There is ample free parking for use by persons visiting the hall with space for up to 60 vehicles, including designated disabled parking spaces next to the entrance.
The car park is a private car park owned and maintained by Benenden Village Trust for use by persons using trust facilities including the hall, recreation field and children’s play area. However it is difficult to control and prevent others from using the car park. There is additional free parking around the village including around the nearby village green.
For large events, consideration may be given to using the recreation field for additional parking. This is by arrangement only.
Both halls are served by a well-equipped communal kitchen with serving hatches and access from either hall.
The kitchen is equipped with a gas oven / hob, large domestic fridge, small freezer, plate warmer, dishwasher and microwave (800W). There is also a water boiler that provides instant boiling water for hot drinks / cooking. The kitchen has 3 sinks, with the hot water heated by a separate water heater. Caution: the hot water is very hot.
The kitchen is well stocked with crockery (cups, saucers, bowls & plates), pots & pans, teapots, coffe pot, cutlery, trays, chopping boards, cooking utensils, and glassware (jugs, tumblers, glasses) for hirers to use. There are also plastic plates, bowls, jugs and tumblers for children’s parties.
PLEASE NOTE: Hirers are advised to bring their own knives for cutting cakes, etc. as only cutlery knives are available at the hall.
Direct access to the kitchen from the car park is useful for caterers to set up without disturbing the event, or for providing drinks and snacks when the recreation field is also being used.
A basic first aid kit is located in the communal kitchen together with the accident reporting book. There is also a basic first aid kit in the Community Office.
The nearest defibrillator is located at Wheelwrights House on the village green in Benenden (TN17 4DJ).
Male & female toilets together with an accessible toilet (with shower) are accessible from the communal lobby at the hall. Hire of either hall includes use of these communal facilities.
Separate toilets are located adjacent to the changing rooms. These are not accessible from either the main hall or the small hall.
Please Note: There are no public toilets at the hall. The hall’s toilets are for use by persons hiring / using Benenden Village Hall.an accessible
The hall is regularly cleaned and every effort is made to ensure that the halls and communal areas are clean before use. Any issues should be brought to the attention of the hall manager. Hirers are expected to clear the hall of any rubbish and replace tables and chairs after use and should factor this into the length of their booking. Cleaning equipment is available for use by hirers, if needed, and is stored in the cleaning cupboard in the communal lobby.
Unlike many other venues, hirers are welcome to use Benenden Village Hall’s recycling and rubbish collection facilities. There are plenty of bins around the building for both general rubbish and recycling.
Items of general waste, including glass, should be placed in the general waste bin in black bin bags.
Items to be recycled (not glass) should be clean, dry and placed loose (not in bin bags) in the recycling bin.
Items that can be recycled include:
As Benenden Village Hall has no facilities for recycling glass, hirers are encouraged to take their empty glass bottles with them to be recycled.
Thank you.
Regular hirers of the hall are welcome to use the noticeboards in the communal lobby to advertise and promote their activities.
Benenden Parish Council also has a noticeboard outside the Community Office at the hall. This noticeboard is used for promoting activities at the hall, local community events and parish council notices. Posters to be displayed in this noticeboard should be left at the community office.
Wi-fi is available throughout the building for use by hirers and users of Benenden Village Hall. The password is available on request.
Hire of the entertainment equipment includes use of the following equipment.
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Benenden Village Hall has a Buffalo 3kW 10 Litre Auto-Fill Water Boiler.
The boiler usually takes 15-20 minutes to reach ‘ready’ state.
The kitchen has a selection of plastic jugs and colourful tumblers, bowls and plates that are ideal for children’s parties.
12 jugs
28 tumblers
29 bowls
14 baby food bowls
36 plates
The kitchen has a selection of different glassware that hirers are welcome to use.
78 glass tumblers
25 champagne flutes
31 small glasses
34 wine glasses
6 small stemmed glasses
11 glass jugs
The stage lighting is controlled by an ETC ColorSource 40 lighting console.
Please Note: This equipment is only to be operated by competent / experienced persons.
Benenden Village Hall has a Nelson SC45 WSDP commercial dishwasher.
The kitchen is well stocked with a selection of different crockery including cups, saucers, bowls & plates.
The sound system in the main hall incorporates a PDA Range 500/2 Induction Loop Amplifier.
The main hall has a projector mounted on the lighting bar in front of the stage. The projector is an NEC VT670 projector and is operated by a remote control.
The projector has two inputs, a VGA input with an HDMI adapter for use with a laptop; and a video input with an RCA plug (yellow) which can be used with the hall’s DVD player.
The main hall is equipped with a sound system and speakers for playing music (recorded or live) and/or using with microphones.
The system is controlled by a Soundcraft Spirit E8 10-channel mixer (8 mono mic/line , 2 stereo line inputs).
The audio input for use with mobile phones / devices uses a standard 3.5 mm jack plug with adapters for use with most mobile phones.
Benenden Village Hall has adapters for the following which may be borrowed:
