CORONA VIRUS/COVID-19 
Following the Government’s recent announcements on combatting this pandemic
the Trustees have decided to close the Memorial Hall with immediate effect, 24th March 2020.
We will only re-open when we are sure that it is safe to do so. We may arrange to have the hall deep cleaned if we decide, or are advised, that this is necessary.
 
If you have made a booking and have paid in advance you will have been sent an email or a letter by our Bookings Secretary.
​If you need to contact him, please use the details below. 
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Aviva Community Fund 2020 - Thank You !
We're pleased to say that we have reached our minimum target to to the next step of researching and seeking full funding for
the intended installation of an efficient and ecological Air Source Heat Pump
Thank you for contributing, and helping to to get one step nearer our goal. We are still accepting donations, as we can then seek match-funding for whatever we raise, up until 19 April.
You can read more about it on this page:  acf.crowdfunder.co.uk/patcham-hall-airpump-heating
To hire the Hall, please email bookingspmh@gmail.com
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR FRONT GARDEN?
The raised front patio is being transformed from blank crazy paving into a wildflower patch with perennial native shrubs for colour and nectar. The Pax commemorative roses have a new dedicated bed, full of better earth than when we planted them in 2018, and Spring bulbs add joy to our little haven of nature. Bees already mine the patio edges, and the pollinating insects of Patcham will contribute more to urban biodiversity, maybe even to local honey! Have a look at the gallery below to see the transformation happening!
Rebecca Mann and her team completed the hard landscaping and laid the Wildflower Turf ... and it's flowering. By the end of March the raised beds will be full of more wild plants and perennials!   Donations welcome!
More about hiring the hall
Please contact John Williams the Bookings Secretary, to discuss your requirements, emailing bookingspmh@gmail.com or text your message to 07818 455227. Let him know the date and exact length of time you want to hire the hall, and details of the event you want to run, as this helps us calculate the hire fee. 
John needs to know the Contact's first name, surname,  email address  and phone number.   
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 follow up with the paperwork 

Or
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.  Send it 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. 

Public Documents 
As we're a charity, our governance documents are open to the public.  Our 2012 Constitution, Minutes of the last AGM, and annual reports from the Chair and Treasurer 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

Patcham Memorial Hall is booked out regularly each week or month on specific days to the groups listed above, and others. You'll find a list with contact details on the Regular Groups & Clubs 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. 
If you'd like to hire the Hall, please email bookingspmh@gmail.com

We have a large single hall that seats 100 people, fully fitted kitchen and cooking spaces, cups and saucers, an easily accessed stage, even fairy lights! 
You can see photos of the inside are on the Facilities & Fees page.
Getting here
Our address is 3 Old London Road, Brighton, BN1 8XR   

We are just off the A23 as it enters the City of Brighton and Hove, and near the southbound exits from the A27 Worthing to Lewes bypass.
The Hall is a white wooden building, tucked next to Patcham House School, half way along on the west side of Old London Road, parallel to the A23. There is lots of parking, though we are in a residential area with some one-hour restrictions, so please take that into account.
BUSES the 5A from Brighton city centre  stops right outside, and just up the road by the Co-operative shop. It's also the terminus for the 56 from London Road shops. Longer-distance buses 17, 33, 40, 271 and others from Haywards Heath, Horsham, Gatwick, and other places north of Brighton stop on the main London Road, near the Black Lion / Harvester pub, and at the south end of Old London Road. Here's a link to the bus map.

TRAINS come to Preston Park Station, direct from Brighton, Hove and trains to & from London. The Hall is a 15 minute walk northwards on the main road. The 5A and other buses pass near the station, and are quite frequent. 
Patcham Memorial Hall      Charity number 213464     www.pmhpatcham.org.uk   General contact (not bookings): patchammemorialhall at gmail.com  
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