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Patcham Memorial Hall is a charity run by a group of local residents, representatives of the Hall's groups, and appointed trustees
It was originally founded in memory of the local men and women who went to the Great War, and it has been serving the village and parish of Patcham since 1924. It has a fascinating history, including being requisitioned for the Second World War effort in 1939.
Most local people know it as
It was originally founded in memory of the local men and women who went to the Great War, and it has been serving the village and parish of Patcham since 1924. It has a fascinating history, including being requisitioned for the Second World War effort in 1939.
Most local people know it as
- - a dance hall with a wonderful smooth and polished floor
- - weekly U3A classes and WI meetings
- - a good-sized venue for children's parties
- - perfect for Swing and Jive classes, Scottish dancing, French traditional Bals Folk, Fitsteps, and Zumba classes
- - our local Polling Station, and
- - a place for regular groups to do local things together.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HIRE OUR SPACE?
Warm and comfy, our popular hall has spaces for weekly/monthly hire
and one-off events
Warm and comfy, our popular hall has spaces for weekly/monthly hire
and one-off events
Warm and bright, low-carbon heating & cooling, lightweight tables and seats,
a drop-down screen on the stage, and a PA system for presentations and speeches.
After 101 years, the Hall remains robustly built, generously heated, and now also cooled by our Air Source Heat Pump system. Effective blackout blinds mean daytime presentations on the dropdown screen are easy to watch.
a drop-down screen on the stage, and a PA system for presentations and speeches.
After 101 years, the Hall remains robustly built, generously heated, and now also cooled by our Air Source Heat Pump system. Effective blackout blinds mean daytime presentations on the dropdown screen are easy to watch.
Hiring the hall
Patcham Memorial Hall is a very large single vaulted hall that seats 100 people, with an easily accessed stage, wifi, even fairy lights!
There are two toilets for everyone to use, one is wheelchair accessible, and with a baby-changing table, and a separate washroom. You can see photos of the inside on the Fees and Facilities menu page.
We are happy to hire out the hall any day and time that it is available, from 9am til 11pm, for all sorts of meetings, music and singing sessions, parties and family celebrations, concerts, dances, training and development groups, private and commercial functions.
It is booked out weekly on specific days to local community groups and other organisation such as WI, U3A, 1:1 dance classes and dance clubs, exercise classes (Pilates, Paracise, etc) and meditation groups. Our ballroom-standard floor is very popular for these activities, and it is kept polished for dancing and floor work. We therefore cannot accommodate items such as bouncy castles, nor any activities that involve animals, or use of large tools, or water and clay.
We have a small fitted kitchen with an electric oven, an electric hob, a fridge and a microwave, an electric water urn, and enough cups and saucers for meetings or tea parties. You would supply your own plates and cutlery, and also washing up materials, including tea towels. You will need to take your glass and plastic recycling home, as we do not have that facility on site, and also remove your rubbish into an outside bin.
Meetings:- should you want to show presentations from a projector, we have an electronic drop-down daytime screen (for front projections) on the raised stage. You are welcome to bring your own projector and laptop computer for this (please show a current PAT test certificate). You can be linked to your own website etc. through the wifi system. There's a fixed mixing desk and joist-hung speakers for a presentation-level PA system (not rock-music standard!), however, we do not supply microphones for health & safety reasons.
If you need to access a projector then please talk to the Bookings Secretary with at least three weeks' notice. We can rent you a short-throw data projector, but this necessitates a member of the Hall's committee attending, setting it up and demonstrating it before you can use it, and so there would be a fee based on the number of hours needed.
If you'd like to hire the Hall, please email us using [email protected] with your first name, surname, an email address & phone number, and the details of the event, as this calculates the hire fee. If you write a letter, give the details of your hire requirements and send it, with a stamped addressed envelope for a reply, to PMH Bookings Secretary, Patcham Memorial Hall, 3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
Letters can also be put in the Letter Box outside the door, which is emptied every couple of days. John Williams the Bookings Secretary will let you know if the hall is available, and will follow up with the paperwork.
Tariffs, terms and conditions
Please go to the Facilities & Fees page for further details of how we charge and contract hirers.
Patcham Memorial Hall is a very large single vaulted hall that seats 100 people, with an easily accessed stage, wifi, even fairy lights!
