One of the most important issues for any Village Hall management committee is to ensure that your hall is safe for use by both hirers and volunteers. In order to encourage and reward good risk management, Ansvar Insurance are now offering discounted premiums for committees who demonstrate that they carry out Risk Assessments. Risk assessment is not a difficult process but it does take time. It is sensible, therefore, to spread the load as far as possible and for volunteers to carry out risk assessments in their own specialist area where they best know about any likely hazards. The same requirement to assess risk applies to activities that are held away from your premises. The process should
We asked one of our long-standing clients – Ann Abernethie – to outline the reasons why the committee of Verwood Memorial Hall are so successful in managing their Hall successfully and attracting hirers. Ann’s comments are shown below. Aim: to provide a multi-use village hall facility with charges set at a price which is seen to be affordable for hirers but also sufficient to cover all running costs and to put aside funds for major expenditure. The Team: Trustees: appointed as directed by the charity's Trust Deed/Constitution; must be willing to agree to a) implement Best Practice and Good Governance in the management of the charity, b) sign an undertaking to abide by the Constitution and c
