visual experience for hall users and events.  Separate Blue-Ray/DVD and tuner-amplifier boxes are available to play films, music or stream live TV. There is an integrated PA facility with roving microphone for use in the hall. 

External connections (i.e. USB/HDMI/VGA) are provided to allow laptop computer, tablet or smartphone devices to be connected to the system as audio-visual sources. A small wall-mounted flat-screen TV is also available for use in meetings or to display supplementary graphics.

WiFi & Internet Connectivity

Coldridge Village Hall is WiFi enabled with free access provided to all visitors and users of the hall. Full details on how to connect are on display on the noticeboard in the main hall.

Village Hall Defibrillator

Thanks to the efforts of our Parish Council, Coldridge has 2 defibrillator devices available for emergency use supplied by the ‘Jay’s AIM’ charity – one being sited directly outside the Village Hall in the Kitchen Yard.

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The defibrillator is set-up such that once in operation it will talk you through exactly what to do. There is a child button which needs setting for anyone under 8 years old; this is clear to see and use. Inside the defibrillator case there is a set of spare pads and an iPadAED Starter Kit comprising:

Instructions on who to notify if the Village Hall Defibrillator unit is used are available in the box. The information booklets and additional 2 spare iPadAED Starter Kits are stored in the high cupboard to the left of the sinks in the Village Hall kitchen.

Parking

The hall does not have a dedicated parking area or designated disabled parking bays. Visitors are welcome to park on the hard tarmac surface in the Village Square from where there is step-free access to the hall’s main entrance.

Please respect our village neighbours when leaving the hall at any time of day or night.