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History
The Hall began life, like the school and the chapel, in the early 1900s. It was built by Sir Courteney Warner Bt. As the Village Reading Room and newspapers were sent down from the Hall each day for the men of the village to read. A number of indoor games were introduced and the building served as a kind of working men's club. The Deed of Gift, by which Sir Courteney conveyed the premises to his son (later Sir Edward Warner) in 1920, describes the hall as the Village Reading Room and Public Hall. From this time its use as a meeting place for the village clubs and functions steadily developed. Following Sir Edward's death in 1955, the Brettenham Park Estate Company conveyed the hall to the village for the sum of £100, in October 1956. Money from the former Local Nursing Association was used to make the purchase. Adjacent land was acquired in the 1970' for a rear extension and to provide car parking. This extension was demolished and the Hall was extended and up to date facilities, including facilities for the disabled, were installed in 2004.
The Hall is run by the Brettenham Village Association with officers elected at their AGM. There are four Trustees serving a term of 4 years. In addition to income from lettings, and profits from various activities and the monthly Bigger Ernie draw go towards the upkeep and maintenance.
Lettings
To book the village hall please contact Julie and Ozzie on 07810 434470 or email bvahallbookings@gmail.com.
Please note that in most cases, 28 days' notice is required for a licensed bar.
Rates applicable from 1 May 2022
Residents |
Non Residents |
Commercial Use | |
All events | £8.50/hour | £12.50/hour | £15.00/hour |
Community wide organisations eg. Parish Council, PCC and Gardening Club | No charge |
Multi-day events, or anything that does not fit the above profiles – by negotiation
Use of bar – by negotiation Please contact Peter Truin - 07799 640326 petertruin@aol.com |
Use of marquee – by negotiation |
Brettenham Village Association (BVA) expressly reserves the right, as it sees fit and at its absolute discretion, to vary any of the above hiring charges at any time. Hiring charges will be reviewed at least once per year.
In addition, the BVA may also make such charges to a hirer to cover the reasonable costs (including, without limitation, any cleaning, polishing, painting, decoration, repair, or other remediation work costs), that it considers are required to restore the Village Hall to its pre-hire condition.
If you require the use of the playing field whilst using the village hall, please let the booking clerk know at the time of booking as permission needs to be gained from the parish council.