Rural Community Buildings Advisory Service

There are approximately 260 rural community buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire, and the majority of these are charitable trusts. The Village Hall Advisory Service supports the volunteer Trustees managing these buildings.

The Objectives

• To provide Charitable Trustees with a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities and the current legislation
• To offer support and information for individual governance issues
• To provide publications and information to assist Charity Trustees with the management of their community building.

What we provide:

Through membership of HWRCC's Village Hall and Rural Community Building Membership Scheme, our trained advisor will help Committees in the following areas:

• Funding information and application process
• Assistance with hall/charity management
• Access to specialist legal advice
• Help with community consultation
• Help with business planning
• Information on legislation applicable to community buildings
• Energy efficiency advice
• Disabled access advice
• A CD containing the full set of ACRE information sheets and any updates or additions to these along with access to model documents
• Regular news updates via quarterly newsletter (HALLO) included IN HWRCC's magazine, Humbrella

In addition members receive subsidised entry to HWRCC's Rural Community Building training, events and conference, and automatic membership of the HWRCC organisational scheme at no additional cost.  East Riding hall members are automatically members of the East Riding Association of Rural Community Buildings.

Please note: If you are located in the East Riding of Yorkshire membership of the Community Building Advisory Service will also include membership of the 'East Riding Association of Rural Community Buildings' at no additional cost.

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY! From as little as £20 per annum (applicable to those community buildings that have already registered on HWRCC's rural community building web site - details below) Management Committees in rural areas can join this scheme. Download full details on the Membership Benefits Package below. Joining is easy, simply complete and return the Application Form.

For more information, please contact Margaret Kirk, Village Hall Advisor

E: margaret.kirk@hwrcc.org.uk     T: 01430 434046