1. **Deposit and Booking Security**

- A £100 deposit is required at the time of booking to secure the date and as a safeguard against any possible damage or mishaps. This will be returned to you the following week after the function.

- This deposit is refundable, assuming no damages or additional cleaning costs have been incurred. Any damages caused during the hire period will be the responsibility of the hirer. The cost of any damages will be deducted from the deposit, and if the deposit amount is less than the cost of repair or replacement, the hirer will be invoiced for the difference.

-If you cancel the event before the final payment is due £50 of the deposit will be returned.

2. **Payment and Guest Limit**

- The hire payment must be paid in full at least 4 weeks prior to the event.

- A maximum of 100-160 guests can be invited.

3. **Access and Setup**
- Access to set up for functions will not be available before 6:30 pm. We kindly ask you not to request an earlier access time or arrive earlier, as it won’t be possible to accommodate this.

- Use of the Members Bar is only permitted with prior approval before the event. The Members Bar is available for evening functions, however, please be aware that members retain access to the area until 8.30pm.

4. **Responsibilities of the Hirer**
- The hirer is responsible for the admission and conduct of all persons at the function.

- It is not permissible to bring drinks of any description into the club.
Should special wines/spirits be required, please give at least 4 weeks’ notice as to type and quantities required.

- No persons are allowed on the football pitch at any time.

- Nothing is to be stuck to the walls.

- Gas bottles used to inflate balloons are the responsibility of the hirer and must be removed from the premises after the function.

- The hirer must ensure that the hall is cleared of rubbish and placed in black bin bags. The club will dispose of them.

- All guests and hirers' belongings (e.g., clothes, food, banners, balloons, presents etc) must be taken away at the close of the function and not left behind.

- The hirer must ensure that the noise inside and outside the premises is kept to a reasonable level.

- No smoking/vaping is allowed anywhere inside the club.

- Please respect our neighbours' privacy and leave the club grounds in a quiet and orderly manner.

- The hirer must have the hall cleared of guests and belongings within 30 minutes of last orders, which is 11:15 pm.

- All guests must have vacated the premises by midnight at the latest.

- All windows and outside doors in the Main Hall are to remain closed at all times.

5. **Club Rights and Liability**
- The club has the right to decline any booking request.

- The club does not accept liability for personal injury, damage to, or loss of articles from the premises or car park.

6. **Entertainment and Noise Control**
- If using a DJ, the noise limiter must be used at all times, and music must be turned off by 11:30 pm.