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Room
bookings
The Mint has several rooms of varying
shapes and sizes which can be used by outside organisations,
either on a "one-off" or regular basis.
To make enquiries about the use of these
rooms please contact the Mint Administrators on 01392 279786 or e-mail the
Mint Administrators
Organisations
using rooms at present include choirs and music groups, both for rehearsals and
concerts,
a drama school, various forms of karate, tai ji and
yoga, crafts, Weightwatchers, language school,
the Blind Society, Action Aid and Oxfam as well as groups holding conferences.
The sections below will give you further
information regarding:
Lettings policy
Rooms available for booking
What we can provide (equipment, music and catering)
Ground floor plan
First floor plan
Internet Access
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Letting
Rooms at the Mint
The Mint Methodist Centre is
situated in the heart of
- A new reception area including comfortable café style seating, a coffee point and wi-fi internet access provides an initial welcome and informal social area for all using our premises.
- The building is normally staffed and open Monday to Friday from 9.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m., but bookings outside these hours are also possible by special arrangement and at additional cost.
- A variety of audio-visual and other equipment is available.
- Alcohol is not permitted on any part of our premises, but we have extensive catering facilities which can also be hired. Coffee and biscuits can be ordered with your meeting, or you can book a buffet from one of the attached menus.
- Please also note that gambling (including the holding of raffles) is not permitted on our premises.
- We have limited on site parking, but we will endeavour to provide one parking space for each booking when necessary. However the Mint is within extremely easy walking distance of Mary Arches and Smythern Street Car Parks.
- The building is served by two lifts, and with the exception of one room, all rooms are accessible by wheelchair users. There are two disabled toilets which also contain baby changing facilities.
Thank you for your interest in the Mint Centre. We would be delighted to give you any further information you might need, and a booking form.
We look forward to welcoming you and your group to the Mint.
Centre Administrators
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Rooms available for booking (see also floor plans below)
THE WESLEY WING
The
- A pleasant
ground floor room immediately adjacent to a small kitchen and a suite of
toilets including a disabled toilet.
- A choice of
main lighting or soft wall lights.
The Epworth Room Seats approx. 20 (Lecture Room Style) or 20 (Boardroom Style)
- A first floor room with its own servery counter for coffee etc.
Please note this is the one room in the building which does not have disabled access. Seating capacity is limited in view of narrow access stairs and it is not possible to use the portable screen in this room.
THE MAIN WORSHIP AREA Seats up to 250 plus an additional 40 in the Gallery.
- Used for
Christian worship on a Sunday, this large and airy space is ideal for
conference plenary sessions or concerts,
but is also used for art exhibitions and large social gatherings. - Extensive
audio-visual facilities can be made available, including use of two large
video screens which can also take
a feed from the video camera. - A video link
from this area to the permanent screen in the reception area, and to
the portable screen in other rooms, is also possible.
- The worship
area is adjacent to the main kitchen, which can be used for large catering
events, and is also adjacent to the main reception area from which
interval coffee etc. can be served.
THE ROWE WING
The Rowe Hall Seats approx. 70 (Lecture Room Style) or 40 (Boardroom Style)
- A large and
airy and newly refurbished first floor hall with lift access.
- The Hall can
be used in conjunction with the main kitchen below, to which it is linked
directly via a dumb waiter.
The Nelson Mandela Room
and
The Martin Luther King Room Each
seats approx. 8 (Board Room Style)
- Two small
first floor rooms, both newly refurbished and with lift access, ideal for
small meetings or breakout sessions
The Crèche Room
- A small
ground floor room with its own sink unit. Decorated primarily for crèche use, it
can be used for children’s activities in conjunction with a meeting
elsewhere.
THE OLD SCHOOL WING
The Priory Room Seats approx. 20 (Lecture Room Style) or 16 (Boardroom Style)
- A ground
floor room with its own small servery. Please note that the toilets
immediately adjacent to the Priory Room do not include a disabled
toilet.
- The Priory
Room is better for daytime than evening meetings.
Old School Room Seats approx. 80 (Lecture Room Style) or 25 (Boardroom Style)
- A large
Victorian schoolroom with large mirrors on one wall, this room is very
popular with dance and martial arts groups. A piano is available, if
required.
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Audio Visual Equipment
- In addition to a full audio-visual suite in the
main worship area, AV equipment can be provided elsewhere. A portable screen and projector can be
booked for any room, either to use as a stand alone facility (except the
Epworth Room) or to pick up a feed from the main worship area (
- Audio visual equipment will be operated by centre staff, and there will be an additional charge for this.
- Please note that users may be required to provide their own laptop for use with AV equipment.
- Flip charts are available.
Pianos
- Pianos are positioned in the Wesley and Epworth
Rooms, the Old School Room and in the Rowe Hall. An electronic keyboard is also available
The main worship area contains a traditional pipe organ and a grand piano. Please note that there will be a charge if you require us to tune the grand before an event.
Catering
- The large kitchen is of professional standard and can be hired for major catering by suitably qualified users. A deposit may be required. Other catering facilities on the premises are for use as serveries only.
- We can provide coffee and biscuits and also a choice of lunchtime buffet menus. Please contact us for full details.
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Floor plans:
Internet Access
The Mint offers public wireless internet access via BT Openzone in the Reception area.
BT Broadband users will already have their own BT openzone username and password and non-BT users can purchase immediate access online at www.btopenzone.com.
To use the service simply set
your laptop or smartphone to search for available
networks, select BT Open zone and then login with your BT username and
password.
If you do not already have a username or password or pre-pay voucher, select BT
Open zone from the available networks list on your laptop or smartphone as above but then start your web browser
rather than logging in. The BT openzone website
should open automatically and you can purchase time-limited access immediately.