Lerryn Memorial Hall
(Registered Charity Number 270132)
Lerryn is a fortunate place. In addition to being a friendly and attractive little village on a tributary of Cornwall’s lovely River Fowey, it also possesses a very pleasant, well equipped and centrally heated village hall. The hall is a focus of many village activities and it is also available for hire.
The previous Memorial Hall, established after the war, was replaced at the Millennium by a new building. This was funded partly with the help of the Lottery and partly by extensive local fundraising.
The Hall is run as a charity; its officers are elected at the AGM and its trustees are the appointed representatives of all the local organisations that use the Hall. All are volunteers. Elected and appointed trustees together form the Hall Committee, which administers the Hall and is responsible both for routine maintenance and for initiating any new projects. Users of the Hall are charged for the use of the premises and equipment; the Committee has to ensure that the Hall’s income from this source is sufficient to cover its ongoing commitments.
Facilities
On the ground floor:
Main hall, with a small stage at one end. Storage cupboards hold cleaning equipment, 110 folding chairs and 18 folding tables. Maximum capacity (determined by fire regulations) is 120 people.
Kitchen, with ovens, microwave, plumbed-in water heater, crockery, cutlery, dish-washer and double sinks with separate hand-washing facilities
Men’s toilets, ladies’ toilets and accessible toilet for people with disabilities, which also offers a nappy-changing facility
On the first floor:
Meeting room, used also for short courses and workshops, with tables, chairs and a copier.
The main hall is accessible for wheelchair users by a double door at the main entrance. The meeting room is reached by stairs, and a stair-lift is available.
Activities
On a regular basis, the Hall hosts the activities of the following member organisations.
- Fourth Thursday Friends
- Ki-Aikido group
- Lerryn Art Group
- Lerryn Area Minibus Association
- Lerryn Film Club
- Lerryn History Society
- Lerryn Produce Association
- Lerryn School Group
- Lerryn Players
- Lerryn Snooker Club
- Lerryn Tuesday Club
- Lerryn WI
- Lerryn Yoga Circle
- Tai Chi Qi Gong
- U3A activities
For further information about these organisations, see their entries in the Community Groups section.
In addition, other individuals and organisations, both businesses and charities, have used the hall for a range of activities including:
- Wedding receptions
- Courses, lectures, films and workshops
- Private parties
- Coffee mornings
- Book and video sales
- Charity fundraising activities
- Stage presentations, both local and touring
- Candle-lit suppers
- Funeral receptions
- Village celebrations, such as our annual carol singing
Hiring the hall
Charges from 1 April 2024:
- Main hall £12.00 per hour; £8.50 per hour for local groups
- Upstairs meeting room £10.00 per hour; £6.50 per hour for local groups
- Refundable deposit of £100 (not applicable to local groups)
- AV facilities, if ticked on the booking form, are available without charge, but please bring your own adaptor if your laptop is not HDMI connected.
- The time booked must include the time needed for preparation and clearing away at the end. For example, if an event is booked to end at midday, users must be ready to leve the hall clean and empty at that time.
Use the booking form below to make an online booking. Before doing so, please ensure you are familiar with the Terms and Conditions of Hire and the process for obtaining keys, using the details here.
The kitchen 
The Hall is used for a range of public displays/events. 
Ki Aikido in session 