Gotherington - The Old Chapel

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The Old Chapel in Gotherington was built in 1833 and was originally owned by the Countess of Huntingdon's Trust.

Today the building is owned by The Old Chapel Community Project (Registered UK Charity No. 1179607), a charity set up in 2018 by villagers of Gotherington, who wanted to ensure that The Old Chapel would remain a place the community could use for years to come.

Further work to the building is planned which will require grant funding and additional fundraising activities, however, a mini renovation has meant the doors to this lovely building have been opened to the local community once again.

Brief summary of the hall

We are a newly formed charity and have only recently purchased this building. It is 185 years old so full of character. It is not like many halls which are all modern and new, but if you are looking for a small, intimate meeting space with excellent access, please look at our website for details.

No. of meeting rooms: 1

Bookings: 07974 101659

Directions

At the centre of the village is a three-way junction with a cenotaph. The Old Chapel can be found on that junction between Gretton Road, Malleson Road and Cleeve Road.

Booking contact(s)

Contact telephone

07974 101659

Contact email

oldchapelbookings@gmail.com

Booking procedure

Booking charges

Our charges are £8.00 per hour for village residents and £11.00 per hour for others.

Email details to the booking secretary, who will reply with confirmation, prices, and instructions.

Hire agreement form

Not specified

Meeting room details

Main Hall

Area(metres squared)

70

Standing capacity

60

Heating

Full central heating

Flooring type

Carpet

Hearing loop

Microphone

Projector and screen

Tables and seating

Number of seats

45+

Number of tables

Various

Car parking

Car parking

Disabled parking

Further information

There is no dedicated parking area for The Old Chapel but on-street parking is available. We ask visitors not to park on pavements please.

Accessibility

Level of hall entrance

Ground

Entrance ramp

Other access information

We have direct access from the pavement through a low double gate. We have ramps available to gain access in through two sets of double doors. Once inside, the main room and access to the kitchen and toilet is flat with no steps.

Toilets

Toilets

We have a fully wheelchair accessible disabled toilet with all necessary handles and lowered wash hand basin.

Disabled toilets

Kitchen

Kitchen

Kitchen facilities

We have a kitchen area which is stocked with cups, saucers, plates, bowls and glasses, plus cutlery.

There is hot running water to the sink and a number of kettles and tea pots plus a new cooker. We also have a hostess trolley to keep food hot until serving.

Licenses and insurance

Public liability insurance

Our building is fully insured.

Licenses held

We have all necessary music licences. We also have a fully licensed wall-mounted TV available which can be used for TV broadcasts or films or presentations from a laptop computer.

We have an occupancy licence for 60 people.

Activities

A number of clubs and classes are run at our building. Professionally-run Fitness classes including yoga and Pilates through to monthly coffee mornings held for our older residents. We are looking to add other clubs, groups or activities which will benefit our residents.

Further information

Decorative condition

We are a converted old Chapel consisting of a newly carpeted single room, plus a separate kitchen and a disabled toilet area. We also have a stairway to a mezzanine area with two pretty arched windows and a glass balustrade overlooking the main room.

Other facilities

• We have 45 static chairs plus other folding chairs, and a selection of folding table sizes are available. We also have a small amount of children's chairs and some folding benches.