Facilities
- The use of the centre includes use of the foyer, kitchen and toilet facilities associated with it or that part of it as is hired and indicated as such on the booking form and may only be used for the purpose for which they are hired
- The centre is of generic design to enable varied and diverse activities. It is not designed with specific activities or groups in mind. As such:
- The council is not responsible for any compliance regulations specific groups must adhere to. Hirers are responsible for ensuring that they set up the rooms / centre as required for their activities
- The hirer must not fix to or exhibit on the outside of the centre, any placard, sign, notice, fascia, board or advertisement, except without the written consent of the council such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any unauthorised internal / external work fixtures fittings and or equipment will be removed from the centre with no compensation or notice to the hirer and any subsequent costs of making good any damage will be charged to the hirer. This is in conjunction and in addition to inforamtion in the decorations and advertising section
- Without prejudice the hirer must not do in or near the centre anything by reason of which the council may incur any losses and/or damage under any statute. Any costs of making good any damage will be charged to the hirer
- The hirer must not do anything in the centre or allow anything to remain in them that may be or become or cause a nuisance, or annoyance, disturbance, inconvenience, injury or damage to the council or the owners or occupiers of adjacent or neighbouring premises. Provided always that the carrying on by the hirer of its business in a reasonable manner will not be a breach of this clause.
- The hirer must give notice to the council of any defect in the centre that might give rise to an obligation on the council to do or refrain from doing anything in order to comply with the provisions of this agreement or the duty of care imposed on the council, whether pursuant to the Defective Premises Act 1972 or otherwise and must at all times display and maintain any notices the council may from time to time reasonably requires him to display at the centre.
- The hirer must not make any alterations/ internal/external work fixture fittings and /or equipment to the centre without the prior written consent of the council such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Please see point 5 and the decorations and advertising section.
- If the council have given written consent to 6 then all approved alterations/internal/external fixtures and fittings and/or equipment will be paid for by the hirer. All works must be carried out by the council’s Property Services Team.
- If the council have not given written consent or approval for any alterations/ internal / external work fixtures fittings and or equipment, then the council will remove these from the centre with no compensation or notice to the hirer. Fixtures/ fittings/ equipment left on site will be removed and disposed of as the council deems fit and the council and its officers will not be held liable for any cost relating to the loss of the equipment but the hirer may be held liable for any cost incurred by the council for the disposal of the fixtures/fitting and/or equipment and making good of the centre.