Beaumont Parish Hall
Beaumont Parish Hall - The Hall on The Wall
Beaumont Parish Hall is sited on part of Hadian's Wall. The hall is well used locally, hosting play groups, community groups, social events and a location for private functions. There is disabled parking and access and the hall is also hired out for private social activities. The main hall incorporates a stage and dance floor and there are kitchen and toilet facilities. Outside, there is a play area, picnic area and playing field adjacent to the hall with excellent views over the River Eden.
The hall is in the centre of the civic parish of Beaumont, Cumbria CA5 6DX. (Location using what3words: snooping.wisely.continues)
View of the River Eden from the hall ground
BOOKING THE HALL
The hall is available for hire at very reasonable rates for private functions, christenings, birthday parties, meetings, wedding receptions, coffee mornings, clubs etc. To book the hall contact Yanina Palmer, the Booking Secretary on 07817 937266, email yaninapalmer@me.com.
Click here to download the booking form. Booking forms are also available from the Booking Secretary. Bookings will be confirmed on receipt of a completed booking form together with the deposit. .
The main hall area is approximately 5 m x 20 m. There is a permanent stage area and kitchen. There is a fully accessible disabled WC. A marquee 12m x 4m is also erected in the hall grounds during the summer months..
The current cost for hiring the hall
Charges: 1st April - 31st August 1st September - 31st March
Up to 2 hours £20:00 £25.00
6 am to 12 noon £35.00 £55.00
12 noon to 6.00pm £35.00 £55:00
6pm to 10.00pm £35.00 £55:00
£20.00 per hour after 10.00pm and up to 1.00am
£100 Deposit if out of Parish, payable by cash or cheque no later than 2 weeks prior to event.
For prices for regular users contact the Booking Secretary..
The Hall Committee are responsible for maintaining the hall and they arrange many of the social functions within the parish such as the annual Beetle Drive, bonfire night firework show, a children's Christmas party, and the biannual Craft, Flower and Produce Show, as well as events that celebrate special occasions.
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In addition to private booking for one-off functions, the hall hosts regular activities including the Monthly Friday Coffee Mornings (raising funds for local charities), Solway Flower Club, Kirkandrews-on-Eden WI, and Youth Club.
Beaumont Parish Hall
PROPOSED HALL DEVELOPMENT
The story so far...........
The current hall, a temporary building in 1950 until a new purpose-built hall could be built, has now reached the end of its life and the committee are no longer able to receive funding for its improvement as it is structurally compromised. In 2013, the hall committee decided to start drawing up plans to replace the existing hall. Between 2017 and 2018, the committee worked with an architect to draw up a concept design for a new hall which it was was estimated would cost around £600,000.
In December 2019, after the hall raised sufficient funding, an archaeological survey was undertaken to see if it was possible to build the new hall in front of the existing hall. See photograph of one of the trenches below. Luckily no archaeological finds were discovered, and so a plannning application was put together and was submitted to Carlisle City Council. In June 2020, the hall was granted funding by The National Lottery for the pre-development work: electrical plans, detailed building specification and drainage.We also got costing drawings and then planned to approach contractors to quote for the tender for the building work.
Plans to refurbish the much-loved existing building
However, in 2022, the cost estimate came back from the quantity surveyor suggesting that a brand new hall would cost over 1 million pounds.This was thought to be unachievable, especially in the current economic climate, so another more realistic plan had to be developed. In 2023, after further consultation with engineers, builders and the Planning Department, the trustees came to the decision to fully refurbish the current hall: strengthening the entire structure, fully insulating the building and modifying the layout to incorporate a small meeting room and storage rooms, together with french windows opening towards the river and a WC with external access. For this to go ahead, the committee are currently trying to draw up details for a new planning appication. The estimated cost of this refurbishment is roughly £300,000, which seems much more achievable and will allow us to retain our existing hall which is so much loved by the community.
WILDLIFE GARDEN
The site has been planted with a meadow area and what wiull eventually becpme a woodland area. All the species used are native to the Cumbria area. Our thanks to Friends of the Lake District and Cumbria County Council for their generous funding to complete theis stage and Cumbria Wildflowers at Great Orton for teir expert advice and the supply of all our seeds and plants.
Special thanks also to our farming community for the use of their machinery and time to prepare the site, and our community volunteers who over a two- day period scattered a large quntity of seed and planted about 1100 individual plug plants and bulbs.
Although it will take 2-3 years to mature properly, there will still be things of interest to see. Our next stage will be to seek funding to provide access to the site and other features to improve the project.
Some new photographs have been added showing how the wildlife area has developed this year, with quite a few different species of flower on show. This has been despite the drought, and the site will develop better over the next couple of years as more of the perennial plants come through. There is a pathway now cut through the area, so please feel free to go and have a look at it. Click here for further details.
Click here to view the work party planting trees and hedging to commemorate the Queen's Platimum Jubilee.
Bug hotel newly added to the wildlife area in 2018.
Tree planting in December 2018
FORTCOMING EVENTS
All forthcoming events at the Parish Hall can be found on the website Homepage.
MONTHLY COFFEE MORNINGS Beaumont Parish Hall hold a monthly Coffee Morning at Beaumont Parish Hall usually on the 1st Friday of each month from 10.00 am -12 noon. It is a chance to meet and chat with fellow parishioners. Walkers and dogs are welcome. Refreshments available. Proceeds are currently in aid of the Parish Hall Funds.
