ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) produces 40 information sheets on a wide range of topics about village and community halls.
These are well written and very useful sheets which answer many questions that arise about running village and community halls. Electronic copies of these sheets can now be obtained free of charge by emailing Louise Currie of Community Action Northumberland.
The list of sheets published by ACRE (some not yet available) is as follows:
| No. | Title |
|---|---|
| 1. | Planning fees for village halls |
| 2. | Parish council help for village halls |
| 3. | Providing services in village halls (available soon) |
| 4. | Funding trusts for village halls and community centres |
| 5. | Village halls, children and young people |
| 6. | Village halls and registration for VAT |
| 7. | Village hall insurance cover |
| 8. | Storage in village halls |
| 9. | The village hall and its Premises Licence |
| 10. | Alcohol in village halls |
| 11. | The Charities Act 1992, 1993 & 2006 |
| 12. | Phonographic Performance Limited – Sound Recordings for use in Public (available soon) |
| 13. | The Performing Right Society (Music Licence Charges under Tariff CB) |
| 14. | Asbestos |
| 15. | Health & safety legislation and village halls |
| 16. | How ‘green’ is your village hall? |
| 17. | Trustees – roles and responsibilities |
| 18. | Village halls and VAT on building work and other purchases |
| 19. | Marketing your village hall |
| 20. | Health and hygiene in village halls |
| 21. | Overnight accommodation in village halls |
| 22. | Managing employees and volunteers (available soon) |
| 23. | Steps to funding the fabric of community buildings |
| 24. | Village halls and payment of rates |
| 25. | Accessibility and equality in village halls (available soon) |
| 26. | Coping with VAT on fuel and power supplies |
| 27. | Village halls and social clubs |
| 28. | Creating a business plan |
| 29. | Bingo in village halls |
| 30. | Village hall heating |
| 31. | Village hall flooring |
| 32. | Recruiting and retaining volunteers |
| 33. | Gaming and lotteries |
| 34. | Sale of goods in village halls |
| 35. | Trustee liability and trustee indemnity insurance |
| 36. | Village halls run by parish councils as sole trustee |
| 37. | Fire safety in village halls |
| 38. | Short guide to security in your village hall |
| 39. | Village halls and incorporation |
| 40. | Village halls and their governing documents |
| 41. | Accounting and village halls |