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We'd like to welcome back everybody!

The Memorial Hall is now open to individual and group hire.
Some of our regular groups have started again, and other new people have joined us.
We'll be developing a new page with more information about new classes etc. soon.
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The Trustees are ensuring that the Hall is as Covid-safe as possible - longer gaps are being left between hires,
so that the hall can be ventilated, and a revised cleaning obligation is in operation, as
groups take responsibility for cleaning/sanitising surfaces used (where feasible) after their activity.
All hirers are asked to prepare a Covid Risk Assessment, as part of the hire contract, and to minimise risks for people
through practical action such as hand-washing, making space for each other, and ventilating the rooms.
Sanitising stations are on walls in various places, and we encourage groups to follow a one-in, one-out pattern for toilet use.

You are cordially invited to our Annual General Meeting, at the Hall
Thursday 30 September 4.30pm until 6.
Open to all hall users and local residents, starting with a cup of tea, so please send your confirmation of attendance to the Secretary (email: pmhsecretary@gmail.com) so that we can cater for you, and also have a record of people attending, both for our minutes and for Covid security purposes, and any agenda items to the same address.

The agenda, and last year's minutes, taken from the Zoom AGM, are available to read on the page AGM News 2021 above.

To hire the Hall, please email bookingspmh@gmail.com

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO OUR FRONT GARDEN?

Since the crazy paving patio was transformed into a wildflower patch, with perennial native shrubs for colour and nectar, the "birds and bees" turf has been a riot of colour - daisies, ragged robin, harebells, all being visited by the pollinating insects of Patcham. We gave it a "Chelsea Chop" earlier this year, as the rain and the glorious weather encouraged a lot of growth of vigorous clover, teasels, . A skilled meadow-manager volunteer, Lesley, has been helping us and she will be scything it at the AGM in September. Perennial planting in the front beds and at the side of the hall has become established and the Pax commemorative roses have been in full bloom, repeat flowering after deadheading and tying-in on the fence.

The banks are homes to Solitary Bees, or mason bees, miner bees, who live in their own burrows there, as they have done for decades. This year's early spring sunshine encouraged 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 come into the garden without permission, as the planting is settling into place and we have more to put in.

Public Documents
As we're a charity, our governance documents are open to the public. Our revamped 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 is a charity run by a group of local 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

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

Hiring the hall
Patcham Memorial Hall is booked out regularly each week or month on specific days to the groups listed above, and others.

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.

We have a large single hall that seats 100 people, a fully fitted kitchen and oven/hob, cups and saucers, an easily accessed stage, even fairy lights!
You can see photos of the inside are on the Facilities & Fees page.

If you'd like to hire the Hall, please contact John Williams at bookingspmh@gmail.com or text a message to 07818 455227
He needs the Contact's first name, surname, an email address & phone number, and the details of the event, as this calculates the hire fee.
You can also leave a voicemail on that number, please spell your name and repeat any phone numbers. Either way, you'll be contacted to let you know if the hall is available, and followed up with the paperwork.

If you prefer to 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.

Tariffs, terms and conditions
Please go to the Facilities & Fees page for further details of how we charge and contract hirers.