• It is for the applicant to ensure that they meet all legal requirements and conditions that may affect their use of the hall or the running of any event.
• All applicants must be over 21. No 18th birthday parties or similar events are permitted.
• Your booking is secured on receipt of your non-refundable deposit, if applicable to your hall event.
• Any equipment or activities brought into the hall will be the responsibility of the person hiring the hall (e.g. disco equipment, bouncy castles, bands, etc.). St Joseph Church Hall does not accept any liability for loss, damage or injury caused by an external source.
• Please reset the tables to the same configuration as it was set before you hired the hall. The configuration maps are found on the walls opposite the kitchen and at the door to the hall.
• Please remove all decorations (large and small) at the end of the event. Please do not leave items to be collected the next day as we have some very early bookings on the following days.
• Please do not leave any food or drinks in the kitchen overnight.
• The maximum capacity of the main hall is 80 people — no exceeding of this limit will be permitted.
• The applicant shall be responsible for any damage.
• Ensure all windows and doors are locked and secure when leaving the hall. There are 3 doors to be locked. The main doors to the hall itself, the doors from the foyer to the toilets and the main hall and the external doors onto the street.
• The keys must be returned to the lock safe box at the front door at the end of the event. You must not take them home for returning the next day. We regularly can have early users of the hall the next day who should not be inconvenienced by missing keys.
• Switch off all appliances in the kitchen when leaving the hall.
• At evening events, these must be finished by 11.00pm (or earlier as agreed). The hall must be cleaned, locked, and closed by 11.30pm.
• Please be respectful of our neighbours in and around the hall premises and car park. Please keep noise on leaving to a minimum.
• Car parking may be available in the Church car park but it is not guaranteed. Cars must not be parked overnight in the car park in front of the Church.
• There are no bar facilities available.
• All food catering is the responsibility of the applicant. An External Caterer Declaration form or Personal Catering Declaration form must be completed.
• All children must be properly supervised.
• The hall including all surfaces, tables, and chairs must be wiped clean after the event so that it is left in the same condition in which it was provided. Ensure all carpets and wooden flooring are vacuumed clean with the provided equipment.
• The applicant must remove chair covers at the end of the function. The use of confetti and party poppers within the hall is discouraged. Please do not blu-tack, pin, or tape anything to the walls.
• Remove all rubbish in suitable bin bags. Please do not place in church bins. Please take them home for disposal via your own bins.

Health & Safety

Please familiarise yourself with:

• All entry and exit points (there is more than one). There is a fire exit at the lower hall as well as at street level at the main side entrance to the hall.
• All fire points and alarm instructions.
• The position of the defibrillator, which can be found in the foyer opposite the disabled toilet.

If you spot a fire, please break the glass at the nearest relevant fire alarm, then immediately phone the emergency services on 999.
The hall address is 2 Eaglesham Road, Clarkston, G76 7BT.

St Joseph Church registered address: 2 Eaglesham Road, Glasgow, G76 7BT.
St Joseph is a Parish of the Diocese of Paisley, a Designated Religious Charity, Number SC018140.