VILLAGE HALL & THOMPSON ROOM
A great facility in a thriving village – come and enjoy the experience
During the last five years Great Salkeld Village Hall has been upgraded and now boasts to be one of the best traditional village hall’s in the Eden Valley. It is an excellent venue for meetings and celebrations.
Hall Facilities include:
- Double Glazed for warmth and privacy
- Choice of Room Size
- Heating included and Hirer Controlled
- Fully integrated PA and music system
- Excellent Acoustics with Sound Loop System
- Disabled Access to Main Hall & Toilets
- Comfortable seating for up to 100
- Dining for up to 90
- Modern Kitchen with: Cooker and Eyelevel Oven - Warming Tray & Cupboard with Serving Surface - Crockery, Cutlery and Glassware included - Good Dish Washing Facilities
- Flexible Table and Comfortable Seating
- Maintained by on-site Caretaker
The village hall is now able to hold a variety of events. Alternatively should you wish to hold your own event there the Main Hall, Thompson Room and kitchen are available for hire.
The management committee of the village hall would be pleased to receive enquiries.
See Great Salkeld village hall map for location.
Room Capacities
Main Hall – 100 seated. 60 for dancing
Thompson Room – 40 with bar. 60 seated without bar
Hiring Charges - Outside Hire of Equipment Hire Per Day
Terms of Hire
- Daily rates – discount of 20% over 6 hours.
- Hire of kitchen includes use of cutlery and crockery (but not the Hot table).
- Bookings are to be made through the caretaker.
- An official booking form should be filled in by all organisations for insurance purposes.
- Organisations are responsible for organising their own bar licence.
- Bookings of more than one day are negotiable.
- Rates are at the discretion of the Village Hall committee
- Full hiring details and Terms and Conditions are available from the Caretaker, Mr King (number below)
How to Book
Please complete this Great Salkeld Village Hall charges and official booking form (PDF: Kb / 2 pages) any enquiries please contact Mr Mike King telephone on 01768 870074
Click below to download the Hiring Agreement and the Fire Document. (updated 22.9.11)
Contact Details
Chairperson: Dr J A Thompson
Treasurer: J A Taylor
Bookings: Mr Mike King telephone on 01768 870074
Secretary: N Wales
Secretary’s Address: 1 Barnes Green, Great Salkeld, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 9LU
Registered Charity No. 228168
A Brief History of the Village Hall
Due to the support of Richard Heywood Thompson Great Salkeld Reading Room and Library was built in 1895 and the Village Hall was added in 1911. For about 50 years the facilities were used for their intended purposes and as a social centre for the village. Around the late 1950s or early 1960s a snooker table was introduced into the Reading Room and this was used regularly until the 1980s. Over the last 20 years, as lifestyles have changed, the Snooker Room has been used less and less. Similarly during the 1960s, the library became less popular and began to be used as a very basic kitchen providing simple refreshments for social activities that continued to take place in the Village Hall.
In 1963 the Village Hall became a registered charity. Great Salkeld Parish Council is the custodian trustee of the charity and the Village Hall is governed by both the original trust deed of 1917 and by the charity commissioner’s scheme for the regulation of the village hall.
During recent years a new entrance has been built which enables easy access for those who are disabled. New toilets have both disabled facilities and facilities for very young children. A new kitchen with cooker, hob and larder fridge now provides modern facilities. The snooker room has been turned into a small meeting / function room (re-named ‘The Thompson Room’) and hot water made available in the toilets.
This work has been made possible by grant support from Cumbria County Council, Eden District Council, The Hadfield Trust, Cumbria Waste Management Environment Trust, Great Salkeld Parish Council and Great Salkeld Sports Committee.