Laggan Village hall | Touring Venue

LAGGAN VILLAGE HALL

Aug 2012 Mick Andrew

General Information

Address: Laggan Village Hall, Laggan Bridge by Newtonmore, Inverness-shire PH20 1AN

Venue is along road into Laggan village off A86 from Newtonmore, approx 200M from junction, after surgery and before school on left in Gergask. Car parking on street.
Built 1985. Has bunkhouse accommodation & games room upstairs.
Capacity approx 100 if stage used, up to 70 if performing on floor. Padded, folding chairs stored on meat-racks.
Mobile reception reasonable.
Laggan has a General Store. Cashpoint, petrol, hotels at Newtonmore (8 miles), Banks & cashpoint at Kingussie (11 miles). Other services in Aviemore (23 miles).

Hall Details

Hall Dimensions: 15M (49’3”) long x 9.05M (29’8”) wide. Height of roof 4.98M (16’4”).
Stage: 6.4M (21’) wide x 2.44M (8’) deep. Height of stage 0.75M (2’6”). No wings or crossover, stage has curved pros arch. Access treads off front stage left.
Décor: floor light wood with Badminton Court markings, walls dark blue lower, white upper & roof. Window curtains dark blue.
Get-in: via side fire exit, park on grass covered hardcore surface in field, single door, ramp outside and right-angle turn into hall. Approx 20M from van loading area to stage. 1M (3’3”) wide x 2M (6’7”) high.
Acoustics reasonable.
Blackout good, all windows have lined curtains.
Heating by infra-red glow quartz heaters. Heaters on £1 coin meter.
No piano. No smoke detectors
Large A-frame steps available.

Technical

Power: 100amp 3-phase incomer in store behind stage (SR side).
No stage lighting.
Small PA available, 4 mounted ProSound speakers, other equipment not seen.
Houselights are switched fluorescents or wall lights, switches in stage right corridor or stage right wall.

Backstage