To help save you money, Vital Venues has created partnerships with a range of suppliers for the main goods and services required by community buildings.
We will continue to find more ways of saving you money through exclusive discounts, sourcing the best deals on the market, co-ordinating bulk purchasing and other financial incentives. We would like to hear how much money you have saved by being a member of Vital Venues and new suggestions of where you would like to save more money.
Suggestions of where you would like to focus our attention will always be welcome. You can email (details on the Contact page) or add a post in the Vital Venues suggestion box on the forum.
Maintenance
Free labour
Vital Venues and Cornwall College are working together to provide supervised work placements to improve village halls, community centres and other community buildings across Cornwall. General repairs, painting & decorating, kitchen installations and landscaping are all eligible for support as well as a wide variety of other work. All works are properly scheduled, risk assessed and insured.
For more information click here.
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Energy
Cornwall+ Energy Group
Vital Venues has teamed up with LSI Independent Utility Brokers to help community building committees save money on electricity and gas.
LSI state, “As a result of our in-depth analysis, clients are guaranteed to obtain the best prices in the utility market. In the majority of cases, we organise group buying schemes with numerous suppliers. Our clients would not be able to match these offers due to the fact that we are conducting a much higher volume of overall business”.
For more information click here.
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Procurement
The Consortium
10% discount on purchases available for Vital Venues members only
The Consortium (www.theconsortium.co.uk) is pleased to bring excellent value for your purchasing requirements in partnership with Vital Venues.
This year we are celebrating both our 40th anniversary and also winning Education Supplier of the Year Award for the second year running. The Consortium has excellent credentials and provides schools and communities with all the goods and services required to run your community buildings; from Stationery, Cleaning products and Furniture, to Energy, Food and Broadband contracts.
For more information on claiming your exclusive discount, click here.
Talk Talk Business
Free broadband connection (worth £99)
The cheapest most comprehensive package available for business use. High speed broadband connectivity (up to 24Mb), unlimited download (100GB fair usage policy), priority grade traffic so the service remains fast at peak times (3pm onwards), static IP address and more.
For more information click here.
Stage Systems
4% discount available for Vital Venues members only
Stage Systems design and supply a variety of staging, sound, lighting, retractable seating and tiering solutions that help utilise space with portable and versatile stage products that are strong, easy to construct and compact to store.
A choice of stage kits, stock items and bespoke designs are available in portable stages, modular staging, temporary or more permanent staging. The lightweight designs can create different heights for performances in village halls, community centres and churches.
For more information on claiming your exclusive discount, click here.
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Insurance
Aon
15% discount
To celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee Aon are offering customers a 15% discount on all quotes before 31st Dec 2012.
Plus request a quote before 30th June and your organisation could win 1 of 2 £500 donations.
As the UK’s largest insurance broker† we are doing all we can to secure the right protection for you at a competitive price.
Reassuringly, Aon has been working with Village Halls and Community Buildings for over 40 years. So with the help of our dedicated team, their unrivalled knowledge and our relationship with ACRE and RCAN (Aon is the ‘Principal Sponsors’), we offer policies that are comprehensive and flexible.
For more information please click here.
Allied Westminster- VillageGuard
5% discount on insurance available for Vital Venues members
We market the only totally bespoke Village Hall insurance policy, exclusively available to Village Halls in the United Kingdom. Our VillageGuard policy has a significant percentage of Village Hall assets across the country insured through Allied Westminster.
We have built a substantial and growing client base through our ability to offer extremely competitive premiums for Village Halls right across the United Kingdom. This has been achieved not at the expense of quality of cover or the service provided, but rather through the careful and considered low-risk element that village halls represent.
For more information on claiming your exclusive discount, click here.
Bluefin
10% discount on insurance available for Vital Venues members only
There are over 170,000 charities and not-for-profit organisations in the UK providing a huge range of services and facilities. What they have in common is the need for specialist insurance advice and access to a range of property and liability insurance products designed to meet their own particular requirements. Bluefin is a specialist insurance broker that has been providing insurance solutions for charities for over 40 years and now look after around 3,000 charity clients including some of the biggest names in the sector. We have access to all leading insurers and design specialist charity insurance programmes to provide the wide-ranging cover at competitive premiums.
For more information on claiming your exclusive discount, click here.
Norris & Fisher (insurance)
5% discount on insurance available for Vital Venues members only
Norris and Fisher (Insurance Brokers) Ltd provide quotes on various types of commercial and personal insurance. We strive to provide our clients with the confidence and certainty to pursue their objectives delivering timely, effective and insightful service to all our clients wherever they may be. Already specialising in the insurance markets for Charity & Voluntary Organisations, Norris and Fisher are now also providing Independent Broker facilities for Village & Community Hall insurance.
For more information on claiming your exclusive discount, click here.
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Finance
Community Accounting Services Kernow (CASK)
Free consultation and 10% discount on any further work
CASK, is a social enterprise based in Cornwall offering an accounting service for charities and not- for-profit organisations in the South West. Their mission is to help charities set up their financial and accounting systems to best suit their needs and resources available. It’s like having a Director of Finance just when you need one. CASK offer excellent value for money, enabling you to spend more on your charitable work.
For more information on claiming your exclusive discount, click here.
Vital Venues, Interest Free Small Loan
Exclusive to members
Vital Venues can offer members interest free loans of up to £3,000.
For more information, click here.
ACRE, Community Buildings Loans Fund
Available for members and non-members
Competitive rates set by DEFRA to assist Commuity Buildings with capital projects. For more information, click here.
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Management
ACRE Resources
ACRE Information Sheets, £120 worth of management resources free for members to download whenever you need them. Plus 25% discount off all other ACRE publications (up to £25 discounted).
ACRE publications and Information Sheets are produced by national experts and legal advisors with input from the network of Rural Community Councils across the country. They provide specific guidance on the everyday issues faced by Community Building management committees and are kept up to date to reflect changes in legislation and any other factors.
Members can download ACRE information sheets here.
For a list of the ACRE resources and reduced rates, click here.
Non-members can order ACRE resources without the cost reductions. A sample information sheet is provided free of charge on the Home page.
