Services

General Services

• Advice by telephone or e-mail from the Village Halls Advisor at RCAN

• Visits from the Village Halls Advisor

• Training events on subjects such as fire safety, environmental issues and marketing
• Village Hall Information Sheets and publications, covering issues essential to village hall and community buildings management, i.e. the NAVACH Guidelines and Good Practice for Managing Your Community Hall.
• Copies of example policies and model documents including leases, equal opportunities and health and safety
• Funding advice, including potential  funding sources and support throughout the application process
• Rural Voice Magazine which includes a section on community buildings

• Publication of a Nottinghamshire Community Buildings Directory and database

• Representation at county, regional and national level to funders and legislators

A charge may be made for non-members of NAVACH for some of these services.

Membership Only Services

Membership of NAVACH is £25.00 per annum and is available to anyone involved in the management of a community building.

It entitles members to:

• The standard services provided by NAVACH and RCAN
• Unlimited free advice by telephone or e-mail from the Village Hall Advisor and NAVACH Committee
• Access to a members bulletin board where village halls can share information
• Free visit from the Village Hall Advisor (non affiliated halls may book visits from the Village Halls Advisor at a charge of £100.00 per visit)
• Free training (a charge of £20.00 per head is made for non-affiliated halls)
• Village Hall Information Sheets and publications (at a reduced rate than that charged to non-members)
• NAVACH newsletter at least 4 times a  year providing updates on legislation, funding and current issues for village halls
• Free 2 hour advice session from NAVACH Professional Services including building surveying, heating and ventilation, architectural, legal, and asbestos advice
• Opportunity to nominate committee members to stand on NAVACH
• Access to a network of contacts who are involved in the running of community halls
• Latest information on best practice
• Access to funding if NAVACH secures block delegated funding

By becoming a member you could avoid:

• Breaking the law through lack of knowledge about changes in legislation
• Failing to secure funding by submitting a poor quality funding bid
• Re-inventing the wheel by struggling through processes on your own

The membership application form is available to download from the link on the right hand side of this page or contact Katie Wilson at Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire on 01623 727600 or e-mail kwilson@rcan.org.uk.

NAVACH Executive Committee

NAVACH is overseen by an Executive Committee, comprised as follows:

Any member of a hall management committee who is a paid member of NAVACH can volunteer to join the Executive Committee. To download an application form, click here.