Terms and Conditions
REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF HIRE
1. Applications
All applications for hire must be made in writing on forms available from the manager. TURNERS FUNCTION CENTRE reserves to itself to refuse a booking to any applicant without stating any reason. All contracts made for the booking of the rooms are made with Turners Function Centre. A room hire charge is payable for each room booked. A booking confirmation covering the details of your function will be sent to you. Until this has been signed and returned your reservation is only provisional.
2. Payment of Charges
The following conditions apply without exception to all bookings:
(a) There are no provisional bookings. Bookings are allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis and must be secured by an application form and payment of a 50% deposit. A booking shall not be considered confirmed until the deposit and application form have been accepted.
(b) The balance of hire shall be paid in full, no less 8 weeks before the function.
(c) Payments are only refundable when:
The booking is cancelled by the management in which case the full amount shall be refunded.
(d) If a booking is made within 8 weeks of the event, the full amount must be paid at the time of booking.
(e) If a booking is made within two weeks of the event, the full amount must be paid in cash at the time of booking.
(f) If a booking is cancelled less than 8 weeks before the event, the full amount will be forfeited.
(g) Cheques should be made payable to ‘Turners Function Centre’. Failure to pay in full at least 8 weeks prior to the event will result in the function being cancelled.
Every effort will be made to meet your requirements. The hirer will indemnify Turners Function Centre against all claims which arise from a booking.
3. Indemnity Charges
A £ 200 indemnity fee must be paid in cash against any possible damage to the premises or other costs, which might be incurred during the hire of the function centre. The indemnity must be paid at the time of the booking. The Indemnity fee will be forwarded within 14 days after the event.
4. Purpose of Hire
Hiring shall be for the purpose of private functions for invited guests only. Ticket sales are not permitted at the door. The premises must not be use for any other purpose or in any other manner than stated in the application.
5. Catering
Final numbers to be catered for must be confirmed to Turners Function Centre by midday, five working days prior to your function. Catering will be provided and charged for on the numbers notified at that time.
6. Bars
No intoxicating liquor/soft drinks shall be brought into the hall by the hirer or any other person. The bar will close at 12pm Sun-Thu and 2am Fri-Sat, apart from the Christmas and New Year celebrations where the bar is open 24hrs.
However the licensee reserves the right not to open the bar if he considers there is insufficient custom, or for any other reason. (This still doesn’t alter the drinks policy.)
7. Loss or damage to property
Turners Function Centre shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to property occurring during any hiring, in particular the hirer must make suitable arrangements for the security of coats, bags etc. of guests.
8. Damage to premises
The hirer shall pay the cost of making good any damage to the premises and to furnishings and contents resulting from, or arising out of the use of the premises by the hirer.
9. Cancellation of hiring by Turners Function Centre
Turners Function Centre reserves the right upon 21 (twenty-one) days previous notice (without compensation) the use of the premises by the hirer upon any date booked by him, the payment for such hiring to be refunded to the hirer by Turners Function Centre.
10. Naked Flames
In no case will any naked flames be permitted in any part of the premises without prior consent of Turners Function Centre.
11. Fixtures and fittings
No fixtures, fittings, decorations, special lighting or lime-light lanterns shall be used without the previous sanction of Turners Function Centre.
12. Minimum hiring times
Mon-Sat
(up to 8pm) 4 hours
(after 8pm) 3 hours
Sun/bank holiday
(all day) 3 hours