Hiring Fees, Deposits, and Discounts
Last update: 01 December 2010
This page contains the following information on Hiring Fees, Deposits, and Discounts:

Requirement to pay a Hiring Fee
 Type of Booking
Duration Of Bookings
Hiring Fee
 Crockery & Cutlery
Deposit
Discounts
 


Requirement to pay a Hiring Fee
Article 2.3 of our Standard Terms and Conditions of Hire requires that for each booking of the Hall the hirer shall pay a Hiring Fee. 

Type of Booking
There are two types of bookings at the Hall:
  • a Regular Booking which may be made for anytime in the period from Sunday to Friday inclusive and usually requires a minimum of six bookings in any 12 month period; and
  • a Casual Booking which may be made only for Saturdays is a one-off event which includes:
    • Birthday Parties (but NOT 13th to 21st inclusive except for residents of Tyttenhanger Green);
    • Wedding Receptions;
    • Anniversary Celebrations; and
    • Religious Celebrations such as Christening, 1st Holy Communion, Confirmation, and the like.

Duration of Bookings
The Hall may be booked by the hour and all bookings must include an allowance for the time needed to set up before and clear up after a function, in other words the booking period must include all the time the hirer intends to occupy the Hall; Casual Bookings are subject to a minimum booking period of three hours.

Hiring Fee
With effect from 01 January 2011 the Hiring Fee will be calculated based on an all-inclusive hourly rate which depends on the nature and timing of the booking as follows:
 
TYPE OF BOOKING ALL-INCLUSIVE HIRING FEE RATE
Regular Booking anytime Sunday to Friday inclusive £10 per hour
Casual Booking on Saturdays during the daytime from 0900 to 1800 £17.50 per hour
Casual Booking on Saturdays during the evening from 1800 to 2400 £30 per hour

The Hiring Fee for a Casual Booking which straddles the daytime and evening is calculated by adding the number of daytime hours multiplied by the daytime rate to the number of evening hours multiplied by the evening rate, thus a Casual Booking from 1500 to 2100 would attract a Hiring Fee of (3*£17.50) + (3*£30) = £142.50.

Crockery & Cutlery
The Hall has its own crockery & cutlery which is available to hire.  At the last count the crockery & cutlery comprised:
  • 77 large plates
  • 79 medium plates
  • 64 small plates
  • 82 bowls
  • 69 cups
  • 74 saucers
  • 119 knives
  • 112 forks
  • 161 spoons
  • 132 teaspoons

The Hiring Fee for the cutlery & crockery is £25:

Deposit
The Management Committee has buildings and contents insurance, similar to your domestic insurance arrangements.  However, in the event of a claim there will be an excess to pay and therefore, when making a Casual Booking of the Hall a deposit against damage and/or mess to the Hall, its contents, or its surrounds is usually required.

The amount of the deposit is at the discretion of the Booking Officer but is usually:

  • £250 for adult functions

  • £100 for children's functions

Please note the Deposit is not part of the Hiring Fee.  Under our current policy the Deposit will not be banked before the date of the booking and, subject to our Standard Terms & Conditions of Hire, it is returnable to the Hirer after completion of the booking.

Discounts
Discounts for Casual Bookings will be offered at the discretion of the Booking Officer to the following types of Hirer:

The amount of discount is at the discretion of the Booking Officer but is typically 50% off the Hiring Fee which would otherwise apply.

* To be considered as a Resident of Tyttenhanger Green you must live at one of the following addresses:

  • 1-52 Tyttenhanger Green,
  • 20-86 Highfield Lane,
  • Flats 1-21 Highfield Hall,
  • Highfield Manor,
  • Highfield Farm, and
  • Hill End Farm.

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