£40 per 4-hour period.
All rooms in the church are available to outside organisations for family-friendly events and on Saturday afternoons for children's parties. The fee (see below) covers a 4-hour slot and use of the kitchen. Running hot water is always available. Heating is supplied as appropriate.
Rooms need to be booked well in advance, particularly evenings and Saturday afternoons. Church activities take priority, so some block bookings may not be possible. We do not generally accept Sunday bookings.
Alcohol is not allowed on church premises.
Contact the Lettings Secretary on 0116 223 0486 or the church office to make a booking.
The following ground-floor rooms may be hired. All are accessible to disabled users. Click here for a plan of our premises.
Main Hall, 15m x 10m, sprung floor suitable for physical activities.
Any tables and chairs required must be brought in from other rooms. Disabled toilet adjacent. Programmed heating when necessary. Access through car park and along ground floor corridor or from Narborough Road. This is the usual room for children's parties. It will easily accommodate a bouncy castle.
£40 per 4-hour period.
New Room, 11m x 8m, carpeted floor, suitable for meetings of up to 50 people.
Any tables and chairs required must be brought in from other rooms. Programmed heating when necessary. Toilets block opposite. Access through car park and up one step. Useful for smaller children's parties. Will accommodate a bouncy castle.
£30 per 4-hour period.
Auditorium, 18m x 15m plus balcony. Accommodates up to 750 people on pews (cushioned downstairs). Wide uncluttered rostrum with baby grand piano. Multi-microphone public address system.
Sound desk with mixer, radio mike, DVD, VCR, laptop/projector capabilities.
Disabled toilet adjacent. Programmed heating when required. Approached up four steps from Narborough Road or along level corridor from rear car park.
This is our worship area and any letting for community use would need to be in keeping with its main purpose.
£70 per 4-hour period for ground floor; extra for balcony, sound desk and operator.
Coffee Bar, 8m x 5m, has tables, chairs, small sink, kettles and mugs. Accommodates up to 24 people.
Disabled toilet opposite. The User switches on wall heaters if needed. Approached on ground floor directly from Narborough Road or car park.
£20 per 4-hour period.
Double vestry, 8m x 5m, suitable for meetings of up to 20 people. The User switches on gas fires if required. Toilets adjacent. Access through car park and along ground floor corridor.
£20 per 4-hour period.
Minister's vestry, 4m x 4m, suitable for meetings of up to 12 people. The User switches on gas fire if required. Toilet adjacent. Access through car park.
£10 per 4-hour period.
When advertising events, the following directions may be helpful. (Modify for Coffee Bar):
"… at the Robert Hall Memorial Baptist Church, 147 Narborough Road, Leicester, LE3 0PD. Access is through the church car park on Upperton Road. Please note that cars travelling along Narborough Road cannot turn directly into Upperton Road."
Special arrangements may sometimes be necessary to reserve spaces in the car park. This is particularly the case when the city soccer or rugby team has a home match.
For single bookings, the Lettings Secretary will meet the hirer at church at the beginning of the booking to unlock the church and return again at the end to lock up, unless other arrangements are made. The agreed fee must either be paid in advance or within 7 days of the hiring. Prices are for a 4-hour period.
Regular users may arrange to have their own key (against a deposit) and negotiate hourly rates.
Conditions for use of our premises may be downloaded here. In particular, organizers of activities involving children must comply with the church's Child Protection Policy and all organisers of regular activities must be familiar with our Health and Safety Handbook.
If a problem arises during the course of a booking, contact the Lettings Secretary by telephone, (0116 223 0486).