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Offering rooms for hire in Gloucester and the surrounding neighbourhood available for hire at very competitive rates seven days a week.
Barnwood Reading Room has been in existence for over 100 years. Is managed by a local team of volunteer trustees and offers a place for ad-hoc hire and regular local group activities.
A Whist Drive is held every 3rd Wednesday ((19:00 – 21:30) each month, again new faces would be made most welcome. Where else could you have an enjoyable evening with the chance of winning the first prize for only £1! Come along and join in the fun.
A Coffee Morning is held each Saturday when coffee, tea and biscuits are served. Why not pop along, meet new friends and have a chat whilst enjoying tea/coffee and biscuits. £1 gets you 2 cups, plus biscuits.
The Room is suitable for parties, small dance groups, craft groups, meetings etc. Only £32.50 per session.
A large hall capable of seating a maximum of 50 people. Off the main hall is a kitchen with a cooker, kettles, cutlery and crockery. Disabled facilities are available along with disabled access at the rear of the building. There is limited parking but additional car parking can be arranged if required. Please E-mail or call the contacts below for details.
Telephone 07788110602 (Contact – Abby Brook ) or
email booking@barnwoodreadingroom.co.uk
Brief summary of the hall
Centrally heated with disabled facilites and an ability to seat 50. Limited parking.
Hall capacity: 50
No. of meeting rooms: 1
Bookings: Abby Brook, 07788 110602
On the right hand side of Barnwood Road travelling from the Wall's roundabout. Number 146 next to Acorn dentist and opposite church.
Booking contact(s)
Contact name
Abby Brook
07788 110602
office@abbeychurch.net
£20 per session or £8 per hour.
www.barnwoodreadingroom.co.uk On-line booking facility
By arrangement
Contact to explain procedures
Yes
Yes
Setting up chairs and tables
Hirer's responsibility
Instructions in hall
Room set up service provided
Member of staff or volunteer to assist on day of hire
Hirers must clean and tidy the hall after event
Meeting room details
Barnwood Reading Room
Area(metres squared)
50.0
75
50
Gas Fire and Gas Central Heating
Not specified
8
Wooden
Number of car parking spaces
6
Yes
Additional parking is available at Wotton Hall during the day and next door at the dentist after 6pm.
Accessibility
Level of hall entrance
Ground
Signs for the visually impaired
Disabled access and facilities are available.
1 toilet: unisex disabled
Kitchen facilities
- Ample Work Surface
- Cooker
- Crockery
- Cutlery
- Hot and Cold Water
- Tea Urn
Kitchen size
9 metres
Caters for 50 - tea & coffee, hot and cold food
Cold Food, Hot Food, Tea and Coffee
Registered as a 'food premises' or a 'food business/food business operator' with the Environmental Health Department
Licenses and insurance
Alcohol license
Designated Premises Supervisor who is also a Personal License Holder
Public liability insurance
Accidental bodily injury to any person, accidental material property and automatic public liability insurance for non-profit making groups who hire the hall. Certain aspects of charitable activities undertaken away from premises also covered - relate mainly to admin type tasks.
Licenses held
- Live Music
- Recorded Music
Activities
- Art group
- Egg craft group
- Whist club
- Gardening club
- Coffee morning (Sat am)
Further information
Very Good
Usable green space
Green space details
Yes
Quality Standard achieved
Measures taken to become more energy efficient or environmentally friendly
New gas central heating system with combi boiler and individual thermostat controls on each radiator.