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HIRE CHARGES Stroud Village and Community Hall Network May 2013 Barbara Pond GRCC

HIRE CHARGES Stroud Village and Community Hall Network May 2013 Barbara Pond GRCC. Hire Charges.

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HIRE CHARGES Stroud Village and Community Hall Network May 2013 Barbara Pond GRCC

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  1. HIRE CHARGES Stroud Village and Community Hall Network May 2013 Barbara Pond GRCC

  2. Hire Charges Traditional role of a village or community hall to ‘provide a hall for the community of …..for use of the said inhabitants, irrespective of race, religion sex or age’ or ‘provision of a hall for the recreational, social and educational purposes of the community of ….’

  3. Hire Charges • In 2013 • Government legislation/debate ‘access to services’ • Halls are seen as ‘service provider’ • Focus on creating a community ‘hub’ • Ways of filling gaps left by community activity/ groups now defunct

  4. Hire Charges • Not straight forward • Variety of conditions that apply • Location • Wrap around service – ‘customer care’ • Size of the hall • Condition of the hall • Parking

  5. Hire Charges – Basic charge • Rent • Rates • Electricity • Gas • Insurance • Maintenance • Cleaning materials • Staff • Expenses • Health & Safety Costs • Rainy day • Average hrs per week x number of useable weeks per year divide by outgoings

  6. Hire Charges - • Afternoon/ evening • Half day/ full day • Which room hiring • Village organisation? • Bar/ Kitchen usage • Weekend or week hire • Hire of equipment on top • Private hire from outside the community • Meeting rate • Community group • Commercial • Heating on top • Regular hirer • ‘Bulk buying’ • Hourly • Session rate • Weekend rate • Private hire from within community • Large or small organisation

  7. Hire Charges • No golden rule – unit cost or basic charge • Price should reflect ‘service’ • Basic ‘service model’ as follows • Hirers clean up afterwards or volunteer cleaner • Room as hirer finds it • No license – alcohol/premises • Poor decorative condition • Hire charge at lower end of scale

  8. Hire Charges • Hire charge at higher end of scale • Employ cleaner/ caretaker • Room set up • ‘Professional kitchen’ • Condition of the hall • Outside landscape/ setting of the hall

  9. Hire Charges • Hiring Policy • Hiring agreement – will lay out who is responsible for what ‘service’ • Review with regular hirer’s • Review charge regularly • Raise on % increase or monetary value

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