Charlton Down Village Hall

Name: Charlton Down Village Hall
Address: Sherren Avenue, Dorchester, DT29UA, GB
Telephone: +447596077453
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A Village Hall in the heart of Dorset with a blend of old Help is always needed and very much welcomed.
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Charlton Down Village Hall complex (Herrison Hall) was built in 1895 and updated in 2003. The Ballroom, Toad Hall and Kitchen, are all available for hire at reasonable rates. Local Residents running group activities and clubs (open to the general public) in the Village Hall complex, may attract a 50% discount on the hire charges. The Village Hall has a part time administrator plus a number of volu

nteers also assist. If you would like to help out in any way please contact the hall adminstrator. Clients are respectfully reminded that all rooms should be returned to the state and layout as they are found. We operate an Online Booking System which enables clients to see availability, make bookings and see all the details of a booking. Go to our website to see the bookings chart, full instructions are given on how to use it. Clients can book the use of the kitchen for preparation of light refreshments. This use does not constitute "Exclusive" use of the kitchen as we only have one kitchen and other clients may wish to use it as well. Toad Hall has it's own sink, kettles and crockery for use with light refreshments. Prospective clients are encouraged to arrange a tour of the rooms and their facilities in order to facilitate their use. High speed internet is available throughout all rooms. The Ballroom has a 4 metre x 3 metre screen that is fed by a 5,000 lumens rear projector coupled to the sound system. Stage lighting and a P.A. System are also available. There are many clubs and groups meeting in the Village Hall each week. For a list of these see the website and click on Groups and Regular Events. You may then contact the clubs directly for further information. We hope you will enjoy the marvellous facilities at our Village Hall by joining a club or supporting one of the many events held here…..alternatively, why not start up your own club or group? Please speak to the hall administrator if you need help or advice on any matter relating to the Village Hall.

02/07/2024

Contact Cazzy for further information

02/07/2024

Pilates classes starting in the hall in September. Run by Cazzy.

Thursday afternoons - there will be a beginners class and an improvers class

Watch this space for further details

07/04/2024

Wonderful evening at Herrison Hall last night. Swing into Spring. The 20 to 1 big band were brilliant, great atmosphere and such fun dancing. Thanks to all that came and made it a wonderful event.

28/03/2024

A wonderful opportunity to see and hear a 20 piece big band playing fantastic music. Join in with the dancing or just enjoy! Get your tickets now!

13/02/2024

Date for your diary! We look forward to the return of 20 to 1 big band at Herrison Hall CDVH. Swing into Spring!

01/02/2024

The trustees have been running a project in conjunction with Low Energy Dorset to reduce the hall's CO2 emissions and aim to cut our electricity bills by over 60%. We have used three local companies who can all come highly recommended. Low Carbon Dorset (https://www.lowcarbondorset.org.uk/) have been great at providing Free energy saving advice and we have been working with them on matching grant funding. Our website has been updated to include more information about the project and links to the companies used

https://www.charltondownvillagehall.info/reduce-carbon-emissions-project/

In January 2024 the village hall conducted a project with Low Carbon Dorset organisation which aimed to cut the expenditure of electric and to improve our green credentials. 30 solar panels have been installed together with battery storage. LEDs are now lighting the corridors and toilet areas togeth...

25/11/2023

Hopefully the heating in the ballroom at the hall will be fixed on Wednesday. Sorry it’s taken a while but it’s an old system 🤞🤞

01/07/2023

Broadway Nights hold fortnightly dance evenings,with refreshments, in our beautiful original ballroom. Please check out their page. Next one is at 19.30 on Friday 7th of July 2023. Pay on the door and dance the night away.

29/06/2023

Coming to your Village Hall on 17th July
Book early to avoid disappointment!

17/05/2023

YOUTH CLUB CANCELLED TONIGHT

DUE TO STAFF ILLNESS

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

17/05/2023

YOUTH CLUB CANCELLED TONIGHT DUE TO STAFF ILLNESS

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

THANK YOU

28/02/2023

Back by popular demand! Fun rounds including music, movies, tv, picture rounds. Nothing too dry! Please sign up using details below. All proceeds will go towards keeping village hall hire charges as low as possible. Prize for the winners!
We are looking for teams of four or five people ideally. If you are a couple or single come along and join a team!
We can promise you a fun and often nostalgic evening!

