Christchurch's Permanent Commemoration of the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II
The 'Friends' group has been established to provide events at the hall and
for Members of the Friends to meet socially and also have a say in how the facility is managed.
Some interesting occasional talks are planned along with other social events during the year.
DHCA Trustees Barbara and Sara look forward to welcoming members
and to hearing your views on our facilities and events.
Attendees at our most recent talk on Georgian Christchurch by Julia Ratcliffe, were hugely entertained.
The Friends are planning further talks - so watch this space!
Tickets are usually priced at £5 (but join the Friends of Druitt Hall and enjoy the talk for just £3 ! )
Pay on the door - a place can be reserved for you by emailing the Friends on events@druitthall.org.uk
Previously in the Friends' series of talks were 'Lost Buildings of Christchurch' by local historian Mike Andrews,
and 'The House That Sat Down' by celebrated local author Alice May.
No doubt you will have seen these volunteers working in the gardens. The group was formed to help safeguard
and maintain Charlotte Druitt's wishes that, in gifting the gardens to the people of Christchurch,the gardens
be maintained as a'gardens of peace and a bird sanctuary'.
You'll be aware that these lands are constantly under threat of development for other purposes.
The group encourages appreciation of nature and wildlife by all, especially young people, and have established
a 'Wildlife Education Area' at the rear of Druitt Hall. They have successfully encouraged an increase in the bird population,
worked with CADArts to install the popular 'Acorn' carving, cleared areas of ground and planted new trees, snowdrops and
bluebells etc. Working with the 'Connecting Christchurch' project, a 'sensory garden area' is currently being formed.
New volunteers are really really welcome to support the Friends and Christchurch Town Council in this work in the whole of Druitt Gardens.
Druitt Hall is available for hire by groups and by individuals.
We favour hire to community groups, charities and family occasions, but some commercial hires are taken to support this facility.
Once we have confirmed your request to hire, the main hall, kitchen etc are reserved for your private use. Entry by members of the general is then entirely at your discretion, according to the type of event or occasion you are mounting
To view current availability and reserve a slot click on this logo
PLEASE NOTE the period you reserve MUST include the time you need for both setting up AND for clearing away.
Being on the premises earlier or later than your reserved times will result in additional charges to you AND, more importantly, may:
We ask that you return the rooms and equipment to the condition in which you would wish to find them. Any problems that you experience concerning cleanliness, safety etc will be gratefully received by us - we want to keep standards up!
When making a booking you will confirm having read and accepted the terms of hire (see our To Hire section).
The table below shows regular events at the hall - this is a guide to both events you might like to attend and to times when Druitt Hall may be available to you.
To view actual bookings / availability, and to reserve a slot click on this logo to view the
HallMaster bookings calendar for Druitt Hall
Feel free to browse the HallMaster calendar - click on any event to display further information provided to us about the event or organiser.
If you need assistance with the above or have any queries concerning hire / availability
telephone 07934 912672 (do leave a message if no reply - we will call back!)
| Day | Morning | Afternoon / Early Evening | Evening |
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| Monday | Artisan Community Market 9:30 - 12:45 Generally Weekly dorsetmadefood.co.uk |
Druitt Hall Table Tennis Club Generally Weekly 1:30 - 3:45pm |
Christchurch Residents Association (1st Monday each month) christchurchcitizensassociation@outlook.com Christchurch Life Drawing Group (2nd Monday of each month) lifedrawinginfo@yahoo.com 07969 436 921 Christchurch Belles WI (3rd and 4th Monday each month) christchurchbelleswi@gmail.com |
| Tuesday |
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Christchurch Community Partnership - Friendship Club 1:30 - 3:30pm 01202 488311 |
Tokon Shotokan Karate 6:00 - 7:00pm Generally Weekly 07753 237058 |
| Wednesday |
Christchurch Central WI (1st Wednesday each month) 10am - 12pm |
Christchurch Town Council - Full Council Meetings Meetings commence 6pm sharp (see www.christchurch-tc.gov.uk for the dates) |
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| Thursday |
Lifestyle Pilates with Kayleigh Tompkins 09:15 to 1030pm Generally Weekly 07786 565025 lifestylepilates.kt@gmail.com Over-60's Fitness Class with David Davis 11:00am - 12:00pm Generally Weekly |
Druitt Hall Table Tennis Club 2 - 4pm Generally Weekly |
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| Friday |
Ezmerelda's Vintage Craft Fayres 10:00am to 2:30pm Generally Weekly 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 U3A Members' Coffee Morning Occasional Birthday Party Bookings |
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| Sunday |
Bi-monthly Record Fair Generally on 1st Sunday (but check at usrfairs.co.uk) |
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| Sunday |
U3A Social Group (occasional) Occasional Birthday Party Bookings |
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| Any other times |
The hall is available at other times for private events, birthday etc bookings Click on the small logo just above this table for 'live' availability |
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Details of the facilities can be found at our About page.
How to hire can be found under our To Hire page.
The trustees can be contacted by emailing trustees@druitthall.org.uk
As an alternative to HallMaster for booking enquiries, email
bookings@druitthall.org.uk
- or -
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.