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Winchelsea New Hall, Rectory Lane, TN36 4AA.

To view or book the hall for wedding receptions please email newhall@winchelsea.com or call Ali Casey on 07926 128737 or for any other bookings please email newhall@winchelsea.com or call Rosemarie Roberts on 07941 458628.

Or submit a booking enquiry form and remember to include your telephone number. 

For all other enquiries or to send photos of your event or make an update to the site, email newhall@winchelsea.com 

LATEST NEWS 

The refurbishment of the gents toilets is complete! This brings them up to the standard of the ladies which were refurbished last year and provides some much needed storage space. We are delighted that we have been successful in gaining a considerable amount of grant funding for the final phase of the renovations. We have received £2,310 from Rother District Council from their Carbon Reduction Scheme. This money has helped pay for new double-glazed sash windows. The Little Cheyne Court Windfarm donated £3,000 towards the builders and flooring contractors costs and The Rye Fund awarded the hall £750 towards the plumbing work. Finally, we have received £4,224 from the Platinum Jubilee Fund towards the total budget and are grateful to DEFRA for their support .
The Christmas fair in November raised around £2,300 to support the refurbishment after expenses and a donation of £567 to the Rye Food bank. Also, the organisers of a wonderful Burn’s Night event donated over £400 to the hall. Thank you!
A huge thank you goes to the Second Wednesday Society who generously donated £500 to the hall which will contribute to the projects we need to undertake later this year.  Our next major project will be to upgrade the stage lighting.
Thank you to our fundraising committee and supporters.

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Calendar of Events

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16 Jul

Art Group - JG

16/07/2025    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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16 Jul

Rother Fitness Group

16/07/2025    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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17 Jul

Scottish Dancing

17/07/2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
A fun, friendly class, suitable for beginners, which will introduce you to the joys of jigs and reels. Scottish country dancing develops physical fitness, memory [...]
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17 Jul

Rother Fitness Group

17/07/2025    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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18 Jul

Hannah Pilates

18/07/2025    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
Come and join our fun and friendly Pilates Classes at Winchelsea New Hall, suitable for all. Fridays and Mondays at 9.30am. Private sessions also available. [...]
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18 Jul

St Thomas School

18/07/2025    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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19 Jul

Kara & Sam's Wedding Reception

19/07/2025    
All Day
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20 Jul

Kara and Sam's Wedding Reception

20/07/2025    
All Day
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21 Jul

Hannah Pilates

21/07/2025    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
Come and join our fun and friendly Pilates Classes at Winchelsea New Hall, suitable for all. Fridays and Mondays at 9.30am. Private sessions also available. [...]
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21 Jul

Cleaning

21/07/2025    
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Link to: Hiring the Hall

Hiring the Hall

For just £15 per hour, individuals and groups can hire a large, light and airy hall, with a stage, professional kitchen, large dance floor, heating and lighting. The commercial rate is £17 per hour. Regular hirers who book for 10 or more occasions per year receive our discounted rate of £12 per hour. 

Weekend Wedding hire from Friday mid-day to Sunday mid-day costs £850 for 2025 and £900 for 2026. There are fixed rates for bank holidays, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve of £100 for up to 4 hours, £200 for up to 7 hours and £300 for over 7 hours hire. 

Licences

The hall has an entertainment licence, so you can perform, play music and watch films in the hall. The hall has an alcohol licence, but you may have to take out a temporary licence. 

Fundraising

Although hiring out the hall covers most of our day to day running costs we continually need to raise funds for our next big projects. Recently these have been  the much needed upgrading and refurbishment of the ladies and gents toilets. The next large project will be to replace the outdated and now obsolete stage lighting system. Initial estimates for a complete replacement are in the region of £90,000 so we hope to be able to begin on a more gradual basis! 

Please let a committee member know if you would like to make a donation towards our fundraising. Being a charity, gift aid applies.

Don’t forget you can also help by joining the “100 Club” which is a local lottery to raise funds for good causes. For just £2 per month or £24 for the year you can have your allocated number entered into the monthly draw and a chance to win £100 cash each month. You can join at any time! Contact Rosemarie Roberts or Ali Casey to sign up and help with our fundraising via our email newhall@winchelsea.com 

Rosemarie Roberts – 07941 458628

Ali Casey –  07926 128737

 

Link to: Hall Facilities

Kitchen

We have a new professional catering kitchen.

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Main hall

Our hall has a lovely wooden dance floor. The size of the hall is 15.4m by 8.5m excluding the stage.

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Stage

We have a large stage, measuring 28sm, with professional lighting and a hall capacity of 120 seats, with standing room too.

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ACCESSIBILITY

The hall has step free access through the front doors and a wide access door into the main hall. There is a fully accessible toilet next to the entrance door and cloakroom and further male and female toilets either side of the stage which have disabled facilities. There is a ramp to the decking area outside which overlooks the cricket ground and beautiful views over the Brede Valley.

We have very good acoustics in the hall together with a hearing loop.

 

Maintenance, repairs and improvements

We have carried out extensive refurbishment to the New Hall over the past few years. We have a  professional kitchen, new double glazed windows, accessible front door, new curtains, new stage curtains, exterior and interior redecoration and improved insulation to the roof and most recently an upgrade of the cloakroom and addition of a new accessible toilet all of which combine to make the hall an enjoyable and beautiful space!

 

Link to: Support our Hall

Become a Friend

Become a Friend of Winchelsea New Hall by making a regular donation to support the running and development of our hall.  Even a small amount makes a difference. You can set up a standing order online with your Bank or Building Society for a yearly or even a monthly donation! Our bank details are: Winchelsea New Hall, NatWest Bank, Ac No: 59123176, Sort Code: 60-18-09 

For further details and gift aid forms please click into this box or contact us via our email newhall@winchelsea.com