ESVH Earl Soham Village Hall

Available for Private Hire, Community Events, Classes, Clubs, Groups, Local Businesses. Exciting monthly Events Programme with fundraising Café-in-the-Kitchen pop-ups.

General Enquiries and Availability: 07961606647 or earlsohamvillagehall@gmail.com Bookings: esvhbookings@gmail.com or via our website: www.earlsohamvillagehall.org

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Further information can be found on our website: www.earlsohamvillagehall.org

Large Hall with a Stage and Dancefloor / WiFi & Broadband / Drop-down Film Screen / Piano / Meeting Room with Kitchen / Accessories / Events Lawn / Parking.

Address:Earl Soham Village Hall, The Street, Earl Soham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 7SF

FUNDRAISING APPEAL 2023: Plans for a modern extension housing a new toilet and kitchen block with full access and wheelchair-friendly. A new sustainable eco-friendly heating system is required for better efficiency and to move away from costly fossil fuels. Sensitive renovation of the original 1934 building is underway as we approach the 90th year of the hall in 2024 ! PLEASE GET IN TOUCH to donate or for more information; if you are able to sponsor or help with grant-funding. MANY THANKS.

The Theatre Hall

The Theatre Hall has a charming original working stage and a sprung wooden dancefloor. A Piano and drop-down Film Screen add to the entertainment possibilities for events. Good Wi-Fi and Broadband for live streaming options and card payment facilities.

Events Lawn:

A new Events Lawn for outdoor activities and summer celebrations.

Double doors and steps lead from the main Theatre Hall to an enclosed lawn.

Meeting Room

The Meeting Room can be hired separately and has an integral Kitchen.

A smaller practical room suitable for meetings and occasional office space.

Parish Council meetings, Club & Society AGMs are held here and It is also used as an Election Polling Station for local the area.

The Full Hall

The Meeting Room and Kitchen link to the Theatre Hall giving through traffic flow and easy management for catering at large events.

Setting up The Meeting Room in café or conference-style gives an additional, more intimate dining option for events taking place in the Theatre Hall.

For live theatre it is possible to curtain off the Stage to allow performers private access to the Meeting Room for use as a Green Room/Dressing Room.

Accessories: Hire includes the use of tables, chairs, kitchen crockery, pans and glasses. Additional accessories such as tablecloths, decorative lights and bunting are available to hire on request.

Marquees and Gazebos: Please ask for more information.

Practicalities:

Dimensions Theatre Hall 12.9m x 7.7m Stage: 5.5m x 2.9m Meeting Room 7.8m x 7.8m including a kitchen area of 6.0m x 2.4m

Capacity: Seating capacity 120 in the Hall. Meeting Room 30.

Larger capacity for non-seated and indoor/outdoor events (please discuss numbers before booking.)

Accessibility: Wheelchair access to the Hall via a ramp through side doors and a grassy slope to the Events Lawn. Please note: we do not as yet have disabled toilet facilities (a fundraising campaign is in progress to address this.)

A hearing loop is available in the Theatre Hall only.

Parking: To the front of the Hall. Capacity for 20+ vehicles. Overspill parking close-by on arrangement in advance. Transport: Bus services to the village on Monday to Saturday. No public transport is available in the evenings or on Sundays.

How to get there

You can find the Village Hall on the A1120 main road through Earl Soham, on the south side near the church (to the east). If coming from the east (Framlingham), after you've come down the hill and turned left at the bottom, it's on the left before the church. If coming from the west (Pettaugh), go through the village, past the church on your right, then it's on your right just after Glebe Meadows. There's a small sign on the road but you’ll probably miss it!