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

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