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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Hermitage Hall

There is no village within our community. The houses are spread out few and far between.,The hall was originally built in 1910.,What activities happen in your hall?,What's next for your hall?,What would your top tip be for somebody else who's running a village hall?

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/stories/hermitage-hall

Structure and governing documents

Unincorporated organisations – village halls governed by a deed of Trust Many village halls in Scotland,in trust by property trustees, which then allows a separate management committee to run and use the hall,This can mean the people running the activities of the hall and the people who own the hall are operating

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/structure

Licensing

Some of the activities you might carry out or want to start doing in your village or community hall could,take different views on the requirements and conditions of a Public Entertainment Licence, but many village,halls and community buildings are likely to require one.,have a Public Entertainment Licence you don’t require a Theatre Licence.Gaming, bingo and lotteries Village,halls are extremely unlikely to need to become licensed for gambling purposes and lotteries for good

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/legal/licensing

Building fabric

One of the challenges of running a village or community hall is looking after the building itself.,If your village or community hall is a heritage building, there will be certain considerations and challenges

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/building-fabric

History

recruitment and training of volunteers for emergency relief, the administration of grants and loans for village,halls, a Music Committee to encourage amateur music, and a training and loan scheme for rural blacksmiths,remit to provide a forum and focus for the interests of Councils of Social Service, Federations of Village,Halls, and community associations.

https://scvo.scot/about/history

In Real Life: the Soul of the Junction

Carstairs Junction is exactly what it sounds like; a village built on a transport link.,In times gone by, the entire population of the village worked in the busy Carstairs railway station.,But she couldn’t stand by when the village’s community hall was threatened with indefinite closure.,The need to renovate the hall became much more urgent after Storm Éowyn, which blew part of the hall’,Silviya would like the renovated village hall to be a hub of knowledge and help for people whose homes

https://scvo.scot/p/102808/2026/01/14/in-real-life-the-soul-of-the-junction

Building your partnership

Some place-based digital inclusion projects centre around community or village halls, and you can read,more about governance arrangements in our Village and Community Halls Guide, or explore governance more

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/building-your-partnership

Business planning

Figuring out what the future of your hall looks like is important, both when you're originally taking

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/operational-management/business-planning

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