SHIREHAMPTON PUBLIC HALL

 Shirehampton Public Hall is in Station Road, Shirehampton, close to the Village Green and the local Shopping Centre. The Hall itself provides an excellent venue for plays, concerts, exhibitions and large parties. It includes a stage, and its balcony gives audiences a good view of the stage. There is also a meeting room which can accommodate up to 20 people, and a number of other rooms suitable for smaller meetings. The Hall and the other rooms are all available for hire, for both regular meetings and single events.

HRH The Earl of Wessex planted a tree on 24 September 2003 to mark the Centenary of the laying of the Hall’s foundation stone.

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For availability and bookings contact Jeanette Cossey, 0117 982 9963

ROOMS FOR HIRE

Public Hall. The dimensions are 51' by 30', excluding the stage. The stage is the width of the Hall, and is 12' deep. The Hall includes a tiered balcony, which seats 70. The maximum capacity of the Hall is 200 people. It is licensed for public dancing, singing, music, indoor sports, and theatrical performances. The Hall contains a piano.

The Penpole Room measures 20' by 19'. This upstairs room was formerly the children's section of Shirehampton Public Library.

The Portway Room is 15' square, and adjoins the Penpole Room. The Springfield Room is on the ground floor, and measures 12' by 15'. The Horseshoe Room is upstairs, and measures 12' by 9'. However these rooms are not normally available for hourly hire.

There is a small kitchen which is suitable for preparing hot drinks and light refreshments.

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HIRE CHARGES  

 Hiring is subject to our Booking Conditions.

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USER GROUPS

User Groups are Community Groups which are affiliated to the Association which manages the Hall. Each User Group pays an hourly hire charge, set at 40% of the rates shown above. Use of the kitchen is free to User Groups. Certain Groups, which are not User Groups because of their lack of a clearly defined membership structure, but which have Community aims related to the Association's, also pay reduced rates.

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ACTIVITIES IN THE HALL

Regular activities in the Hall include:

The Station Road Playgroup - a registered playgroup which operates during term-times each week-day morning, and on Monday ,Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
The Evergreens Club for the Elderly - which meets each Friday afternoon.
A Players' Group (The Grainger Players) which  meets at the Hall on Thursday evenings and puts on two shows a year.
A Model Railway Club, which meets at the Hall at least once a week (plus additional meetings) and is building a portable "00-gauge" layout in a former storage room at the Hall.
A Pillow Lace Group, which meets each Friday evening.
Shire Stitchers, which meets monthly.
Vicky Hall School of Dance meets on Mondays.
A Karate Club meets on Tuesday evenings.
Mates Drama group for children meets on Tuesday evenings.
Twyford Art Club, a club for painters able to work on their own initiative, which meets on Monday and Wednesday mornings and Thursday evenings.
Bingo Sessions are held on Friday evenings.
A Women’s Fellowship meets fortnightly on Wednesday evenings.
Kick Boxing takes place on Thursday evenings.
Acta Youth Theatre meets on Wednesday early evenings.
Shire, the long-established Community Newspaper which is published monthly and circulated to all households in Shirehampton, is distributed from the Hall.
An Art Exhibition is held for a week each Whitsun half-term.
The annual Craft Exhibition, which is open for about four days each Autumn half-term. This has a wide range of exhibits produced by local people, and is open to the public.
The Hall is the base for Shirehampton Community Action Forum and the City of Bristol College’s Basic Skills Unit.

Full details of events in the Hall are normally published in Shire, the monthly Community Newspaper circulated to all houses in Shirehampton.

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HISTORY OF THE HALL

The Public Hall, and attached Carnegie Library, was built by Shirehampton Parish Council, on land donated by Mr Philip Napier Miles. It was completed in 1904, and is now a Grade II listed building. It has since been used for a variety of community activities. In 1988, the Shirehampton Public Hall Community Association was set up. Since that date, the Association, which is run entirely by volunteers, has managed the Hall on a day to day basis, in partnership with the owner, Bristol City Council.

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USEFUL CONTACTS

Shirehampton Public Hall, Station Rd, Shirehampton, Bristol BS11 9TW. Tel: 0117 982 9963

For all bookings contact

For all bookings contact
Jeanette Cossey, Bookings Secretary
at the Hall (0117 982 9963)
email: bookings@shirepubhall.org.uk

Association Chairman: David Thomas, 15 Park Hill, Shirehampton, Bristol BS11 0UH.
Tel 0117 982 2941 email: chair@shirepubhall.org.uk

Association Vice-Chairman: Mrs Mary Hayball, 17 Pembroke Avenue, Shirehampton, Bristol BS11 9QS. Tel: 0117 982 9419

Shirehampton Public Hall Community Association is a Company Limited by Guarantee
Registered in England, number 5472607. Registered Charity number 1112459
Registered Office: Shirehampton Public Hall, Station Rd, Shirehampton, Bristol BS11 9TU

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