Frequently Asked Questions About Heath Village Barn

We apply the following charges in the event of a cancelled booking:

Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel your booking, the following refunds will apply:

* Over 14 days before the start of your booking: Full refund (minus a £10 fee).
* Between 14 and 7 days before the start of your booking: 50% refund.
* Under 7 days before the start of your booking: Sorry – no refunds.
* If your plans change and you request to come on a different date, then we will always try to accommodate your change, but we cannot guarantee that your request can be met.
* If you leave The Barn early due to weather, failure of your equipment, or any reason not within the control and responsibility of The Barn, or if you cancel or change your booking less than 7 days before your date of booking, no refund will be given.

We will refund the £50 deposit in full.

Heath Village Barn Committee reserves the right to cancel this hiring by written notice to the Hirer in the event of:

(a) the premises being required for use as a Polling Station for a Parliamentary or Local Government election or by- election;
(b) Heath Village Barn Committee reasonably considering that (i) such hiring will lead to a breach of licensing conditions, if applicable, or other legal or statutory requirements, or (ii) unlawful or unsuitable activities will take place at the premises as a result of this hiring
(c) the premises becoming unfit for the use intended by the Hirer.
(d) an emergency requiring use of the premises as a shelter for the victims of flooding, snowstorm, fire, explosion or those at risk of these or similar disasters. In any such case, the Hirer shall be entitled to a refund of any deposit already paid, but the Village Hall shall not be liable to the Hirer for any resulting direct or indirect loss or damages whatsoever.

Alcohol may not be sold during an event or party without a licence being got from Central Bedfordshire Council prior to your booking date. If guests are socially drinking during a private party, this is allowed as long as noise levels are kept low and people are respectful of our neighbours.

We collect a £50 deposit together with the cost of hiring The Barn.

We will return deposits within 7 to 10 days after the event, subject to no damage being discovered.

Unfortunately not. We can only accept payment by bank credit. Our bank details will be shown on the invoice generated for the booking.

Unfortunately, the hall is too small to fit a commercial sized bouncy castle but the smaller plug-in type will fit. On good weather days, the outside area can be used for play equipment.

Our best advice would to speak to one of the suppliers for advice on what will fit in the hall, as they have a wide variety of equipment and are very familiar with the layout of The Barn. Visit our ‘Business Link‘ page for further details.

We have a baby changing table in the ladies toilet and potties and steps in both the gentlemen and ladies’ toilets. There are also nappy sacks and a bin provided in the ladies toilet though we do ask these are removed from the premises at the end of your booking.

We are licenced to hold 50 people seated and 75 standing under the Fire Regulations issued for The Barn.

For community and charity events that are held both inside and outside the barn, there are no upper limits, providing the number of visitors fluctuate during the event.

The Barn is reasonably priced at £10.00 per hour.

You can view the floor-plan by following this link: The Barn Floor-plan

We have a large, fully enclosed garden area that is accessible via the fire exit without the need to walk through the car park. It is all grass area and play equipment can be brought along to use.

Unfortunately, we do not have the funding at this stage to adapt the building. The main building is accessed by 2 steps with a handrail on this level. There are the toilets and kitchen area. The main hall is accessed by a further 3 steps with a handrail. Inside the main hall, there are 3 further steps up onto the stage area and a fire exit.

You must pay a Security Deposit, currently £50. Provided that no damage or loss has been caused to the Hall or its contents or immediate surrounds and no noise or disturbance caused during the period of the hire and the premises have been left in a clean and tidy condition, the Security Deposit shall be refunded to you within 10 days after the hire.  We reserve the right to retain all or part of the Security Deposit in the event that we consider that loss or damage to the Hall or its contents or it surrounds has occurred or noise/disturbance caused as a result of the hire or in the event that the Hall has not been left in a clean condition.

The Barn has had a complete kitchen refit and includes an induction hob together with a fridge and freezer. We have a kettle, kettle urn, microwave, small sized oven, mugs, cups and saucers, cutlery, a small selection of serving dishes and plates. Basic utensils, bread knives, bottle openers etc are also supplied. We also have 3 juice/ water jugs, kitchen towel, tea towels and black bags are supplied in a small quantity, but we advise you to bring your own to ensure you have enough for your booking. You will need glasses or plastic cups, plates and bowls, additional serving jugs.