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Copies of 38 ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) Information Sheets are available free to affiliated members and cover all aspects of managing a village hall including The Village Hall and its Premises Licence, Trustees – Roles and Responsibilities, Village Halls as Employers etc.

 

Village Hall Information Sheets – free to Village Hall members

VH1 Planning Fees for Village Halls
VH2 Parish Council Help for Village Halls
VH3* Post Offices in Village Halls
VH4 Funding Trusts for Village Halls & Community Centres
VH5 Village Halls, Children and Young People
VH6 Village Halls and Registration for VAT
VH7 Village Hall Insurance Cover
VH8 Understage Storage
VH9 The Village Hall and its Premises Licence
VH10 Alcohol in Village Halls
VH11 The Charities Act 1992, 1993 and 2006
VH12 Phonographic Performance Ltd – Sound Recordings for use in Public
VH13 The Performing Right Society and tariff for Community Buildings
VH14 Asbestos
VH15 Health & Safety Legislation and Village Halls
VH16 How ‘green’ is your village hall?
VH17* Trustees – Roles and Responsibilities
VH18 Village Halls and VAT on Building Work and other purchases
VH19 Marketing your village hall
VH20 Health & Hygiene in Village Halls
VH21 Overnight accommodation in Village Halls
VH22 Village Hall as Employers
VH23* Funding for the provision of Community Centres and Village Halls
VH24 Village Halls and payment of Rates
VH25 Making Village Halls Accessible
VH26 Coping with VAT on Fuel and Power Supplies
VH27 Setting up an IT resource centre
VH28 Business Plan
VH29 Bingo in Village Halls
VH30* The Village Hall: Heating
VH31* The Village Hall: Flooring
VH32 An Introductory Guide to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
VH33 Gaming and Lotteries
VH34 Sale of Goods
VH35 Trustee Liability and Trustee Indemnity Insurance
VH36 Village Halls run by Parish Council as Sole Trustees
VH37 Fire Safety in Village Halls
VH38 Short guide to security in Village Halls

* Information sheets currently under revision

Other publications available to purchase:

  • Plan, Design and Build Part 1 & 2
  • Model Hiring Agreement
  • Model Rules for Village Halls
  • Model Documents: ‘A’ for Freehold Properties; ‘B’ for Leasehold Properties
  • Accounting for Village Halls
  • Village Hall Management Health Check
  • Good Management Toolkit


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