Benenden Village Hall is an asset of the Benenden Village Trust (formerly the Harmsworth Memorial Trust), Registered Charity 1176351. The construction of the hall started in 1976 and was officially opened on 3rd December 1977, by The Hon. Vere Harmsworth.
The hall is built on the recreation field given by the 1st Viscount Rothermere of Hemsted in memory of his eldest son, Capt. The Hon. Harold Vyvian Harmsworth M.C. Irish Guards, who died from wounds in February 1918, with funds provided by the Parish Council as Trustee of the Harmsworth Memorial Trust.
Hire of the entertainment equipment includes use of the following equipment.
Venue
No. Halls
Capactity
Outside Space
Parking
Stage
Wi-Fi
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:
