TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE HIRE OF ROOMS

Four rooms are available for hire between 9 30am and 5pm and between 7pm and 10 30pm, Mondays to Fridays. They are: the James Parnell room (capacity about 60), the Meeting room (capacity about 80), the Children's room (capacity about 20) and the Committee room (capacity about 10). Current charges are as follows:-

ORGANISATIONS who wish to hire must be approved by the Warden or Premises Committee of the Quaker Meeting. Certain categories, including religious groups and political parties would not be considered appropriate hirers. They are advised to have public liability insurance against any risk that may arise in their activities.

PUBLICITY for events at the Meeting House should bear a contact address or number for the organisers and should direct visitors to public car parks, of which the nearest is the Saint Mary's multi-storey. Charging for admission to the building is not allowed.

PARKING SPACE is not available to hirers - please brief visiting speakers !  In some circumstances, short-term permission may be issued by the Warden.  There is ample space at Saint Mary's car park.

ROOMS should be left clean after use and furniture replaced where found. Cleaning materials may be obtained from the kitchens. Please do not move furniture from one room to another without first consulting the Warden. People's attention should be drawn to the fire exit instructions displayed in meeting rooms.

SMOKING AND ALCOHOL are not permitted in the Meeting House under any circumstances. We do not permit gambling, lotteries or raffles on the premises.

USE OF THE KITCHENS is included in the hiring fees quoted above. There is a kitchen on each floor, containing kettles, teapots, crockery and washing up materials. The downstairs kitchen also contains a cooker. Hirers provide their own consumables. Please bear in mind that the kitchens will often be shared. Hirers are required to wash up, dry and put away all equipment used before leaving.  See our “Green Hints page” on environmental sustainability.

STORAGE space is extremely limited. Therefore, except where special arrangements have been made, hirers may not leave their property on the premises between meetings. Under no circumstances will the Religious Society of Friends accept liability for any property left or stored in the Meeting House.

CLOSURE Please note that the Meeting House closes promptly at 5.00 in the afternoon and 10 30 in the evening. Hirers should ensure that they vacate the premises before these hours. The office is not open at the weekend nor between 5pm and 7pm weekdays; please avoid these times when telephoning.