Meeting Rooms Survey

Location:  Painswick, New Street

Room name:  The Shires, Falcon Inn

1.  Publicly availability:

Please indicate whether room is generally available for public hire, whether there are any time or other restrictions on its use.

Yes.  Typically: Business/club meetings - Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; weddings etc at the weekend.  Other by arrangement.  Can seat 50 people or so.

2.  Room size:

Please indicate floor area and shape, and ceiling height.

Approx: 35ft x 12ft x 7ft high.

3.  Appearance:

Please describe the decorative state of the room (e.g. style and when last decorated).

Traditional with wood beams.  Decorated 4/5 years ago.

4.  Lighting:

Please describe the nature of artificial lighting and its effectiveness.  Please also describe whether darkness can be created during the day e.g. for slide shows etc and its effectiveness.

16 wall lights.

Curtains and special curtain over door can create reasonable darkness during daytime. 

5.  Heating:

Please describe the room heating arrangements and their effectiveness in cold weather.  Please also comment on any ventilation or air conditioning available and its effectiveness.

Radiators – effective.

Ventilation. – windows.  No air conditioning. 

6.  Seating and Tables:

Please describe how many seats are available, and indicate their style (eg wood/foldaway/small/benches/etc) and quality.  And similarly for tables.

Seating and tables can be adjusted for event.  Typically can seat up to about 55.

7.  Toilet facilities:

Please indicate the number of toilets available and their nature

Men: 1 cubicle and urinal; Women: 1 cubicle.  Toilets also in main building.

8.  Parking:

Please indicate what parking arrangements are available

Parking available for about 25 cars.

9.  Presentation facilities:

Please describe what presentation equipment is available.  Presentation facilities include: projectors for slides and/or film and/or computer images, screens, microphones and audio equipment (including for recorded music), staging and special lighting for staging, etc.  Please also indicate its effectiveness, and whether users are allowed to bring and use their own equipment.

Screen

Large TV that can also be connected to computer for presentations

Audio facilities including surround sound

10.  Kitchen facilities:

Please describe what kitchen facilities are available.  Eg crockery / glasses / washing up / fridge & freezer / cooking.

Full catering available from staffed kitchen.

11.  Bar facilities: 

Please describe what bar facilities are available and any restrictions.

Full bar facilities, staffed.

12.  Foyer facilities:

Please describe what foyer facilities are available (outside the meeting room itself)

None.

13.  Storage facilities: 

Please describe what storage facilities are available for users. 

None.

14.  Disabled access:

Please describe what disabled access arrangements there are.

None at present.

15.  Other facilities:

Please describe any other facilities or features available at the meeting room.  This might include staff on site, sports equipment, entertainments license, picture rails, etc

Darts board, pool table, bowling green.

Courtyard outside with wooden tables/benches and sunshades.

16.  Occupancy levels

Please indicate occupancy levels (ie % of time used)

	Week-days	Saturdays	Sundays
Mornings	2 per month
Afternoons
Evenings	Not normally available	Not normally available	Not normally available

Occasional other bookings during the year.

17.  Changes planned:

Please indicate any changes or improvements planned and their status (e.g. wish list, planned but no funding, etc).  Exclude general maintenance.

None

Name of person completing pro-forma:  Mr John Pearson)

Date:  8 March 2009