Booking a Council Venue

The Council has a wide range of facilities for hire at venues across East Dunbartonshire.

Facilities are available to book within:

• Schools
• Community Centres
• Community Halls
• Enterprise Centres

The annual letting process for 2024/25 is now underway whereby community organisations and groups can make their annual booking requests for Schools, Community Centres, and Halls between August 2024 and August 2025.

If you require any assistance or further information, please contact the Letting Team by email letting@eastdunbarton.gov.uk or by phone 0300 123 4510.

Please ensure you read the Letting Terms & Conditions and Booking Charges.

Please Note: By placing a booking, you are confirming you have read and agree to the Letting Terms & Conditions and Booking Charges.

You will find further information on:

• Find your nearest venue
• Useful information

If you run activities involving children or vulnerable adults in East Dunbartonshire Council facilities, please refer to the Child Protection & Vulnerable Adults Guidance before placing a booking.

The Council makes a number of schools available for community use. Individuals and groups can apply to use the spaces during the academic year, from August to June. Some schools are available from 6:30 in the evening and on Saturdays; others are available all year round. Please contact the Letting Team for more information by email: letting@eastdunbarton.gov.uk or by phone: 0300 1234510

There are five community centres in East Dunbartonshire:

• Auchinairn
• Craighead (Milton of Campsie)
• Hillhead (Kirkintilloch)
• Milngavie
• Torrance

Facilities are normally available from Monday to Friday 9am to 9.45pm but may vary depending on the centre, with some offering weekend availability. For more information please contact the Letting Team by email: letting@eastdunbarton.gov.uk or by phone: 0300 1234510

The Council has four Community Halls available for booking:

• Bearsden Hall
• Milngavie Town Hall
• War Memorial Hall
• Westerton Hall

There are different spaces in each of the halls. For more information, please contact the Letting team by email: letting@eastdunbarton.gov.uk or by phone: 0300 1234510.

If you wish to view a hall before booking, please contact the hall directly below.

You can advise us of any bookings you wish to cancel or amend by filling in the form below. Booking reference required.

Please note: As per the Letting Terms & Conditions, the Council requires seven days’ notice of cancellations in writing, otherwise full payment of the booking must be made. Cancellations cannot be made on the telephone. This applies to all bookings.

We have two enterprise centres which offer a variety of training, meeting, event and conference facilities. These are:

• McGregor House, Kirkintilloch
• Lennoxtown

Both centres have a range of room sizes, layouts and specifications along with the following support services:

• Multimedia equipment
• Staffed reception
• Wireless internet connectivity (Lennoxtown only)

Before you make a provisional booking at one of these enterprise centres, please first refer to the Enterprise Centre Conditions of Let below.

If you wish to view the facilities before booking, please contact the centre directly using the list below.

• A request to book a Council space requires to be made a minimum of one week in advance.
• School events take priority over other bookings, and whilst the Letting Team will endeavor to give you a week's notice, occasionally your booking may be subject to cancellation at short notice.
• All booking requests are provisional until confirmed by the Council.
• Once you have completed your booking reservation, we will confirm it via email, typically within five working days. If your booking time is unavailable, we will call or email you to agree alternative dates and locations. Invoices will be issued by email after your event, with the exception of social events which are payable in advance.

• Letting terms & conditions and booking charges
• Conditions of let - let of meeting rooms/conference suites
• Child protection and vulnerable adult guidance
• Inflatables guidelines