GLENMORISTON MILLENNIUM HALL

Sept 2005 Mick Andrew

General Information

Address: Glenmoriston Millennium Hall, Invermoriston, Inverness-shire IV63 7WE

http://www.glenmoristonhall.org.uk/

  • Venue is by car park in village centre on east side of main A82 road south of junction with A887. Car park adjacent.
  • Built 1999
  • Capacity 200 if staging used, approx 100 if performing on floor. Padded & non-padded, stacking, non-interlocking chairs stored on meat-racks.
  • Mobile reception reasonable.
  • Invermoriston has General Store/Post Office, hotel and café. Cashpoint and petrol at Fort Augustus (6 miles), bank at Drumnadrochit (13 miles). All other services in Inverness (29 miles).

Hall Details

  • Hall Dimensions: 8.97M (29’5”) wide x 19.25M (63’2”) long. Height at side walls 4.75M (15’7”) rising to 6.32M (20’9”) at apex.
  • Staging available – 32 units of Q-Build rostra tops 0.75M sq @ 0.5M high. Can make stage of 6M x 3M with access treads. No crossover.
  • Décor: floor light wood laminate with Badminton Court markings; walls pine clad lower, light blue upper with white acoustic panelling; roof dark ply.
  • Get-in: through hall foyer. Park on main road/car park access, up ramp to FOH doors, right angle turn into foyer, 2 sets double doors into hall. Approx 30M from van loading area to stage. 1.52M (5’) wide x 2.03M (6’8”) high.
  • Acoustics good – hall has been acoustically treated.
  • Blackout reasonable – windows have curtains but FOH doors have uncovered glass panes.
  • Heating by radiators.
  • No piano. No smoke detectors.
  • No access equipment.

Technical

  • Power: 100amp 3-phase incomer in locked room in foyer. 32amp single-phase socket exists on exterior wall on car park side – can feed cable through window. 32amp single-phase ext. cable exists in venue.
  • No stage lighting
  • Small PA system – 10 channel mixer/amp, 2 speakers & stands. Mics, stands & CD player assumed to exist but not seen.
  • Houselights are switched fluorescents, switched at hall entrance.

Backstage

  • Stage store or lounge can be used as dressing room.
  • Kitchen available.
  • No separate toilets – venue toilets are village public conveniences.