General Information

The Old Schoolroom situated in Stone Allerton is available for hire. The building is run as Registered Charity to provide a “village meeting place”.

A Management Committee, which is elected annually from organisations and users of the Schoolroom, looks after the day to day running. The operation is purely funded by income from bookings, fund raising activities and donations.

The current office bearers of the Management committee are:-

Chairman     Robin Skidmore     712084
Secretary     Alan Williams     712256
Treasurer Andrew Midgley     712642

Booking Clerk     Jeni Skidmore     712084
(May Tree Farm next door to Old Schoolroom)

The facilities include
•    Single open room with a supply of stacking chairs and tables
•    Single unisex toilet with hand washing facilities
•    Small kitchen with kettles, microwave oven and sink with hot and cold water, this is for the provision of refreshments prepared off site and brought in.
•    Entrance hall, complete with a real blackboard and easel, which houses a notice board provided by the Parish Council as a “PIP” (Parish information point)

(information supplied by Robin Skidmore)

Old Schoolroom Hiring Rates

Hire of Schoolroom for Morning, Afternoon, or Evening Meetings

Winter rate 1st October to 31st March £ 8.00
Summer rate 1st April to 30th September £ 6.00
Hire of Schoolroom for parties; £20.00
Hire of Schoolroom for Coffee Mornings £10.00
Hire of Schoolroom for Profit making events, other than fund raising events for local organisations £15.00
For all day hire and other events contact the Booking Clerk
Mrs. Jeni Skidmore 01934 712084

Hire Of Furniture

The Old Schoolroom has some furniture which is available for hire subject to it not being required for a booking. To hire the furniture contact the Booking Clerk. The charges for this depends on the quantity hired. The Schoolroom Management Committee have suggested a minimum donation of £10 for the hire of a reasonable amount of furniture.

Available

Trestle-table top (various lengths): 7
Small Square tables: 15
Tubular stacking chairs:  25
Folding wooden chairs: 25
Please note that the Blue stacking plastic chair are not available for outside hire

China
The china in the schoolroom cupboard is the property of Allerton Womens Institute. This can be used by arrangement with the W.I. and/ or the Booking Clerk. A donation for its use is always appreciated.

Hiring conditions and points of guidance for users of the Old Schoolroom Stone Allerton

Electrical

Please switch OFF the water heater, in the kitchen, using the switch above the right hand draining board.
•    When you finish your hire please ensure that all wall heaters are switched off - using the switches in the entrance lobby.
THESE ARE THE SWITCHES NUMBERS 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
Leave the switches 1, 2 & 3, SWITCHED ON
•    Please switch off the inside lights, including the kitchen, toilet and vestibule when your group has finished with the hire.
•    During cold or frosty weather a background heater is plugged in and switched on in the kitchen, with the kitchen door left open. This is done to prevent frost damage. If when you use the Schoolroom and find this heater on, please ensure that when you leave the heater is switched on as you found it.
•    Please switch off the outside lights when the last of your group leaves the Schoolroom
•    Please note that it may be necessary to levy an additional charge if hirers leave electrical equipment switched on.

Storage and Insurance

•Please ensure that any equipment, articles etc that you bring to use in the schoolroom are taken away at the end of your session.
•    If you store anything in the Schoolroom, please ensure it is kept in the agreed place, so as not to inconvenience any other Schoolroom users.
•    These items are not covered by the Old Schoolroom’s insurance.
•    Therefore all hirer’s equipment used and stored in the Old Schoolroom is at the hirer’s risk.

 

Booking / Cancellations

•As normal all bookings to be made through Jeni Skidmore 01934 712084
•    Cancellations or changes of bookings should be notified to Jeni ASAP.
•    In winter, where practical, heating will be switched on for a short period before the time of hire.
•    If a booking is not taken up, not cancelled with Jeni and the heating has been switched on, hirers will be asked to pay the hire charge.
•    If you wish to make a booking and are unable to contact Jeni, mark the calendar in the Schoolroom and put a note in Jeni’s post-box.

 

Locking Up

Please lock the inner door when the last of your group leaves the Schoolroom
•    Leave the outer door unlocked to allow access to the Parish Council’s notice board.

 

General

• Please note that the Old Schoolroom is a no-smoking zone
•    In the interests of public health and safety, no dogs are allowed inside the Old Schoolroom. The only exceptions to this condition are registered ” assistance dogs”.
•    Please report any problems or damage to the booking clerk, so that they may, where possible, be rectified before the next booking.

 

M.Skidmore, Chairman for Allerton Old Schoolroom Management Committee

Allerton Old Schoolroom Management Committee

Fun Quiz for 2011 TBA