Co
nditions for Use of
Church Premise
s
1.
W
h
at
it
can be used for:
●
Pu
r
poses
w
h
ich
the
E
lders
and
Church
M
eetin
g
consider
suitabl
e
,
and
w
h
ich
w
h
ich
comply
wit
h
Local Authority plannin
g conditions.
2.
Wha
t you
c
a
nnot do
anywhere
o
n
the
Premises:
●
Smoke.
●
Offer alc
oh
ol as a prize where p
eople under th
e
a
ge o
f
18 are purchasing dr
aw tic
ke
ts.
(The use o
f
a
lc
oh
ol as a prize is discoura
ged wherever possibl
e).
●
Bloc
k any
exi
ts
fr
o
m the
buildin
g.
●
Carry out activities that cause any nu
i
sance or
inconvenience to nei
g
hbours.
3.
Wha
t the Church does
not do:
A
ccept any responsibility fo
r injury,
lo
ss or dam-
ag
e however ca
used to
persons
or p
ro
perty in
or
on the premises including car park
. (S
ee notes
on P
ublic Liability Insurance in the information
adjacent.
)
4.
Users of
the premise
s are re
sponsible
to
the Church for:
●
Any damage, loss or breaka
ge caused during or
as a
result of their use of the building
.
●
Ensuring all fire do
ors are
unlock
ed
at
all
time
during use and that NO fire e
x
it
s are
o
bstructed in any w
ay.
●
Ensuring: they have adequate
F
irst
A
id cover
for the activity taking place; that a Fire and
Safety Risk
Assessment has bee
n complete
d;
and
that an ef
fe
ctive evac
uation
plan has bee
n
establishe
d
.
●
Ensuring responsible use of a
basic First Ai
d
Box available in the
Ground Fl
oo
r
Ki
tchen in th
e
e
ye-lev
el
cu
pboa
rd to the rig
ht of the
exterior d
oo
r.
(The
cu
pboa
rd is mar
ked with
a standa
rd
Firs
t
Ai
d `+' on a green
ba
c
kgroun
d.) Together wit
h
t
h
e First Ai
d
kit is an
Ac
cident Report book.
●
Rec
o
rding an ac
cident in the
Ac
cident Book.
●
C
omplying with all La
ws and
R
egulations
applying to: Safet
y,Fo
od Safe
ty/Hygi
ene
,
Dis
ability,
Equality,
and
E
ntertainment,
as
re
levant.
●
Pe
ople and
g
roups working with ch
ildren or
vulnerable adul
t
s are required to
ag
re
e to
upho
ld the princ
iples of
the revised
Safeguar
ding Vulnerable
G
ro
ups A
ct (2006)
.
A
n
additional form
of undertak
ing is required
to be completed and signed in th
is event.
5.
Afte
r
Use it is ess
ent
ial t
o:
●
R
eplace any furnit
ure
or equipment
m
oved in
conne
ction the activity to the
position in wh
ich
it was fo
und
and all ro
oms
and leave
all
furniture clean and
tidy.
●
Clear and leave the o
ut
side p
lay
areas clean and
tidy.
●
Clear the foy
er and
lift
of
major items
of
equipment.
Furthe
r Information
Note that all items in s
ection 4 are lega
l
requiremen
ts on you and your
group
o
r
o
rgani
sation.
T
here is
a
total of six spaces
fo
r cars
i
n the
adjacent
car
park
allocated
for
church
use.
T
hey may not be
available.
Each
g
roup
or meeting using St Jo
hn’s
premises
will ensure that he/she/they h
av
e
adequate P
ublic Liability Insurance to cover
the nature and duration of the e
ve
nt or
activity as St Jo
hn’s
accept
s
no liability fo
r
any loss, damag
e
of injury to
pe
rsons or
property wh
ilst they or it are in any part of t
he
Church premises. If you are in
vo
lving the
p
ublic in an event or using equipment b
rough
t
into the premises you would be fo
o
lish not
to
do so.
You may consider it less essential if it
is
a
small meeting or disc
ussion
g
ro
up, b
ut St
Jo
hn’s still do not accept
any respo
nsib
ility. As
an e
xample: if you are having a party for
young ch
ildren, it would be still be wise to
tak
e out insurance
, espe
c
ially if equipment or
an entertainer is prese
nt unless these come
covered by the equipment suppli
er’s or
entertainer’s insurance.
A
Church R
epresentative is f
requently
on d
ut
y
weekday m
orning
s during scho
o
l term
time
, e
xcept
Wednesdays and also on evening
s
when t
he
premises are in use. Out
side these times the users
will be responsible for unlocking the premises and
maintaining se
c
urity during the
ir activity, and
also for ensuring all do
o
rs and windo
ws on b
oth
flo
ors are closed and lo
ck
ed
and
that
all ligh
t
s are
out when they leave.
Co
s
ts for use of the premises are rev
i
ew
e
d
a
n
nually and can be
obtained fr
o
m the
Bookin
gs
Secretary
.
C
onditions Ag
re
ed to by:
Date: