Community activity
We host a range of informal groups of local people who come together to do an activity. If you want to run a community group that is free to participants or charged at a token rate to cover minimal costs, please talk to us. We have special rates for community groups that benefit local residents. We particularly welcome community bookings on weekday afternoons and during the school holidays when the Centre is traditionally quieter.
Commercial activity
If you want to run and charge for a regular class at Hornsey Vale, we ask you to complete our Regular Booking Form at least a month ahead of your proposed start date. Our Trustees have the final decision on whether to accept your booking; please bear in mind they seek to ensure there is a broad range of activity in the Centre that appeals to every age group. Some activity may be ruled out by the Centre’s insurance policy.
If we accept your booking, before you can operate in the Centre you will need to provide us with: the names of two referees who can talk about your qualifications to run your class; evidence of your public liability insurance; a risk assessment particular to Hornsey Vale.
You will be responsible for the First Aid provision within your group and for evacuating your group in the unlikely event of a fire, and we will ask you to do a health and safety induction.
Once your class is up and running, you will be able to come and go in the building without supervision. We will expect you to run your activity in line with your risk assessment and our Terms and Conditions.
Partnering with the Centre
Do you have an idea for a group or project that you would like to explore with Hornsey Vale’s help and support? Our current projects are Ageing Well and the Youth Club, do you have an idea for a group that could enrich these projects? Or a new project entirely? Please get in touch.
What is the different between holding a community group at the centre and being a partner?
Project Partners
- Centre covers room costs above level of donations
- Centre manages bookings in office
- Donations are collected and added project pot.
- Centre may make funding applications on behalf of the group/include the group in project funding applications
- Centre branding is used for advertising as part of the programme – specific colours and fonts to provide cohesion between activities. Groups provide own images or logos to be included.
- Dedicated activity page on hornseyvale.org, advertised in monthly in Newsletter, promoted at other centre events/activities and included in advertising with community partners.
- Other centre activities are promoted to group members (if appropriate)
- Covered by centre public liability insurance, office manages risk assessments and registrations.
- Centre provides refreshments
Community Groups
- Heavily discounted room rates.
- Manage own bookings through Sharesy
- Can decide if they charge attendees or take donations to cover cost (max. charge £5 to get reduced room rate)
- Manage own funding applications
- Autonomous branding and advertising
- Manage own group admin, inc. public liability insurance, risk assessments and registrations.
- Can display posters/place flyers in centre
- Provide own refreshments
- Included in the ‘What’s On’ calendar on hornseyvale.org