NEW HALL

Winchelsea New Hall, Rectory Lane, TN36 4AA.

To view or book the hall for wedding receptions please call Ali Casey on 07926 128737 or for any other bookings please 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

Autumn 2023 saw three generous grants from public bodies towards the upcoming complete refurbishment of the Hall’s Ladies WC facilities: The Rye Fund have donated £1000 towards works to upgrade the original sash windows to double glazed sashes, The Little Cheyne Court Windfarm kindly donated their maximum grant of £5000 towards the Builder’s costs and for new vinyl flooring, Rother Community Fund agreed the granting of £3802 to top up our total public funding to 50% of the total budget. On top of this, The Second Wednesday Society resolved at their AGM in December to generously donate £1000 from their reserves towards the proposed refurbishment works.

The New Hall Management Committee warmly welcome these financial contributions in support of our continuing programme of repairs and improvements. Many thanks to the donors and their support staff who facilitate this generosity!

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Calendar of Events

See what’s on and use the calendar to check availability.

Today

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

10:30 AM - Hall Cleaning

9:30 AM - Hannah Pilates

12:00 PM - Stephen Turner Memorial Cricket Match and Dedication

10:00 AM - Zumba Gold

7:00 PM - Rye Indoor Bowls

4:00 PM - Christmas Fete Committee Meeting

6:30 PM - Tomboogie Dance Practice

9:30 AM - Hannah Pilates

4:30 PM - Opera Evening for Rye Harbour Sailability

4:00 PM - Cricket Teas

10:30 AM - Hall Cleaning

9:30 AM - Hannah Pilates

4:00 PM - Celia Pilates

10:00 AM - Zumba Gold

7:00 PM - Rye Indoor Bowls

6:30 PM - Tomboogie Dance Practice

1:30 PM - Christmas Fair Committee Meeting

4:30 PM - Second Wednesday Committee Visit

9:30 AM - Hannah Pilates

5:00 PM - Preparation for Autumn Show

9:00 AM - Autumn Show

10:30 AM - Hall Cleaning

9:30 AM - Hannah Pilates

4:00 PM - Celia Pilates

10:00 AM - Zumba Gold

7:00 PM - Rye Indoor Bowls

6:30 PM - Tomboogie Dance Practice

9:30 AM - Scottish Dancing Taster Session

9:30 AM - Hannah Pilates

10:00 AM - Persian Rugs Sale

10:30 AM - Hall Cleaning

9:30 AM - Hannah Pilates

4:00 PM - Celia Pilates

9:00 AM - Blacklands Fire Extinguisher Check

10:00 AM - Zumba Gold

7:00 PM - Rye Indoor Bowls

6:30 PM - Tomboogie Dance Practice

9:30 AM - Hannah Pilates

7:00 PM - Literary Society Meeting: Dr Patricia Erskine-Hill on Vlad the Impaler and the Legend of Dracula

11:15 AM - Table Tennis RR

10:30 AM - Hall Cleaning

9:30 AM - Hannah Pilates

4:00 PM - Celia Pilates

10:00 AM - Zumba Gold

7:00 PM - Rye Indoor Bowls

6:30 PM - Tomboogie Dance Practice

9:30 AM - Scottish Dancing

9:30 AM - Hannah Pilates

9:00 AM - FAMILY PARTY -GP

Date/Time	Event
20/04/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am	Little Shop Association AGM
20/04/2024 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Open Gardens Teas
22/04/2024 9:30 am - 10:15 am	Hannah Pilates
22/04/2024 10:30 am - 12:30 pm	Cleaning
22/04/2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm	Hall checks
22/04/2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Celia Pilates
23/04/2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am	Yoga with Natasha
23/04/2024 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Tune In Winchelsea Singing Group
25/04/2024 9:30 am - 10:30 am	Cancelled today Scottish Dancing
26/04/2024 9:30 am - 10:15 am	Hannah Pilates

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 costs £800 for 2024.

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

We still need to raise funds for our next big projects namely the upgrading and refurbishment of the ladies and gents toilets. Please let a committee member know if you would like to make a donation towards the new chairs (from £72 each) or the Toilets refurbishment (from £195 for each close coupled WC, other fixtures or fittings are available). 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 at least £100 cash each month. It’s not too late to join! Contact Rosemarie Roberts or Ali Casey to sign up and help with our fundraising.

Rosemarie Roberts – rosiero96@icloud.com, 07941 458628

Ali Casey – AliWinchelsea@outlook.com, 07926 128737

Kitchen

We have a new professional catering kitchen.

Main hall

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

Stage

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

ACCESSIBILITY

The hall has step free access through the front doors and a wide access door into the main hall. There is a new fully accessible toilet next to the entrance door 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!

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

Welcome to our lovely hall

The sky at night

View from the adjoining cricket field

Looking beautiful with Winchelsea Garden Society

Beautifully decorated for a wedding reception

Entrance decorated to give a special touch to a reception

Have yourself a good time

Ready for the Christmas Fair

The professional cooking and serving kitchen

The professional washing up kitchen

LATEST NEWS

Calendar of Events

Hiring the Hall

Licences

Fundraising

Kitchen

Main hall

Stage

ACCESSIBILITY

Maintenance, repairs and improvements

Become a Friend