There are two toilets for everyone to use, one is wheelchair accessible, and with a baby-changing table, and a separate washroom. You can see photos of the inside on the Fees and Facilities menu page.
We are happy to hire out the hall any day and time that it is available, from 9am til 11pm, for all sorts of meetings, music and singing sessions, parties and family celebrations, concerts, dances, training and development groups, private and commercial functions.
It is booked out weekly on specific days to local community groups and other organisation such as WI, U3A, 1:1 dance classes and dance clubs, exercise classes (Pilates, Paracise, etc) and meditation groups. Our ballroom-standard floor is very popular for these activities, and it is kept polished for dancing and floor work. We therefore cannot accommodate items such as bouncy castles, nor any activities that involve animals, or use of large tools, or water and clay.
We have a small fitted kitchen with an electric oven, an electric hob, a fridge and a microwave, an electric water urn, and enough cups and saucers for meetings or tea parties. You would supply your own plates and cutlery, and also washing up materials, including tea towels. You will need to take your glass and plastic recycling home, as we do not have that facility on site, and also remove your rubbish into an outside bin.
Meetings:- should you want to show presentations from a projector, we have an electronic drop-down daytime screen (for front projections) on the raised stage. You are welcome to bring your own projector and laptop computer for this (please show a current PAT test certificate). You can be linked to your own website etc. through the wifi system. There's a fixed mixing desk and joist-hung speakers for a presentation-level PA system (not rock-music standard!), however, we do not supply microphones for health & safety reasons.
If you need to access a projector then please talk to the Bookings Secretary with at least three weeks' notice. We can rent you a short-throw data projector, but this necessitates a member of the Hall's committee attending, setting it up and demonstrating it before you can use it, and so there would be a fee based on the number of hours needed.
If you'd like to hire the Hall, please email us using [email protected] with your first name, surname, an email address & phone number, and the details of the event, as this calculates the hire fee. If you write a letter, give the details of your hire requirements and send it, with a stamped addressed envelope for a reply, to PMH Bookings Secretary, Patcham Memorial Hall, 3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
Letters can also be put in the Letter Box outside the door, which is emptied every couple of days. John Williams the Bookings Secretary will let you know if the hall is available, and will follow up with the paperwork.
Tariffs, terms and conditions
Please go to the Facilities & Fees page for further details of how we charge and contract hirers.
OUR WILDLIFE GARDEN
In 2020 the crazy paving front patio was transformed into a wildflower patch, with perennial native shrubs for colour and nectar, and "birds and bees" turf. This was a riot of colour enhanced by spring bulbs and the Pax commemorative roses we planted in 2018, contributing to Brighton's low-carbon objectives and being part of the wildlife corridor into Brighton and Hove.
Although we gave it a "Chelsea Chop" each year, it proved time-consuming to manage, and the daisies, harebells and teasels grew too tall! This year we've replaced it with ordinary turf, and we are planning to plant wildflower plugs once that is established,
Although we gave it a "Chelsea Chop" each year, it proved time-consuming to manage, and the daisies, harebells and teasels grew too tall! This year we've replaced it with ordinary turf, and we are planning to plant wildflower plugs once that is established,
The raised banks are home to Solitary Bees, or mason bees, miner bees, who live in their own burrows there, as they have done for decades. This type of bee is more effective in pollinating fruit and flowers than honey bees. Early spring sunshine encourages them to fly about in the warmth, but they're completely safe - they're not aggressive because they don't have honey to protect. Nevertheless, please don't use the garden without permission, as the lawn is still settling into place.
Public Documents
As we're a charity, our governance documents are open to the public. Our 2012 Constitution, Minutes of the last few years' AGMs, and Treasurer and Chair's annual reports can be found on this page
As we're a charity, our governance documents are open to the public. Our 2012 Constitution, Minutes of the last few years' AGMs, and Treasurer and Chair's annual reports can be found on this page
Patcham Memorial Hall, 3 Old London Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8XR Charity number 213464 www.pmhpatcham.org.uk
All rights reserved. Copyright PMH/JM ©1/6/2025. Photo credits: Jan Mulreany
All rights reserved. Copyright PMH/JM ©1/6/2025. Photo credits: Jan Mulreany