Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The LATEST most up to date information, news and advice regarding COVID-19 and how Deverell Hall is dealing with this. The latest updated information appears at the top of this page. We have included all former announcements and decisions that may have been taken or made by Deverell Hall, or regular hirer groups.

IMPORTANT -
We are facing unprecedented times ahead for most of us, and with the fast changing information about Coronavirus (COVID-19), either as self-employed business owners, limited companies, shops, airlines, or whatever we may do as work, the Covid-19 virus inevitably puts the working man or woman on the brink of catastrophe. Likewise Deverell Hall is no exception.

It may be the case Deverell Hall need to review the on-going situation, and consider requesting that groups make contributions towards maintaining the hall as we cannot claim on any insurance to cover "loss of revenue".

We will do our best to help, but if this problem were to continue long-term, then we need to react and deal with it in a manner that preserves the hall, and our payment obligations to contractors, services and miscellaneous normal expenses incurred by the hall over the coming months.
Please know that we’re here to help.

29th May 2020 - 16.00GMT Latest News - Phased re-opening Plan

We are in the early stages of putting preparations in place for a phased re-opening of Deverell Hall. For the hall to re-open safely, we have looked at various risks, potential issues, and mitigating circumstances in order to arrive at what we believe to be a thorough proactive draft risk assessment (in addition to our current risk assessment documents).

Until at least 15th June 2020 Deverell Hall will be closed for any bookings and not open to the public before that date.

Our initial plans (in line with Government Policy for schools re-opening 1st June 2020) are to have a provisional phased re-opening of the hall as follows -

15th June 2020 (MONDAY)- Deverell Hall Preschool plans to re-open. This allows the Preschool 2 weeks from 1st June (the expected Government decision date to open schools and educational settings), to allow time and make sure they are well placed to offer children and staff confidence in safety;
3rd August 2020 (MONDAY) onwards - Pending Government approval, the hall will then re-open for ALL OTHER REGULAR GROUPS, and start looking at getting back to a "new normality";
7th September 2020 (MONDAY) onwards - Casual Hirers will then be considered for possible bookings inline with current guidelines at that time.
ALL THE ABOVE is pending Government Guidelines and Policy Announcements.

Phased Re-Opening Plan COVID-19

11th May 2020 - 20.00GMT Latest News

Still in line with UK Government policy and the nationwide coronavirus lockdown we will be closed until AT LEAST 31st May 2020, and will keep you updated as soon as we know more. We anticipate the chances are that the closure may continue until at the least the end of June, and will largely depend on news and updates as they are given to us. Clearly this pandemic is having a devastating effect on all of us, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the people who have sadly passed away, or continue their battle against Covid-19.

Our PRIMARY CONCERN is and always will be the health and safety of people using Deverell Hall. Take care. Keep safe. For latest Facebook Updates please click here:
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FACEBOOK Deverell Hall

26th April 2020 - 20.00GMT Latest News

Still in line with UK Government policy and the nationwide coronavirus lockdown we will be closed until AT LEAST 11th May 2020, and will keep you updated as soon as we know more. We anticipate the chances are that the closure will continue until at the least the end of May, and will largely depend on news and updates as they are given to us. Clearly this pandemic is having a devastating effect on all of us, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the people who have sadly passed away, or continue their battle against Covid-19.

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FACEBOOK Deverell Hall

16th April 2020 - 18.00GMT Latest News

Following the recent announcements by the UK Government the nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended for at least another three weeks to 7 May 2020. In line with Government policy, and to ensure the safety of hirers and visitors, Deverell Hall will remain closed until further notice. We are using this time to carry out maintenance works and jobs that usually would not be possible during everyday opening times. We will keep you updated. For UK Government information please click here:
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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UK Government Response

5th April 2020 - 18.00GMT Latest News

As the UK (and the world for that matter) continues to battle the Covid-19 pandemic we are acutely aware of Government information about how we ALL can play our part in stemming the virus spread. We are still remaining closed but now for an unknown period of time. We suspect the restrictions to stay in place till at least the end of May, if not June. This understandably will have a huge knock-on effect not only for groups and hirers at Deverell Hall, but also for the hall itself. We will keep you updated. For UK Government information please click here:
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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UK Government Response

21st March 2020 - 13.00GMT Latest News - HALL CLOSED!

Until at least 30th April 2020 Deverell Hall will be closed for any bookings and not open to the public.

Following the latest announcements by the UK Government concerning nationwide school closures, pubs, bars, restaurants and clubs to suspend normal trading, and taking into account over the last week the notifications from groups about cancellations of their bookings.

This decision was not taken lightly by the Hall, and we did everything possible to maintain a safe working environment for all groups, casual hirers and public users.

We will keep you updated on any changes and developments as they may happen.

Booking Terms COVID-19

18th March 2020 - 18.00GMT Latest News

Following the latest announcements by the UK Government today schools are being told to shut down by the end of Friday 20th March 2020. The latest changes imposed on our country means that the Deverell Hall Preschool will be closing at the end of their session this coming Friday.

Many other regular hirers and groups have made the difficult decision that they should cancel meetings until further notice, and as a Community Hall we doing everything we can to support the fast changing environment we are living in right now.

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BBC News UK to close schools

16th March 2020 - 20.00GMT Latest News

Following the latest announcements by the UK Government today people understandably will be unsure how best to proceed. The latest up to date guidelines as expressed by Boris Johnson (PM) of the UK Government are outlined on this news page here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51917562

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UK Government Response

16th March 2020 - 09.00GMT Latest News

In light of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we are aware that many people are thinking carefully about cancelling or postponing organised groups, meetings, and activities to prevent the spread of the disease.

We would like to let you know that whilst Deverell Hall will remain open as usual, we understand that you may wish to cancel or rearrange any bookings you have in the coming weeks at the building.

REGULAR HIRERS - Starting 16th March 2020, up to and including Sunday 12th April 2020, the committee have decided to accept cancellations, or amendments with no penalty (rebookings are of course subject to availability) for all REGULAR HIRER GROUPS.

Starting 16th March 2020, up to and including Sunday 31st May 2020, the committee have decided that any casual hirer can be offered an alternative date, or refund of their payment made if their booking DOES NOT PROCEED within that time frame. This applies ONLY to CASUAL HIRERS.

We do ask that we receive notice at least 48 hours before the event by email. If we are not informed before this time, the hire fees will remain payable as per our standard terms and conditions of hire.

Booking Terms COVID-19

Large Main Hall with gas fired heating.
Disabled access and baby changing facilities.
Modern toilets.
CCTV for protection of people and property.

Check to see if the hall may be available for hire

You can see inside the hall and take a look at some of the features and benefits it has to offer. If you would like to make a bookings enquiry, you are most welcome to contact us. To see what availability there may be at the time you are thinking about, please check our online diary which should show you if the hall may be free at the time you would like to hire it.

Check Diary

We are always busy which is great. We have over 20 regular hirer groups who use the facilities each week and at weekends. If you are looking for availability for casual hire, then we advise you to contact us early.

There may be various reasons why we could not help you with your booking enquiry. We do our best to help most users of the hall, but perhaps there was a prior booking for the date/time you wanted. Or the type of request was not available at our hall. We will advise you of other places to try if we cannot help.

Sorry, but the short answer is no.

Yes we have wi-fi access, with wired access points available in some parts of the building. Hirers can use either 2G or 5G fibre optics with speeds up to 400MB.