St Albans Community Centre

St Albans Community Resource Centre

Address: 1047 Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch
PO BOX 21 102
Contact phone: 374 2465 or 379 6305
E-mail: info@stalbans.gen.nz

This building is owned by the Christchurch City Council but run by a management committee consisting of regular users of the hall. All enquiries are to be addressed to: Christoph Hensch or Alison Elmes.

Hall hire description:

The St Albans Community Resource Centre is a multi-use facility available for hire by the community. It includes:

Knightstown Room approx. 12 metres x 8 metres. It has seating for 80 people, heating and a large wooden floor for dancing.
John Wardle Room approx. 12 metres x 7 metres with comfortable seating, heating and a Pool table.

Equipment available

Pool table, 8 trestles, 80 chairs, 2 white boards, TV, Video, fitness mats.
The kitchen has a zip water heater for tea/coffee making, oven, microwave, two sink units, dishwasher and fridge.
A telephone is available for emergency use only.

Parking

A dedicated carpark is available at the back of the building, accessible via 124-128 Caledonian Rd. Limited car parking is also available as street parking in front of the Community Centre - 1047 Colombo St..
Parking for the disabled is available up the driveway with ramp access at the back of the building.

Hours of Use

St Albans Community Resource Centre is open Mon-Fri from 10am-3pm, on Saturday only the NeighbourNet room is open from 1pm-3pm. The centre can however be booked at other times, too (please see our Events section).

Recreation

Pool Table
Video/TV
Fitness Mats
Table Tennis

Youth Cafe

The Youth Cafe at the St Albans Community Resource Centre - 1047 Colombo St will be open every Thursday from 7.15pm-9.15pm and is available to young people from 11-16 years old. (This programme is currently inactive.)

Charges

Our charges are here:

Community groups: $10/hour
Commercial groups/Activities: $15/hour
Private Function: $30/hour for full facility
Daily Hire Rate negotiable
Above rates are GST inclusive and a refundable key deposit of $20 is payable
Conditions Apply

Private Function Policy

Parental supervision required for 18th or 21st Birthday parties. No disco or band music allowed. Ideally suited for private functions such as quiet 40th or 50th dinner parties. Up to 100 people.

General rules are:

No smoking
No selling of alcohol
Alcohol limited to beer and wine; no spirits
Noise restriction for consideration to neighbours
The Christchurch City Council requires all facilities to be vacated by 11 pm.
Cleaning up can be arranged for Sunday morning as long as it is finished before 10am as another group uses the building at that time

Fees payable in advance:

$25 per hour for use of whole Centre
$150 bond which might be partially lost dependant on damage incurred or unsatisfactory cleaning
Key bond of $20 paid with issue of key and refundable when key is returned
Total fee payable in advance for 6 hours hire - $320 cash
To be confirmed at least 2 weeks before event with $50 booking fee. This will be non-refundable if event has not taken place and booking was not cancelled at least 5 days before event.

The SARA committee meet on the third Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm in the St Albans Community Resource Centre.
Members of the Public are welcome to attend and participate.
The day to day activities of SARA and SACRC are managed by:

Christoph Hensch - St Albans Community Centre Manager and Community Facilitator
She can be contacted at the centre between 10am-5pm, or at this e-mail address:
info@stalbans.gen.nz