Christchurch's Permanent Commemoration of the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II
We are very grateful to Christchurch Rotary for once again mounting this series of events.
Great and good work done! Have you picked up a programme yet, people of Christchurch?
Thank you very much to Christchurch Charitable Trust for so generously sponsoring the evening.
We can now plan events of our own at Druitt Hall - talks, friendship meetings and more - watch this space!
And 'thank you' too, Baccello from our High Street for the provision of refreshments
The entertainment for the evening was energetically provided by JitterbugJive - who got everyone there involved in a group dance routine!
Dance lessons are available (some of us need practice!)
See their website for details - here http://www.jitterbugjive.co.uk/performances.html
Druitt Hall is available for hire by groups and by individuals.
We favour hire to community groups, charities and family occasions, but commercial hires are also taken to support our work.
Once a hire is confirmed by us, the facility is reserved for the hirer's use as a private hire.
To view current availability and reserve a slot click on this logo
Your hire period MUST include the time you need for your set up AND for your clearing away.
Hirers on the premises outside of the time reserved will be liable to additional charges AND, more importantly, may:
For the full conditions of hire refer to our To Hire section.
When requesting a booking, you will confirm having read and accepted these terms.
Bookings and billing services are handled via the HallMaster system.
You can view the current availability of the main hall here:
click on this logo
The Trustees have maintained hire charges for existing long-term hirers for 2 years now but, as you will know well, costs have climbed throughout that time. After a review (22/11/24) the decision was reached to harmonise these rates with those charged to new hirers and this will be applied from 1st February 2025.
Through the efforts of DHCA's volunteers and with your support, 2024 is another successful year with average weekly lettings at approx 32.5hrs: a
footfall of around 18,000 persons over the year.
Time freely given by our various volunteers allows us to set hire rates that are substantially below a true commercial cost while being
without subsidy from the public purse. We do pay only a 'peppercorn rent' to Christchurch Town Council but our true rent is the cost of maintaining
and improving the building.
The process of providing the promised extended lease to DHCA is now in its 4th year, but some real progress has been made in recent
months - although a draft lease has now been with the Council's solicitors for 7 weeks.
An improved and more positive approach has resulted from the appointment of Town Councillors Stuart Perry and Mike Cox to liaise with us.
We understand that the terms of the lease will be essentially those proposed by DHCA (contrary to a recent press report).
Issue of the lease will allow us to move forward in seeking funding for further improvements to this much-loved facility. We look forward to receiving
the Council's solicitors' comments on the document.
Here are some recent photos showing how lovely the hall now looks. Come and see for yourself!
A short video showing the condition of the hall in 2012, before DHCA took on the lease, can be viewed on our History (Druitt Hall) page.
More video and photos are slowly being added to show exterior and interior conditions from 2013 onward, recording work on the extensive improvements carried out since then.
A more-recent video about a visit to Druitt Gardens (pre-dating work to the windows and cladding) can be found on very website here under Location.
H&S Information for operational and maintenance purposes and for works proposed or in progress is available here.
The table below shows regular events at the hall - provided as a guide to events you might like to visit at Druitt Hall.
To view actual / confirmed events and current availability, and to reserve a slot click on this logo
| Day | Morning | Afternoon / Early Evening | Evening |
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| Monday | Artisan Community Market 9:30 - 12:45 dorsetmadefood.co.uk |
Druitt Hall Table Tennis Club 1:30 - 3:45pm |
Christchurch Residents Association (1st Monday each month) christchurchcitizensassociation@outlook.com Christchurch Belles WI (3rd and 4th Monday each month) christchurchbelleswi@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | Age Concern Friendship Club 1:30 - 3:30pm 01202 488311 |
Tokon Shotokan Karate 6:00 - 7:00pm 07753 237058 |
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| Wednesday | Christchurch Central WI (1st Wednesday each month) 10am - 12pm |
Christchurch Life Drawing Group (2nd Wednesday of each month) lifedrawinginfo@yahoo.com 07969 436 921 |
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| Thursday |
Pilates Mat Class with Laura Lane 09:15 to 1030pm 07539 226514 www.lauralanepilates.co.uk laura_s_lane@yahoo.co.uk Over-60's Fitness Class with David Davis 11:00am - 12:00pm |
Druitt Hall Table Tennis Club 2 - 4pm |
BCP Skills and Learning Tap Dancing Class 7:30 - 9:00pm enquiries@salbcp.com |
| Friday |
Ezmerelda's Vintage Craft Fayres 10:00am to 2:30pm ezmereldasapothecary@gmail.com |
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| Saturday |
Win On Waste (1st Saturday each month) winonwaste.org |
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| Saturday |
Ezmerelda's Vintage Craft Fayre (4th Saturday of each month) 10:00am to 3:00pm ezmereldasapothecary@gmail.com Occasional Birthday Party Bookings |
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| Sunday |
Bi-monthly Record Fair usrfairs.co.uk |
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| Sunday |
Ezmerelda's Market & Indoor Car Boot Sale (4th Sunday of each month) ezmereldasapothecary@gmail.com Occasional Birthday Party Bookings |
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| Any other times |
The hall is available at various other times for Family Event Bookings Click on the small logo above for current 'live' availability |
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Details of the facilities can be found at our About page and directions on how to hire can be found under our To Hire page.
To directly contact a trustee 07483 111270
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the trustees can also be contacted by emailing
trustees@druitthall.org.uk
As an alternative to HallMaster for booking enquiries, email
bookings@druitthall.org.uk
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call 07934 912672
Our website continues to be developed as a source of information on the facilities, events at and the history of the hall.