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The Magnet Leisure Centre has been playing host to large weddings for up to 900 guests since 1992. We have four different companies to manage all aspects of your wedding. They will provide decorating, catering, waiting, security services and an event manager on the big day. Please see our Leisure Centres Wedding Venues web page for further details.

The Pearce Suite
Technical and General Information
Hire Charges
How to hire the pearce suite and main hall
Insurance

The Pearce Suite

The Pearce Suite is an incredibly versatile conference, exhibition, entertainment and leisure facility. It can be used for various leisure pursuits such as badminton, short tennis, table tennis, judo and caporia but can also be hired out by external clients for events such as 1000 delegate conferences, dinner dances, product launches, exhibitions, car shows, 600 guest wedding receptions and rock concerts to name a few. Previous clients have included Nortel, SmithKline Beecham, Microsoft, Proctor and Gamble and British Telecom.

The Pearce Suite at a glance:

1000 seater auditorium
Full light and sound system
Full stage curtaining
Variable stage system
Various room layouts
1500 nearby car park spaces
On site caterers

1). The Pearce Suite

A soft green room offering an opportunity for a number of colour co-ordinated styles.

Oval Tables seating 10 - 500 capacity
Rectangle Tables in rows - 600 capacity

Access to Pearce Suite:

Saturday - 8am-11pm
Sunday – 8am -11pm
Bank Holiday - 10am-5pm

2). The Main Hall

Oval Tables seating 10 - 800 capacity
Rectangle Tables in rows - 900 capacity

The main hall is only available on a limited number of weekends during the summer months.

Access to the Main Hall:

Saturdays - 8am-11pm
Sundays - 8am-11pm

Religious Services are permitted in both halls.

The chairs used are fabric style and padded. The straight tables are 6 foot long while the oval tables are 1.85m x 1.5m.

Disposable and non-disposable crockery and cutlery are permitted in both halls.

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Technical and General Information

Dimensions: 29m (96') x 23m (74')
Height:   6.1m (20')
Floor Area:   665sq.m (7166sq.ft)
Vehicle Access Door:   3m (10') high 2.5m (8'3'') wide
Power Supply: 46 x 13AMP sockets 30AMP single phase supply
Stage Sizes:
12 x 8' x 4' and 80cm high units
8 x 8' x 6' and 80cm high units
4 x 8' x 6' and 40cm high units
Capacity:
Theatre Style - Up to 1000
600 Tiered seated, 400 floor level
Dinner Dance - Up to 500 (oval tables at 1.85m x 1.5m)
Up to 600 (straight rows), Free standing - Up to 1000
Free standing - Up to 1000
Lighting:
Recessed fluorescent roof lights
Decorative Wall Lights
Theatrical spot lights on central ceiling
2 x Follow Spots
PA:
Ceiling speakers, floor speakers, cable microphones
Car parking:
Up to 1500 spaces nearby
Catering:
Kitchen with conventional gas and steam oven
Preparation area
Miscellaneous:
Blackout available, full length stage curtaining, telephone points, screen, projector, OHP, flipchart
Brides room - A small mirrored and private room is available for your use on the day.
Lighting - Both halls has flexible lighting set ups to create the atmosphere you need.
Power - Both halls have ample 13 amp sockets plus single and three phase power supplies.
Toilets - Both halls have sufficient separate toilets to deal with the maximum number of guests.
Alcohol - You may bring your own or this can be arranged for you.
Car parking:
Up to 1500 spaces nearby.
Saturdays, Sundays:
We suggest you advise your guests to use Hines Meadow Car Park which has a footbridge link to the Magnet Leisure Centre. A fee is payable on Saturdays. We will put out signs directing your guests to Hines Meadow.

Pearce Suite Hire Charges:

(as at 1st April 2008).

Venue	Event	Time	Price
Pearce Suite:	Weddings	from/day	please contact wedding caterers above.
	Sports Event	from/hour	£45
	Charity Event Week day - excludes staffing	from/day	£675
	Charity Event Weekends - excludes staffing	from/day	£850
	Commercial Event	from/day	£3200
Main Hall:	Weddings	from/day	please contact wedding caterers above.
	Sports Event	from/hour	£90
	Commercial Event	from/day	£4300

How to hire The Pearce Suite or Main Hall:

If you would like to hire The Pearce Suite or main hall for an event please telephone the Duty Officer to check availability. Once the date has been confirmed please complete the on-line booking request form below - print, sign and return by post or hand to the Magnet Leisure Centre. This can be found on the Leisure Centres Facilities Hire webpage along with the Leisure Centre Rules and Terms and Conditions.

Insurance:

All the companies highlighted hold the necessary £5 million public liability insurance, essential for anyone booking facilities at the Magnet Leisure Centre.

Please also see our 'Getting Married' section on the Borough Website.

Guidance on Child Protection Policy is available below. A Child Protection Policy is necessary where an application to run a leisure, recreational or sporting activity or club using Leisure Centres facilities include children and/or young persons. Where participation by children or young persons in any capacity, that is not supervised or controlled by their parents/guardians or Centre, the hirer must then be able to satisfactorily demonstrate they comply with the requirements of The Protection of Children Act 1999 and to such other conditions as the Centre may impose under the said requirements.

Child Protection Policy Guidance (pdf) 10.7kb