How to book
The easiest and quickest way to book is online.
Please browse the availability calendar below to see if the date and time you wish to book is available. Prices and room facilities are available online for both the Main Hall and the Meeting Room.
If you wish to proceed and make a booking, click the + sign on the calendar and follow the instructions on screen to book. You can browse availability, but submitting the form will result in a booking request being made, accepting our conditions of hire. When you make a booking request using this online system, the time requested will immediately be held as tentative until we confirm your booking. We usually confirm within 48 hours, but please note that the hall is run by unpaid volunteers in their spare time, so it may take up to several business days to respond.
If you are making a booking request for the first time, you will be asked to enter your contact details and a password so that you can track your booking status, any changes that are made, plus view any invoices and payments linked to your booking(s).
Click here to download a short user guide to the online system, which should answer most queries you may have as you proceed through your booking.
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Venue FAQ
These are the questions we are asked most often about the village hall:
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.
Any deposit paid is non-refundable. 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. We have space for 25 cars including three spaces for disabled visitors. Superb access from Blandford and Wimborne off the A350
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 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.
You must provide public liability insurance which explicitly includes cover for bouncy castles, as our insurers do not provide this. The person responsible for supervising the equipment is also responsible for insuring it, so if you are supervising the inflatable, you must have your own public liability insurance to cover its use. You may be covered under your home contents policy, but you will need to contact your insurer and get this confirmed in writing. If your contents insurer does not cover your liability for this supervision, you would need to take out a one-off event insurance policy in respect of this, which could be obtained online. If the company from which the bouncy castle is being loaned is staying to supervise it, then they should have their own public liability insurance. A suitable insurance certificate and detailed schedule must be sent to the bookings secretary within ten days of making a booking.
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 24:00.
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
Still Need To Contact Us?
If you have any further queries, please contact us using the GENERAL ENQUIRY contact form. Please do not contact us to check availability, as you can check this directly in the calendar above.
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