Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Victoria and Albert Halls (Ballater) Trust

Gordon Riddler, Chair Aberdeenshire https://www.victoriaandalberthalls.co.uk Tell us about your village,We've got the Albert Hall, the Victoria Hall and the village cinema in an upstairs room.,This was set up after severe flooding during Storm Frank in 2015, and was used when the village had no,For example, St Margarets in Braemar, a nearby village, created an excellent performance about the local,What is your top tip for other village and community halls?

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/stories/victoria-and-albert-halls-ballater-trust

Roxburgh Federation of Village and Community Halls

Membership number 473
Charity registered in Scotland SC028105

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/473/roxburgh-federation-of-village-and-community-halls

Your hall online

The digital and online world offers lots of possibilities for your village hall, so it’s worth investing,Here are some of the ways that having an online presence could help your village hall: Effective and,safe internet use Here are some of the things you will need to make sure that your hall is digital ready,and that you and your hall users can access online and digital in a safe way.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/digital/your-hall-online

Insurance

If other organisations rent your hall regularly you should check that they have their own insurance cover

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

Chirnside Community Centre

Caroline Underhill, Secretary Scottish Borders https://www.chirnsidedevelopment.org.uk Tell us about your village,hall I've been secretary for more than 10 years.,What is a typical week like in your hall?,When we were planning the renovation, we thrived from visiting other groups and halls that had been through,What is your top tip for other village and community halls?

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/stories/chirnside-community-centre

Operational management

main focus is likely to be on the day-to-day running (sometimes called operational management) of your village,or community hall.

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

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

Food hygiene & catering

Advice on providing food in a village hall or other community setting for volunteers and charity groups

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/food-hygiene-catering

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

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