The Hall is a traditionally designed well maintained building fully fitted out with modern facilities.
Click here to view a floor plan.
East Dean Hall is the largest of our two halls can seat up to 150 people, subject to use and table configuration. With its high ceiling and excellent natural light, it is a popular venue for Art and Craft exhibitions and is the perfect venue for that resplendent wedding reception or special party, or for larger meetings and socials. There is a hatch access to the commercially equipped Kitchen.
The Hall is ideal for stage productions; it boasts a fully equipped extendable stage, stage lighting, a public address and audio/visual system plus backstage facilities. The East Dean Players perform two productions here each year.
Audio visual equipment is available including an overhead projector.
Friston Hall is the second of our Halls and can seat up to 50 people, subject to use and table configuration. It has access to an outside fenced lawn area. An ideal venue for birthday parties, meetings and socials.
Again, there is hatch access to the commercially equipped Kitchen.
Audio visual equipment is available including an overhead projector.
The Kitchen is fully fitted with commercial sized equipment. Crockery, cutlery and glasses for 130 people. The Hall holds a Food Hygiene Rating ‘5’ issued by the local authority.
Welfare facilities include Toilets, Disabled Toilet and baby change.
The Hall has a licence for the consumption of alcohol and playing of music. Should you wish to offer alcohol for resale, you would need to get a licence from Wealden District Council. This needs a minimum of 21 days notice.
The hire fee includes the use of:
- A variety of table sizes.
- Comfortable upholstered chairs.
- Tablecloths.
- Crockery, cutlery and glasses for 130 people.
- Good acoustics in both Halls.
- Free wi-fi access.
The Trust also owns, maintains and manages circa twelve notice boards around the village. They are intended primarily for the promotion of community events taking place in the Hall. Where space permits, the Trust will allow other community events to be publicised on these boards but Trust events will always take priority. All material posted should only relate to non-commercial community matters and events within the village and not to outside organisations or events. Please click here to view the Trust’s full policy note for the use of the Trust’s notice boards. The location of the Trust’s notice boards can be found here.
Further guidance for use of all notice boards around the village can be found on the Parish Council’s website.
