Terms & Conditions
General
- The hirer will be liable for any insurance claims and for indemnifying Paddington Arts in respect of any insurance claims arising from activities in connection with the hire.
Paddington Arts is not insured for hirers' personal or company property or possessions and cannot accept liability for any loss or damage.
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Paddington Arts reserves the right to request any hirers to leave where any Terms and Conditions are not complied with, with no refund.
Bookings & Payment
- All hires must be paid for in advance unless account terms have been agreed with Paddington Arts.
- Provisional bookings can only be held up to 5 working days prior to the event
- Booking requests must be confirmed in writing via e-mail, fax or letter and must include setting in and clearing down time. Requests for equipment must be confirmed at the time of booking.
- Once a booking is confirmed, cancellations made more than 5 working days prior to the event will be subject to a £25 fee. If a cancellation is made within 5 working days of the event, the full invoice amount will be payable.
- For large bookings, a refundable £30 cleaning deposit per room must be paid prior to the event.
- For large bookings, hirers may be asked to pay 50% of the full invoice amount within 1 month of confirming the booking.
Use of Rooms
- Hirers must leave the rooms promptly at the designated times.
- Any overrun on a booking will be charged at the full hourly rate.
- No filming is permitted as part of a room hire unless by prior arrangement.
- Hirers exhibiting art work are asked display them on portable mounting boards. Paddington Arts pictures and posters boards are not to be removed without the prior consent of the management.
- No food or furniture is permitted in the Dance Studio.
- At the end of the events or hire, the designated person is responsible for restoring rooms to good order.
Health and Safety
- Paddington Arts is a non-smoking building.
- The hirer must provide the name of a designated representative for the hire, who shall be present and responsible throughout the duration of the hire.
- The hirer and any guests associated with the hire must undertake to comply with the health and safety procedures of the building, to include the fire evacuation procedure, reasonable behaviour and room capacities.
- Paddington Arts accepts no responsibility for children on its premises: any children permitted to enter the building in connection with a room hire MUST be accompanied by a responsible adult.
