BOOKINGS

Please see the information online for the Main Hall and the Meeting Room.

We have a virtual video tour available at https://cmvh.org.uk/main-hall-2. If you would still like to see around the Hall in person, please contact us and someone will be in touch to arrange a suitable time with you.

Cancellations within 14 days of the event are subject to the full hire charge.

You will be directed to a nearby keysafe to retrieve the key.

Yes, with superb access from Blandford and Wimborne off the A350. We have space for 25 cars including three spaces for disabled visitors. As the hall is situated in a residential area, please use the car park rather than parking on the surrounding roads.

The kitchen is available with no extra charge when you book the main hall. Note there are no sharp knives in the kitchen. Read more about the kitchen facilities here

The meeting room has a small separate kitchen area. As other hirers may be concurrently using the main hall, hiring the meeting room does not guarantee access to the main kitchen.

Yes, tables and chairs are kept in the storeroom behind the stage. Please request these when you book.

All hirers can connect to the Bluetooth audio system to play music from your own device in the main hall.

Additionally, we also have a projector, screen and radio microphones available in the main hall. Please request these when you book, as this equipment is in a locked cupboard and only available on request.

The Meeting Room has a LCD screen and speakers available to all hirers of the meeting room. 

Your disco can be set up on the stage in the main hall and there are multiple sockets around the edges and an additional set of sockets right at the front of the stage. Our insurance does not cover any equipment brought into the hall. Please note the hall is in a residential area, so noise must be kept to a minimum.

Sorry, but we cannot book entertainers for you, so you will need to book your own entertainment.

Yes, but you must request permission. IMPORTANT NOTE: The hall’s insurance does NOT provide cover for bouncy castles, inflatables, or any liability arising from their use. You must therefore ensure that appropriate Public Liability Insurance is in place before any inflatable is brought onto or used at the hall. The person responsible for supervising the inflatable must ensure that they are adequately insured for its use. This may be through your home contents insurance, but you must contact your insurer and obtain written confirmation that your policy provides Public Liability cover for supervising and/or using the inflatable. This confirmation must be provided to the Bookings Secretary within ten days of making the booking. If your home contents insurance does not provide the required cover, you must obtain a one-off event insurance policy providing appropriate Public Liability Insurance. Suitable policies are available online, and a copy of the insurance certificate and relevant policy details must also be provided to the Bookings Secretary within the same timeframe. If the bouncy castle/inflatable is being provided by a company that will remain at the hall and take full responsibility for supervising it throughout its use, the company’s own Public Liability Insurance may provide the necessary cover. Evidence of this insurance must be provided to the Bookings Secretary before the inflatable is used. An inflatable must not be brought onto or used at the hall without prior permission and confirmation that the required insurance is in place. Failure to comply with these requirements means that the inflatable must not be used. The hall’s insurance will not provide cover in these circumstances, and you may be personally liable for any claims, costs, damages or losses arising from its use.

Roller blades are not permitted as the floor is not suitable.

Fireworks, candles, Pyrotechnics, Foam Machines, Bubble Machines, Snow Machines, Smoke and Haze Machines, Fly Walls, Bungee Equipment or any similar activity equipment are not permitted

Any required setting up and clearing away time must be included in the hours which you book.

The hall is in a residential area, so we ask you to be considerate towards our neighbours, keeping noise to a minimum and ensuring no waste is left behind. All events must finish by 23:00, with the premises and car park vacated by 23:55.

The Village Hall does not currently have a licence to sell alcohol. If you intend to sell alcohol you have to apply for an alcohol license from the council. If you are providing alcohol to your guests without charge, or everyone is bringing their own then you don’t need a licence.

The Village Hall is a no smoking area by law (this includes e-cigarettes). There is an outside cigarette bin on the outer wall.

The Village Hall does not have a waste collection service, so you are kindly asked to take your rubbish home with you.

If you are hiring the hall for the first time, the treasurer will send your invoice in advance of your booking. First-time hirers are asked to pre-pay in full. We will consider payment after the event for reliable regular users.

Our conditions of hire can be downloaded here

The Village Hall committee has put together a set of guidelines to help everyone using the hall maintain a safe and pleasant environment. The relevant ones for users, both regular and casual, can be viewed here.

Charlton Marshall Village Hall
Green Close
Charlton Marshall
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 9PF