To book the hall please ring the Bookings Secretary on 01473 659785 .

Location, Facilities and Costs

Located on “The Street”, next to the Primary School, the Hall has been a focus for village life since 1920. The buildings and land were donated to the village by Mr G Pretyman of the Orwell Park Estate in 1957. The Hall was extensively rebuilt to an impressive standard with a National Lottery grant in 2003 and in 2008 the Suffolk Environmental Trust provided a grant towards the provision of a childrens' exterior learning and play area.

Approached through an attractive Lych gate and paved path, the foyer with modern including disabled facilities, leads to the main hall. The double doors reveal an oak strip floor ideal for activities such as dancing, and a carpeted seating area to one side. A stage with audio amplification equipment, induction loop hearing facilities and a projection system is available. The kitchen is fitted with a cooker, refrigerator and water heaters providing excellent catering facilities. At the rear is a separate playgroup or meeting room with children’s toilets and washroom and the new exterior play area.

The building is fully insulated, double glazed, attractively decorated and has soft furnishings to much of the interior. There is seating for 130 people with modern padded stackable chairs and tables.

The Hall is available for hire, based on three sessions per day, and is in regular use by many local groups among which feature :

Nacton & Bucklesham Under 5’s Playgroup	Mondays to Fridays in term time.
Mothers and Toddlers Group	Friday afternoons
Women’s Institute Yoga Group	Monday Afternoons
Tap Dancing	Monday Afternoons
Orwell Sea Scouts and Beavers	Monday Evenings
Orwell Astronomical Society	Monthly Wednesday evenings
Carpet Bowls	Tuesday and Thursday evenings
Women’s Institute Meetings	3rd Wednesday evening each month
Suffolk Scottish Dance Group	Friday evenings
Other regular users include :
Nacton Parish Council	St Martins Church
Mothers Union	Flower Show
Nacton Community Council	Nacton Primary School

 

Hire Charges from 1st January 2008

Normal use, regular users and local residents	£18.00
Normal use, non residents	£42.00
Fund raising events, regular users and local residents	£22.00
Fund raising events, non residents	£60.00
Weekend and special events	As agreed.
Events involving music – Performing Rights Society charges	£15.00 - £20.00