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Master Class Village Halls and Community Centres

Master Class Village Halls and Community Centres. Deborah Clarke Rural Community Buildings Officer ACRE. Key facts. Approximately 9,000 village halls in England with a total asset value of more than £2.1 billion

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Master Class Village Halls and Community Centres

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  1. Master Class Village Halls and Community Centres Deborah Clarke Rural Community Buildings Officer ACRE

  2. Key facts • Approximately 9,000 village halls in England with a total asset value of more than £2.1 billion • Rural communities have traditionally owned and managed the assets in their community • Rural communities respond to local need often co-locating services with existing village halls • The key to the survival of England’s village halls are the volunteer management committees

  3. What and Why? Rural halls provide: • a centre for arts, sports and other social activity • education, health and retail services Which leads to: • a viable sustainable hall that benefits the community

  4. Support Support is provided for village halls by the Rural Community Action Network by: • Providing quality information, advice and support • Building relationships with parish councils and public service partners • Collating research that provides detailed data and information on issues affecting halls

  5. Funding • Lottery and other national, regional and county funding programmes • Local charitable trusts • Parish Council • Loans – Rural Community Buildings Loan Fund

  6. Technicalitiesrural halls delivering services • The role of the Parish Council and the Community Led Plan • Legal implications

  7. Technicalitiesrural halls delivering services And the rest: • Insurance and security • Hire charges • Rates • Licensing

  8. Deborah Clarke Rural Community Buildings Officer d.clarke@acre.org.uk 01285 653477 (ext 202)

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