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ACRE Information Sheets



ACRE produce the following Information Sheets, which are available to Village Halls in Cumbria on request. To receive an emailed copy (pdf file) of any of the ACRE Village Hall Information Sheets (VHIS) listed below, please contact Carl Glynn.


Please note, Voluntary Action Cumbria can only distribute these to Village Halls in Cumbria. If you are visiting this page from outside of Cumbria please use this link to find the RCC for your County who will provide them to you accordingly. Thank you.


VHIS 01 Planning Fees for Village Halls (79 Kb) (Updated May 2005)


VHIS 02 Parish Council Help for Village Halls (137 Kb) (updated March 2006)


VHIS 03 Post Offices in Village Halls (133 Kb) (Updated January 2006)


VHIS 04 Funding Trusts for Village Halls & Community Centres (155 Kb) (Updated April 2005)


VHIS 05 Village Halls, Children & Young People (167 Kb) (Updated March 2006)


VHIS 06 Village Halls & Registration for VAT (88 Kb) (Updated December 2005)


VHIS 07 Village Halls Insurance Cover (95 Kb) (Updated May 2005)


VHIS 08 Under-stage Storage (18 Kb) (Updated September 2000)


VHIS 09 The Village Hall & its Premises Licence (204 Kb) (Updated May 2007)


VHIS 10 Alcohol in Village Halls (220 Kb) (Updated May 2007)


VHIS 11 The Charities Act 1992 & 1993 (126 Kb) (Updated March 2000)


VHIS 12 Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) (76 Kb) (Updated May 2005)


VHIS 13 The Performing Rights Society (PRS) (70 Kb) (Updated April 2006)


VHIS 14 Asbestos (91Kb) (Updated December 2005)


VHIS 15 Health & Safety Legislation & Village Halls (449 Kb) (Updated October 2006)


VHIS 16 How 'Green' is your Hall? (207 Kb) (Updated December 2006)


VHIS 17 Trustees - Roles & Responsibilities (109 Kb) (Updated August 2000)


VHIS 18 Village Halls & VAT on Building Work & other Purchases (116 Kb) (Updated June 2007)


VHIS 19 Marketing your Hall (138 Kb) (Updated January 2007)


VHIS 20 Health & Hygiene in Village Halls (693 Kb) (Updated August 2006)


VHIS 21 Overnight Accommodation in Village Halls (99 Kb) (Updated July 2006)


VHIS 22 Managing Employees & Volunteers (299 Kb) (Updated October 2006)


VHIS 23 Funding for the Provision of Village Halls & Community Centres (175 Kb) (Updated August 2006)


VHIS 24 Payment of Rates (118 Kb) (Updated August 2006)


VHIS 25 Making Village Halls Accessible (206 Kb) (Updated January 2002)


VHIS 26 Coping with VAT on Fuel & Power (87 Kb) (Updated August 2003)


VHIS 27 Setting up an IT Resource Centre (180 Kb) (Updated June 2001)


VHIS 28 Business Plans (152 Kb) (Updated November 2005)


VHIS 29 Bingo in Village Halls (86 Kb) (Updated February 2003)


VHIS 30 The Village Hall - Heating (151 Kb) (Updated October 2000)


VHIS 31 The Village Hall - Flooring (117 Kb) (Updated October 2000)


VHIS 32 An Introductory Guide to the DDA 1995 (151 Kb) (Updated November 1999)


VHIS 33 Gaming & Lotteries (97 Kb) (Updated April 2000)


VHIS 34 Sale of Goods (103 Kb) (Updated April 2002)


VHIS 35 Trustee Liability & Trustee Indemnity Insurance (106 kB) (Updated September 2003)


VHIS 36 Village Halls run by Parish Councils as Sole Trustees (120 Kb) (Updated August 2006)


VHIS 37 Fire Safety in Village Halls (144 kB) (Updated May 2007)


VHIS 38 Short guide to Secuirty in your Village Hall (102 Kb) (Updated September 2006)


ACRE Village Hall Management Healthcheck (339 Kb) (Updated 2006)


Last updated on: 2007-09-12