Since starting the coffee mornings, £100 has been raised for each of the following charities: Hospice at Home (Carlisle and North Lakeland), Animals' Refuge at Wetheral, Carlisle Mencap, the British Red Cross, the Great North Air Ambulance, RNLI, Carlisle Carers, Blood Bikes Cumbria, Neuroendocrine Tumour (NET) Cancer, Eden Valley Hospice, Macmillan Nurses, the Indonesian Tsunami Appeal, Penrith Mountain Rescue Team, Carlisle Food Bank, Carlisle Samaritans and Amy's Care.
Click here to view the regular events held in the hall.
PAST HALL EVENTS
Photographs of previous Beaumont Parish Hall events can be see on the repository page and the website gallery. Details of some of our other events can be found on the Repository page under About the Parish heading on the website.
Aerial view of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022. To view the Chairman's open letter following the day, click here.
Great Get Together Family Fun Day and Bring and Share Afternoon Tea.
Spectators looking-on from the shade.
Beaumont Parish Hall held an Authentic Punjabi Curry Night and Quiz. Photographs can be found on the repository page of the website.
Queuing for the buttet at the Cuirry and Quiz Night at the hall.
HISTORY
The wooden hut (with later brick built extensions) was purchased following World War Two and was officially opened in 1953 to celebrate the Queen’s coronation. To view a brief History of Beaumont Parish Hall go to our Local History page.
Play area
TRUSTEES
Click here to view the current trustee members of the Hall Management Committee.
New Committee Members ALWAYS welcomed!
Beaumont Parish Hall Committee are always looking for new members to join the team. If you are interested in helping run the hall or helping to run a single event please let any member of the committee know, or telephone Bryony on 576403. You would be surprised how much pleasure you would get from giving your time to our community.
New constitution for Beaumont Parish Hall. The Beaumont Parish Hall Management Committee has become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. It will make no difference to the way the hall is run and it will be run by the same Trustees. It will however absolve the Trustees from personal financial responsibility, as we move towards the re structure and future of the Hall. Click here to view the constituition. Our Charitable Incorporated Organisation charity number is 1171188.
Hallmark 1 Quality Standard. The hall now has been awarded with the Hallmark 1 accreditation, a nationally recognised quality assurance scheme designed for community buildings. The scheme aims to support, establish and reward good practice and encourage improvement in established customs and practices.
MEETINGS
The committee usually have their meetings on the last Wednesday of the month.
Meetings during 2024
March's minutes will be available following April's meeting.
To view February's minutes, click here.
To view January's minutes, click here.
Meetings during 2023
To view November's minutes, click here.
To view October's minutes, click here.
To view September's minutes, click here.
To view July's minutes, click here.
To view June's meeting, click here.
To view May's minutes, click here. AGM minutes, click here.
To view April's minutes, click here.
To view March's minutes, click here.
To view February's minutes, click here.
To view January's minutes, click here.
Minutes during 2022
To view November's minutes, click here.
To view October's minutes, click here.
To view September's minutes, click here.
To view July's minutes, click here.
To view June's minutes, click here.
To view May's minutes, click here. To view the AGM minutes, click here.
To view April's minutes, click here.
To view March's minutes, click here.
To view February's minutes click here.
To view January's minutes, click here.
Minutes during 2021
To view November's meeting click here.
To view October's minutes click here.
To view September's minutes click here. To view the 2021 AGM, click here.
To view July's minutes click here.
To view June's minutes click here.
To view May's minutes click here.
To view April's minutes click here.
Minutes during 2020
To view September's virtual Committee Meeting click here. To view minutes of the virtual AGM click here.
Minutes of July's meeting can be viewed here.
Due to the corona virus pandemic, the parish hall has been closed since March 2020.
Minutes of March's meeting can be viewed here.
Click here to view the minutes of the January meeting.
Meetings during 2019
Click here for November's minutes.
Click here to view the minutes of October's meeting.
Click here for the minutes of September's meeting.
Click here to view the minutes for July's meeting.
Click here to view June's minutes.
Click to view the 2019 AGM and May meetings.
Click here to view the minutes for April.
Click here to view the minutes for March.
Click here to view February's Minutes.
Click here for January's minutes.
Meetings during 2018
To view the minutes of November's meeting, click here.
To view October's minutes, click here.
To view September's minutes, click here.
To view July's minutes, click here.
To view May's minutes click here. To view the AGM minutes click here.
To view the minutes from April's meeting, click here.
To view the minutes from March's meeting, click here.
To view February's minutes click here.
To view January's minutes click here.
Meetings during 2017.
To view November's minutes click here.
To view October's minutes click here.
To view September's minutes click here.
To view July's minutes click here.
June's minutes can be viewed here.
To view the minutes for the late May meeting, click here.
To view the minutes for the AGM and the early May meeting click here.
To view March's minutes click here.
February's minutes can be viewed here.
January's minutes can be viewed here.
To arrange to view minutes prior to 2017, please contact Albinas on 01228 576403.
Beaumont Parish Hall uses personal data for the purposes of managing the hall, its bookings and finances, fundraising, running and marketing events at the hall. Data may be retained for up to 7 years for accounts purposes and for longer where required e.g. by the hall’s insurers. If you would like to find out more about how we use your personal data or want to see a copy of information about you that we hold, please contact the hall Secretary.
Beaumont Parish Hall, the Hall on the Wall
