Small Community Hall for Hire - Ivan Burgess at Blockhouse Bay Community Centre

The Centre is proud to offer a place to meet, gather, connect and belong for our local community. We are always open to new ideas, events, activities or groups wishing to start up in the Bay.

Our small hall (Ivan Burgess Room) is a smaller multipurpose space for meetings, rehearsals, functions, exercise and dance. It has wooden floors, lots of natural daylight and has mirrors across one wall. It has a small kitchenette for tea & coffee and serving food. The space set up is very flexible and will fit 50 standing.

If you are booking this Space for a function you will be charged a Bond (Space Protect) of up to $500.00. This will be held against your nominated card from the 4 days prior to your function and released 3 days after your function.

Rates:

$20 per hour for hourly weekday bookings

$60 per hour for functions on weeknights and weeknights. 4 hour minimum booking, Maximum price is $300. Select the function space for this rate.

The hall space would be perfect for

Meetings: small meetings, community gatherings, board meetings, training, workshops, hustings, networking

Celebrations: smaller weddings, birthdays, parties, anniversaries

Rehearsals, fitness & wellness: dance, plays, yoga, pilates, fitness, meditation, choirs, rehearsals

Social & Community: quiz nights, talks & presentations, first aid classes, body corporates, residents associations

Included in the space hire is:

• Tables & Chairs

• WiFi

• Heating and fans

• Use of the kitchenette

• Whiteboard

• Projector screen

Available at extra cost:

• Projector hire

Catering & Alcohol

You are welcome to self cater or use external caterers in our hall & kitchenette space. The kitchen space has a small fridge, microwave, pie warmer, hot water boiler and washing-up sink.

There are no utensils, pans, crockery, cutlery or glassware provided as part of the hall hire. You or your caterers will need to bring in everything you wish to use to cater your event. The kitchen must be cleaned and left as you found it. Any clean up or prep time must be included in your hireage. All rubbish must be removed.

You may serve but not sell alcohol on our premises. If you wish to sell alcohol, you must procure a licence from Auckland Council and provide proof of this to us.

Using the Hall

You are welcome to decorate the hall, bring in whatever furniture or equipment you need for your event and configure the space how you would like. It’s perfect for parties, as you can really make the space your own - check out the photos to see ideas. You can use blu-tac or sellotape, but please make sure this is fully removed. No pins or nails please. You must book enough time to decorate and clear down the hall after use. This is why we provide the 1pm- midnight block booking at an affordable rate, so that you and any suppliers have plenty of time to set up. We welcome wedding celebrations from all faiths and partnerships. Please note you cannot have a lit flame as part of the ceremony due to insurance restrictions.

Music & Sound

You are welcome to play music as part of your booking. The sound needs to be turned down after 11pm and off by Midnight due to neighbourhood noise regulation.

Access

During our normal office hours (Mon-Fri 9am-3.30pm and evenings by appointment only), someone on reception will be available to let you into the hall. If your booking is outside of these times, you can pick up a key in advance from reception.

The hall is wheelchair accessible, and there are wheel chair accessible toilets.