Venue considerations - Village hall

Only other things I can think of are:

-Availability day before/after to set up and clean up.

-kitchen facilities if you need them.

I wish I had your list when I went to check out my village hall. I need to go back now and look again for power points, fixtures and tables!

Car parking facilities is another good one to check.

Catering - I know kitchen facilities have been mentioned but also ask about catering facilities if you are bringing caterers in - if the kitchen facilities are not good enough, they may need to set up a professional kitchen in a small marquee outside the venue which will add on extra costs.

Decorations - if you want to put decorations up around the ceiling, ask the village hall if they have any ladders you can use or access to a cherry picker - the cherry picker is a good one to ask for because often village halls have very high ceilings and get discounts on the hire of pickers. If you hire a picker, don't forget you need it for 2-3 days for set-up and take down.

Note about the chairs - they may be in ok condition now but I advise you to go back in June and double check their condition because a lot of damage / spillages can occur in 10 months (especially as village halls are mostly frequented by families with young children).

Good luck!

Also check if you need to hire in linen/cutlery/crockery/cake stand/cake knife/serving trays etc etc. Basically everything a hotel type venue would simply provide. We hired all the above, plus champagne flutes (the hall bar didn't have them). Check also about costs for clear-up. We didn't want to bother with having to come in the next day to sweep floors etc, so paid an extra charge to cover all this.

Parking facilities & does a gate get closed after a certain time at night?

Is the hall close to houses & is there a curfew time when music must be turned off?

Toilet facilities: Are the toilets outside? Do you need to walk through dirt/garden to get there? Are there enough?

DJ/Band: Is there a microphone or speaker system they can plug into?

If you did damage the walls, what is the charge? Ask how they recommend you hang decoarations without leaving marks.

These are great, thank you so much. I am very glad I asked!

Some of it I already know, either through preliminary dealings with the venue, or because I am familiar with the hall (had a 'disco' there for my 14th birthday!) but some of it I would have missed. The drawing a floor plan thing is especially useful. Can't wait.

Thank you!

What about what time the bar can serve till and it's licence etc x