Hire Costs
There are two rooms available for hire
- Main Hall & Kitchen [approx 14m x 4.5m]
- Committee Room [approx 4.5m x 3m]
The Main Hall and the Committee Room can usually be hired separately.
However, please note that if you are booking a private party, both rooms must be booked. The hire charge for the Committee Room is discounted by 50% in this case, as shown in the Hiring Rates table below.
Sessions
Hirings are charged by the session. The sessions are:
- Morning (9am - 1pm)
- Afternoon (1:30pm - 5:30pm)
- Evening (6pm - 10pm)
Evening sessions normally finish at 10pm, but a later finish time of 11:30 may be possible (at a proportionally higher rate), subject to approval by the Lettings Officer.
Hiring Rates
Hiring rates vary by type of hirer, as shown below:
| Hiring Rate (per session) | Private & Commercial Hirers | Billericay Residents, Clubs, Societies, etc.* | Registered Charities (including CIOs and CICs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Hall & Kitchen | £47 | £29.50 | £21 |
| Committee Room | £23 | £18 | £14.50 |
| Both Rooms | £58.50 | £38.50 | £28.25 |
* Note that the special rates for Billericay people and organisations only apply to Non-Profit making events.
Other tariffs may be negotiated subject to approval by the Management Committee.
Discount for Regular Bookings
A 10% discount applies to bookings of 20 sessions or more annually, when booked and paid quarterly.
Background Information for Hirers
Rate Reviews
The fees are reviewed by the Trustees annually. The Rooms were built as a result of fund raising locally by the people of Billericay from the 1860's onwards and in recent years have been maintained and developed with additional funds from Grants and Local Organisations (see 'Refurbishment' below). Therefore the Trustees feel that charities and local residents should benefit from reduced fees where possible.
Fees will increase from 1 Jan 2027, by about 5%.The Management Committee is pleased that this is the first increase since 2011. Private and commercial hire fees did not increase between 2011 and 2026. Even better, in both 2016 and 2017 rates were reduced for registered charity bookings and non-profit bookings by Billericay residents, clubs, societies and associations. These reductions were possible as a result of strong private and commercial bookings.
Refurbishment
Early in the 2000s the Rooms were fully refurbished, with improved facilities for wheelchair users and improved lighting. This work was achieved with a huge amount of help and funds from the local Rotary and Lions clubs, plus grants from many sources including the Lottery Heritage Fund.
The Management Committee are extremely pleased with the results of the refurbishment work, which has upgraded this nineteenth century building to twenty-first century standards. Since then the Rooms have been redecorated periodically to a high standard by two Community Service groups.
The Management Committee has continued to improve the condition of the Rooms and in 2018 installed a shutter for the Atrium, blinds for the doors and an electrically operated projection screen to allow films and similar events to take place at any time of day. In addition, a larder fridge has been added to the kitchen facilities, a baby-changing table has been added to the toilets and the hand-dryers in the toilets have been upgraded to air-blade-style units.