Hiring
Sway Village Hall offers a number of different spaces which can be hired by local groups, residents or for external events, meetings, celebrations and parties.
Main Hall & Stage
- Large Main Hall (15.2m x 9.1m width)
- Full size cinema screen with speaker system*
- Well equipped adjoining kitchen
- Flexible seating, can be set out as an auditorium or cabaret style with chairs around tables
- Modern LED stage/hall lights with rigging positions throughout the hall*
- Lights able to be focused on any area and display any colour to match your event themes or colours*
- Entrance foyer space available to welcome guests/check tickets and display table plans or event information
Community Room
- Now Available to hire
- Ground floor location
- Sealed/lino floor
- Lots of natural light, easy access at ground floor level with separate external door and level access
- Hatch opening to the kitchen allowing easy serving of light refreshments
Upstairs Meeting room
- First Floor Meeting Room available to hire at competitive rate
- Stairlift available from ground floor to first floor meeting room.
- Complete with kitchenette area with kettle suitable for making hot drinks and setting out light refreshments
- Toilets nearby at bottom of stairs (ground floor level)
- Room available to hire at competitive rates
kitchen
Use of the kitchen is included in our hire charges –
there is NO additional fee or charge to use the kitchen!
- Fitted kitchen with separate external access door/exit allowing easy transfer of food from vehicles
- Large gas cooker, fridge, handwash and preparation sinks.
- Commercial dishwasher and hot water urn.
- Large Hatch opening to main hall and smaller hatch opening to downstairs Community Room
We have a friendly approachable team and work to have a can-do attitude to ensure your hire, meeting or event goes smoothly.
We offer a range of hire options to meet your needs, all at competitive rates.
* Additional facilities/equipment (such as cinema screen, lights and sound) need to be booked in advance and are subject to an additional charge.
Please contact our booking secretary at bookings.svhall@gmail.com to discuss your requirements, you can also see when the facilities are available in the calendars below under “New bookings”…
Accessibility Information:
There is a dedicated parking space directly outside the hall for wheelchair users. This is on a tarmac surfacing with tarmac to the front entrance. The remainder of the car park is also tarmac.
The front entrance is level with a small change in level at the threshold. There is a ramp beside the front door which can be put out to ensure step-free access.
The entrance foyer has an accessible toilet, complete with grab rails, turning space and emergency call cord.
The main hall has wooden block surfacing throughout and a hearing aid loop which pairs to the speaker system. The kitchen hatch is accessible from the main hall and there is a wide door opening to the side corridor giving access to the kitchen and downstairs meeting/craft room.
The downstairs meeting/craft room has lino type flooring and also benefits from its own external access door (with a small raised threshold).
Recent Hire –
Sway Village Hall Hosts International Film Awards
Sway Village Hall was approached by SPUD to host the spudWORKS annual film awards, which had attracted over 700 entries over many categories.
The awards ceremony found the full size cinema screen ideal for showing each of the shortlisted entries, with the hall walls and ceiling lit in themed colours to match the event marketing materials, with the lights dimmed and brought up for each winner announcement. The event was live streamed so international entries could watch.
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the Bookings Diary shows when the facilities are booked or available…
BOOKINGS DIARY
BOOKINGS CALENDAR + NEW BOOKINGS
MAIN HALL
Measures 15.26m length x 9.1m wide, with ceiling at 5.3m.
Blackout curtains on all windows (including rope pulleys)
Hall includes set of chairs and both single and double length tables
Stage light rigging points at front and rear and two side perch/vertical bar positions with DMX.
STAGE
Proscenium arch with a 6.1m width opening, with total stage width of 9.1m (inc wings).
Stage 7.7m deep from rear wall to front edge with middle and rear black drapes/tabs which can be opened/closed from wings. Access to stage from rear (outside auditorium) and from stage right into auditorium. Moveable steps also available.
Three over-stage lighting pipes, set at 0.9m, 1.7m and 2.9m from the front curtain, safe working load of 20kg for each pipe.
Use is by prior arrangement only.
STAGE LIGHTING & Sound
Available to hirers by prior arrangement only and subject to additional charge (towards the upkeep of the lights).
Sway Village Hall benefits from a fitted light and sound system.
Lighting – front of house lighting rig with several hanging positions above audience and perches either side, equipped with full colour LED profile lights. Three over-stage pipes (20 kg SWL ea) with range of LED Fresnels and traditional profile, fresnel and flood lanterns. DMX lighting system controlled from Hall Balcony (3.85m height over auditorium) with four dimmer packs providing 24 controlled lighting channels plus LED fixtures via DMX buffer. A range of stage lights are available to suit most hirers, including:
– Spotlights, operated manually and focusable
– Profile lights for highlighting visiting speakers, demonstrations, bands, actors etc. Also available is a range of Gobo designs and rotators to add special lighting effects from moving clouds to just a rotating logo of your choice
– Flood/Wash lights to provide depth, colour, lighting scenery and mood
– Follow spot
Sound – multi-way cable from back-stage left to balcony allows a range of sound equipment to be used, includes XLR plug ins for microphones, music equipment, keyboards or other equipment on the stage and mixed at the rear of the auditorium.
The music inputs can be balanced by the operator in the Balcony (giving an excellent view of the stage) via our mixer desk or arrangements can be made if the hirer wishes to use their own.
Once balanced the sound can be outputted from the desk into the cinema sound system, offering excellent audibility and definition throughout the hall and also fed into a hearing aid loop.
Six ambient mics are located above the stage for general use, handheld wireless mics are available by prior arrangement.
Two foldback speakers to assist performers on-stage to hear backing tracks, available with Bluetooth for rehearsals without needing to use mixing desk.
FIRST FLOOR Meeting ROOM
Medium sized self-contained room with access from outside. Ideal for meetings.
Kitchen
Free to use for Tea & Coffee only.
Exclusive use cannot always be guaranteed.
Full kitchen available to hire with all equipment for larger events.
Downstairs Room
With lino flooring, dedicated sink and hatch from the kitchen. Has own access from outside, meaning users can enter/exit without going through the main hall.
Those Requiring an Alcohol Licence
FREE WIFI INTERNET CONNECTION AVAILABLE
Password available on request.
Map / Location...
The village of Sway has a wide range of venues available for hire, if the Village Hall doesn’t match your requirements or if we cannot accommodate your dates, you may wish to consider these…
Jubilee Field (Sway Parish Council meeting room) www.sway-pc.gov.uk/JFPavilion
Sway Youth Centre (near to St Marks & Coop) www.swayyouthcentre.org.uk/booking-hall.html
St Lukes Church Rooms (in church grounds) www.stlukeschurchsway.org.uk
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