04/01/2023

We currently have just two tables not booked. Fun rounds including music, movies, tv, picture rounds. Nothing too dry! Please sign up using details below. All proceeds will go towards keeping village hall hire charges as low as possible. Prize for the winners!
We are looking for teams of four or five people ideally. If you are a couple or single come along and join a team!
We can promise you a fun and often nostalgic evening!

25/11/2022

Reminder for quiz evening at the village hall tomorrow evening. Fun rounds including music, movies, tv, picture rounds. Nothing too dry! Please sign up using details below. All proceeds will go towards keeping village hall hire charges as low as possible

We are looking for teams of four or five people ideally. If you are a couple or single come along and join a team!

We have had a pretty good response but there are some places available. We can promise you a fun and often nostalgic evening!

13/10/2021

Just a little update on the village hall. As you are all aware, some masonry came off the roof back in August. We have since been advised that other parts of the roof may also need repairing too. We have secured the area, hopefully found a structural engineer (after a lot of hard work by two of our trustees) and soon we will be able to move forward. We are hoping that the damaged roof will be sorted with insurance (which has been the major hold up for us as we have waited all this time for a loss adjuster appointment) but we will need to pay for any other repairs. Thankfully we have some money for that. We are sorry that the hall cannot be used for meetings and clubs but please be assured we are working very hard to get the hall back open. This has been especially annoying as we had hoped to launch the community cafe during this time.

Now for the appeal! We could do with one or two new trustees. The current team is fantastic. But one or two more people with different talents and areas of interest would be great. If you are interested and would like further conversations, do contact us.

09/08/2021

The trustees have made the decision to close the hall until further notice following the recent damage to the roof and brickwork. If there is a building surveyor in the village (active or retired) that would be able to advise us further we would really appreciate it!

22/07/2021

A new yoga class is starting tonight at the hall - 6.30 to 7.30pm. To make a booking go to www.yogflow.com or you are able to just turn up.

Address

Sherren Avenue
Dorchester
DT29UA

Telephone

+447596077453

Website

http://www.charltondownvillagehall.info/

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Our Rooms for Hire

Herrison Hall is located in the picturesque village of Charlton Down, 10 minutes out of Dorchester. The Village Hall Complex was built in 1895, updated in 2003, and includes The Ballroom, Watts Room, Toad Hall, and Kitchen. Our rooms are all available for hire at reasonable rates - Local Residents running group activities and clubs (open to the general public) in the Village Hall complex, may attract a 50% discount on the hire charges. The Hall is licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages and clients can be covered under this licence for a fee of £20. BOOKINGS - We operate an Online Booking System which enables clients to see availability, make bookings and see all the details of a booking. Please see our website to see the bookings chart, full instructions are given on how to use it. If you would like to arrange a tour of our rooms and facilities before booking - please telephone Crayston Lee on 01305 264 060.

OUR ROOMS THE BALLROOM - A magnificent 120 year old Victorian Ballroom with beautiful countryside views to the south. This room is exremely well equipped with a wooden sprung dance floor, an impressive hammer beam ceiling, and stained glass upper windows. A large extended stage, excellent sight lines and first class acoustics also makes the ballroom a popular venue for musical events. There is a Casio Celviano 8 voice full size keyboard Electronic Piano available for use which can be put through the sound system if required. We have a 4m x 3m screen that is fed by a 5,000 lumens rear projector coupled to the sound system. A laptop computer and Internet link is available for use at presentations (assistance can be given if these items are used). Stage lighting and a P.A. System are also available.

The ballroom has played host to world class musicians, choirs, shows, conferences, wedding receptions, parties and clubs… Its versatility is endless!

WATTS ROOM - A light and airy, dual aspect function/conference room with serving hatch to the kitchen for serving refreshments. Dimmable and standard lighting is a feature of this room. There is a pull down 72 inch screen and Broadband link, Audio Visual Projector and Laptop also available for use. A 60 watt sound system enables clients to play DVDs with sound on their laptops/computers in this room.