Contact Professional Bodies

The Village & Community Halls’ Network is sponsored by the Gloucestershire Rural Community Council (GRCC) and Stroud District Council (SDC).

GRCC

GRCC offers a specialist service directly to the volunteers who run village and community halls for the local community. They provide a wide range of practical help, advice and support to management committee members, including funding advice, advice on charity law, new policies and their implementation, and much more.

GRCC also manage the national Hallmark scheme.

For further information on GRCC’s Village Hall Advisory Service, click on their logo, or contact:

Barbara Pond 01452 528491 or barbara@stroudhallsnetwork.co.uk

Stroud District Council

Stroud District Council provide a host of services that many halls need to directly liaise with on a regular basis, such as licensing and environmental health amongst others.

Stroud District Council also offer a Grant funding search facility hosted on their website. Any hall committee can register their details and then search for suitable sources of funding that meet their project aims. For more information click on: GrantNet

For general enquiries about Stroud District Council’s strategic support for village and community halls, contact the Regeneration Service:

Krista Harris, Stroud District Council 01453 754325 krista@stroudhallsnetwork.co.uk

For event and premises Licensing enquiries contact:

Telephone: 01453 754440 Fax: 01453 754963 e-mail licensing@stroud.gov.uk
Or see the licensing web page by clicking on: Licensing

For Environmental Health enquiries (health & safety) contact:
Telephone 01453 754478 or email environmental.health@stroud.gov.uk

Other Useful Links

Gloucestershire County Council publish a regular list of current funding opportunities on their website. To download the latest funding list, click on the County Council logo:

The Severn Wye Energy Agency (SWEA) can offer halls advice on installing energy affiance and renewable technology measures. Click on the Severn Wye Energy Agency logo.

The Charity Commission is the independent regulator for charitable activity. It exists to ensure legal compliance, enhance accountability, encourage effectiveness and impact, and promote the public interest, trust and confidence in charity.

For further information and help; contact the Charity Commission website or Telephone: 0845 3000 218

To contact individual village halls click here.

To contact the Committee click here.