CARINISH VILLAGE HALL, N.UIST
(Talla Chairinis)
Mar 2014 Mick Andrew
General Information
Address: Carinish Village Hall, Carinish, North Uist, HS6 5HD
– Venue on west side of main A865 island road, about ½ mile south of
Clachan junction, approx 9 miles from Lochmaddy. Car park available.
- Built in 1958 and extended & extensively upgraded in 2001.
- Capacity approx 100 if small staging area used, 70 for theatre playing on floor area. Stacking non-interlocking chairs.
- Mobile reception variable – some networks good. Payphone at Clachan (1/2 mile).
- Nearest General Store at Bayhead ( miles), pub at Westport ( miles), Petrol & General Store, Bank/Cashpoint, Hotel & cafe at Lochmaddy (9 miles), other services in Benbecula (10 miles).
Hall Details
- Hall Dimensions: 8.95M (29’4”) wide x 15.4M (50’6”) long. Height at side walls 4.68M (15’4”) rising to approx 7.62 (25’) at apex.
- Stage: Staging units available, 30 units 0.75M x 0.75M @ 0.5M high (frame & board style) makes stage 6M x 3M with treads.
- Décor: floor light wood laminate with Badminton Court markings, walls butterscotch lower, white upper and white roof.
- Get-in: good, through FOH entrance up ramp with right angle turn (handrails), through 2 sets of double doors – straight. Approx 10M van loading area to stage area, 1.37M (4’6”) wide x 2M (6’7”) high.
- Acoustics are excellent – hall has acoustic panelling installed.
- Blackout good, windows have lined curtains. Only FOH entrance doors have small slit windows that need blacking out.
- Heating by 8 infra-red quartz heaters.
- No Piano. Hall has 2 Smoke Detectors, possible to isolate.
- Access eqpt small A-frame steps and small extending ladder available.
Technical
- Power: 100amp 3-phase incomer in cloakroom near hall. 32amp single phase socket at stage end of hall recessed in middle of back wall. 13amp sockets on 32amp ring main.
- Stage lighting – portable lighting rig available, Zero88 Jester 12 channel 2 preset desk, 2 x Zero88 Betapack dimmers, 4 x Selecon 650w profiles, 8 x Selecon 650w fresnels, 2 LX stands & T-bars.
- Sound – small portable PA system available, Mackie 12-4-2 mixer amp, Alesis 1501 300w speakers, 3 SM58 mics, CD player.
- Houselights are dimmable roof lights or switched sodiums, switches at FOH entrance.
Backstage
- Backstage store can be used as dressing room, or backstage toilets.
- Kitchen & Bar area available
- Separate backstage toilets.
