Venue Hire
Lewes Town Hall, The All Saints Centre and Malling Community CentreLewes Town Hall
For hire are:
The Reg Yarrow Room
Offers an ideal environment for business meetings or small lectures, seating up to 20 people boardroom-style or 30 with theatre layout.
Corn Exchange
A large space which holds indoor markets and similar events or can seat 340. Bar facility with basic equipment, refrigeration etc.
Assembly Room
A grand old ballroom which can house large events or accommodate 400 people standing or 340 seated.
Lecture Room
A calm and spacious room on the top floor, which can comfortably seat 80 people or accommodate groups such as our local Bridge clubs.
Council Chamber
When not in use for our own purposes, the Council Chamber can accommodate up to 80 people seated and is available for hire.
Foyer and Baxter Gallery Corridor
These can be used for small exhibitions.
Contact the Town Hall Manger Lee Symons on 01273 407532 or e-mail townhall@lewes-tc.gov.uk to make a booking
The All Saints Centre
For hire are:
Main Hall
Open space or tiered seating can be extended to seat up to 200. Full-width stage offering modern lighting and sound installation. Hirers may add their own compatible equipment for more complex scenarios.
Small Hall
An intimate space that can nonetheless accommodate up to 60 people.
Foyer and café
Licensed for sale of alcohol.
Contact the All Saints Centre team on 01273 486391 or e-mail asclewes@lewes-tc.gov.uk to make a booking
Malling Community Centre
The council has refurbished this community centre to create a new mixed use community space. This has involved major alteration and refurbishment works.
The newly renovated building offers a vibrant community space, with links to outdoor facilities, spaces for public hire, sports changing rooms, and a forthcoming social area/café.
For hire are:
Main Hall
Our largest hireable space has 4 external double clear doors, and heating from overhead panels. Floor space is 14.7m x 12m, which includes pillars. Maximum capacity for standing is 250. Seated capacity is dependent upon layout, please ask for details.
Small Hall One (front facing)
Beautifully light space with underfloor heating, (from ground source heat pump) featuring 2 separate double access doors and 2 double windows and sound resistant panel doors.
Floor space is 5.5m x 10m, with a standing capacity of 100. Seated capacity dependent upon layout, please ask for details.
Small Hall Two (rear hall)
Ideal for small groups, meetings, offering a set-back, more private space. Separate access via one double door, with conjoined window panel and sound resistant panel doors. Floor capacity 5.7m x 10m. Standing capacity is 90. Seated capacity is dependent upon layout, please ask for details.
Small Halls One and Two combined
Standing capacity 170. The floor space is 11.2 x 10m. Seated capacity is dependent upon layout, please ask for details.
Contact centre manager Hannah Roxx on 01273 407537 or e-mail mallingcentre@lewes-tc.gov.uk to make a booking
Free event: The Mayor of Lewes presents… Time for Change: Action not Words
Following the success of the first Black History Month closing event at Lewes Town Hall in 2021, the Mayor of Lewes is hosting an event called Time for Change: Action Not Words on October 30 2022 at 5pm in the Assembly Room in Lewes Town Hall (Fisher Street entrance).
You are invited to join us for a free evening of reflection, discussion, and celebration as we approach the end of Black History Month, supporting the theme for Black History Month Time for Change: Action not Words.
We will be welcoming special guest poet and activist Rick Dove from South-West London. In addition, there will be a panel discussion hosted by Patrick Nyikavaranda, a director at Diversity Resource International. The panel includes Brighton-based poet/spoken word artists Priss Nash and Annie Whilby, Lewes-based Vandu Languages’ Deputy Director Aaron Clarke and retired professional footballer Victor Anichebe.
Food will be available at the interval and event will culminate with a musical drumming performance.
The event is free, but you must register via Eventbrite to attend. Book your space before tickets sell out!
What’s on at All Saints?
We hope you will come and join us this Autumn! We have a very busy and exciting month ahead, filled with our variety of regular activities and classes for you to enjoy! October kicks off with ‘Let’s Get Funked’ for those of you who love a good boogie! Lewes Film Club return, with a Trilogy of Films; we have Shadow Puppetry, Lewes Live Literature are hosting Poetry and Cabaret evenings and we welcome Lewes Literary Society with David Hendy presenting his latest book. We even have a Cello Course! We end the month with ‘Lost in the Willow’s, a play about Kenneth Graeme (author of Wind in the Willows). Please see the listings for more information and links.