Facilities
Chilton Foliat Village Hall is a late Victorian building with a pretty façade, situated on the B4192 in the centre of this attractive village.
The main hall provides space for flexible seating options for between 60 and 75 people, or 125 people at an all standing event. This hall opens further into a smaller area to the rear, through bi-fold oak doors. This additional space is ideal for changing or food service, staging, or simply as an extension of the main hall space.
We are able to provide access for wheelchair users, including use of the WC facilities. Baby change facilities are provided. The hall benefits from central heating throughout and offers the use of tables, chairs, crockery and cutlery. We also have WiFi access and a PA system available for use by users of the hall. The onsite kitchen is available for food preparation and the provision of soft drinks, tea and coffee. Please note, there is no oven on site, but there is a microwave.
Our Village Hall has been used for a wide range of purposes, including birthday parties, wedding receptions, wakes and exhibitions through to meetings, concerts, pantomimes and exercise classes.
For further information, please contact our Bookings Officer on 07876 745122 or VH_bookings@chiltonfoliat.com
Hire Charges
From 1st January 2023 our standard hire charge is £18.00 per hour, or £60.00 for a four hour booking. All day hire rate (8 hours) is £100. Other times/rates on application.
The hire charge includes the use of tables, chairs and kitchen equipment. However, use of the staging equipment will incur additional cost.
For a regular hire on either a weekly or monthly basis very reasonable rates are available; please contact the Bookings Officer.
Some of our equipment is available for external hire. For example, folding tables, each comfortably seating 4 people together with 4 chairs, are available for hire at a daily rate of £5.00. Tables (min 2) are £2 each per day.
Collection and return of all furniture and crockery is the sole liability of the hirer.
Reduced rates are available to village residents, rates on application.
Please contact the Bookings Officer for further details on 07876 745122
History
Chilton Foliat Village Hall was originally called the Church Room, and has over the years had the pleasure of hosting a wide variety of functions and events. The Church Room was a gift to the village by Lady Pearce in 1895 and was built by George Elms of Stockcross, from plans drawn up by architect James H Money. It was officially opened on the 11th June 1895.
In its early days the hall provided a place for village residents to hold meetings, for recreation and for education. The hall also boasted its own ‘Minstrel Players’ and a lovely black & white photograph of them still hangs in the hall today. While this type of entertainment is unacceptable by modern standards, it remains a steadfast part of the history of the hall and village, and the photograph commemorates many members of families who remain connected to the village to this day.
You will also see a plaque on the wall inside the hall honouring the names of those in the village who lost their lives in the world wars. The ‘Back Room’ or ‘Gentleman’s Club’ was built much later, by Sir John Ward in 1923. He also donated a Billiard table for visitors to use. Sir John also generously provided much needed heating and lighting for the hall.
During the war years, between 1939 and 1945, much of the area around Chilton Foliat played host to American soldiers. Some of whom were billeted along the driveway of Littlecote House. The village hall was occupied by the YMCA and provided a place for the men to rest, relax and write their letters home. Reverend Walter Pelham scouted the village and found 8 capable ladies who in turn co-opted their friends and family to work on a rota system to provide a canteen service for the weary troops.
Over the years many local residents have continued with fundraising events to enhance and maintain the village hall, and in 1985 the job of Trustees was passed from the PCC to the Parish Council, who in turn elected a Management Committee to run the hall. Fundraising from village residents enabled a new ceiling to be installed to prevent heat loss and volunteers provided curtains to aid in heat retention. In 1995 a pageant was arranged to celebrate the 100 years anniversary of the hall.
The hall is now used, in part or as a whole, with an ever-increasing number of events annually. Fundraising continues, and the Village Hall Management Committee manage a ‘100 Club’, which has proved to be very popular. Profits from the 100 Club were used to purchase the new village defibrillator in 2018 and also assist with funding maintenance of the hall, as well as other projects for the benefit of the village as a whole.
Chilton Foliat Village Hall remains a vital and thriving part of our village. If you would like to discuss booking the hall for your event, please don’t hesitate in contacting us. We look forward to seeing you!
Chairman
Jason Palmer
Secretary and School Representative
Ali Payne
VH_secretary@chiltonfoliat.com
Treasurer
Paul Outridge VH_chairman@chiltonfoliat.com will remain in position for a short
extension until the New Year, when the role will be divided and become:
Financial Treasurer
Marcus Batty (Subject to finalisation)
Administration Treasurer
Louise Tamblin
Bookings and Chilton Foliat Lottery
Caroline Smith
Events sub-committee
Ali Payne, Jason Palmer, Lucy Verey
Parish Council Representative
Paul Outridge
Maintenance
Derek Fearnley and Barry Harding
Church Representative
Ronna Bourne
Valued member
Amy Hynes (formerly WI Representative)
1. Your personal data – what is it?
Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (the ‘GDPR’).
2. Who are we?
Chilton Foliat Village Hall, Chilton Foliat is the data controller (contact details below). This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.
3. How do we process your personal data?
Chilton Foliat Village Hall complies with its obligations under the ‘GDPR’ by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.
We use your personal data for the following purposes: –
4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?
Explicit consent of the data subject so that we can keep you informed about news, events, activities and services and keep you informed about diocesan events.
Legitimate interest is the basis where processing is necessary for liaising with you where you have made enquiries to book Chilton Foliat Village.
5. Sharing your personal data
Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared with other members of the Chilton Foliat Village Hall management Committee in order to fulfil your booking request. We will only share your data with third parties outside of the parish with your consent.
6. How long do we keep your personal data?
Where we hold your information following a booking of the Village hall we will retain data for a period of three years. Where we have obtained your consent to send you information about news, events and fundraising we will request this every 2 years and you can update us at anytime if you wish us to stop contacting you.
7. Your rights and your personal data
Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: –
8. Further processing
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Protection Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.
9. Contact Details
To exercise all relevant rights, queries or complaints please in the first instance contact the Chilton Foliat Village Hall Secretary or Treasurer.
You can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or at the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF
